Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker

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Darius Rucker’s Third-Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament Scheduled for June 4

On June 4, Darius Rucker will host the third-annual Darius and Friends celebrity golf tournament to benefit programs at St. Jude Children's Hospital. The multi-platinum selling artist's concerts alone have helped raise more than $100,000 for St. Jude with the support of friends like Rodney Atkins, Justin Moore, Jerrod Niemann, Jake Owen, Kid Rock and more.


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Darius Rucker to Host 2012 ACM Lifting Lives Celebrity Golf Classic

It's great to know that wherever a ton of celebrities convene in one place for an event, there's sure to be a philanthropic angle somewhere in the mix. This year, Darius Rucker is hosting the sixth annual ACM Lifting Lives Celebrity Golf Classic, a golf tournament that will take place Saturday (March 31) at TPC Las Vegas. The event will benefit the Diana Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund, an organization which provides relief to people in need in the music industry.

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Obama’s 2012 Campaign Playlist Features Zac Brown Band, Sugarland, Darius Rucker + Dierks Bentley

Much like former Democratic President Bill Clinton -- who went on late night TV playing the sax -- President Barack Obama is using music to connect with a potential pool of voters. With the 2012 election nipping at his heels as he seeks re-election, the commander-in-chief has released a 28-track playlist via Spotify for his upcoming campaign.

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Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker + Thompson Square Cover Doobie Brothers’ ‘Black Water’

Lady Antebellum kicked off the We Own the Night Tour last weekend in Tulsa, Okla., and made sure opening acts Darius Rucker and Thompson Square got plenty of attention. The trio invited the others back to the stage in the middle of the show to sing the classic Doobie Brothers song 'Black Water.'

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Darius Rucker Opens Up About New Album, 2012 Tour + More

Darius Rucker has been delivering hit country singles ever since crossing over into the format. Fans have embraced the singer -- who, before embarking on a country music career, was better known as the frontman of Grammy Award winning pop-rock band Hootie and the Blowfish -- with open arms, due to his honest passion for making music.

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Darius Rucker’s Wife Forbids Him From Christmas Shopping

Don't expect to see Darius Rucker making any late night runs to Walmart in the coming weeks to do any Christmas shopping for his kids. Not that he's done with his Christmas shopping -- he's just not allowed to do any shopping for the holidays himself.

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Darius Rucker Takes Viewers Through a ‘Winter Wonderland’ on ‘CMA Country Christmas’

During Thursday night's second annual 'CMA Country Christmas' special on ABC, Darius Rucker treated fans to one of the best vocally delivered performances of the evening when he sung 'Winter Wonderland.'

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Taylor Swift Brings Darius Rucker on Stage to Perform ‘Alright’

It seems like Taylor Swift has friends in all kinds of places -- she thanked more than a dozen peers in her CMA Entertainer of the Year speech alone. On Friday (Nov. 18), during her concert in Columbia, S.C., the 'Ours' hitmaker added Darius Rucker to the list of stars she's performed with.

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The Band Perry, Darius Rucker + More Will Perform at the White House

The seventh 'In Performance at the White House' concert will focus on the history of country music and feature artists young and old. Lauren Alaina and the Band Perry hold down the youth movement while Kris Kristofferson and Lyle Lovett will bring some perspective to the conversation.

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Lionel Richie Joined by Darius Rucker + More for 2011 CMA Awards Performance

One of the night's most anticipated performances at the 2011 CMA Awards, hands down, was the collaboration between Lionel Richie and some of country's hottest stars.