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Darius Rucker to Make an Appearance on 'The Bachelorette'

Christina Vinson — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:00:30 +0000

‘Wagon Wheel’ singer Darius Rucker is booked to appear on ABC’s hit show ‘The Bachelorette,’ but the 47-year-old country star isn’t expecting to get the final rose. In fact, Rucker won’t be at all vying for the attention of bachelorette Desiree Hartsock — he’ll actually be doing what he does best: performing. According to the CMIL, in [...]

Darius Rucker Gets CMT Music Awards Attendees on Their Feet With Energetic 'Wagon Wheel' Performance

Megan Pacella — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:09:50 +0000

After several energetic performances at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, Darius Rucker brought the crowd to their feet once again with a no-holds-barred rendition of ‘Wagon Wheel.’ Although his band took the stage and the audience expected Rucker to do so as well, the renowned country singer kicked off his performance in the crowd, appearing [...]

Darius Rucker Shoots Down Racist Tweet With a Few Words of His Own

Christina Vinson — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:27 +0000

Darius Rucker has been open about the inspiration that transpired when he heard the classic 'Wagon Wheel' at his daughter's high school talent show. However, he probably didn't expect to be slammed with a racist tweet following some criticism over the song.

Darius Rucker – 'Wagon Wheel' [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:57:08 +0000

Here’s Darius Rucker’s new video for “Wagon Wheel”… see if you recognize anybody. There are some familiar faces in there. I thought I would not like his version of the song, being an “Old Crow Medicine Show” fan like I am, but I really enjoyed this.

Recognize Anybody from Darius Rucker's Teaser for 'Wagon Wheel'? [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:32:24 +0000

Darius Rucker released a little teaser to his forthcoming video for “Wagon Wheel”. I recognize a few faces… Do you? Darius posted this on Dariusrucker.com…

A Peek at Darius Rucker's Wagon Wheel Video! [VIDEO]

Lisa Lindsey — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:30:48 +0000

Everyone is ready for Darius Rucker’s new video for Wagon Wheel! We all know that the cast from Duck Dynasty will be in it, but looks like he also got some country artists to appear in it too! This video clip teaser and I do mean it’s a teaser, was posted on Darius’ website. Can [...]

Duck Dynasty Stars Appear in New Darius Rucker Video

Mario Garcia — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:44:49 +0000

What happens when you put the A&E stars of the hit TV show ‘Duck Dynasty’ together with a current country music star?You get Darius Rucker‘s upcoming ‘Wagon Wheel‘ video, which will feature the cast members of ‘Duck Dynasty’ fame. The Robertson family, who has made their fortune from their family owned and operated business (appropriately [...]

Darius Rucker Teams Up with 'Duck Dynasty' Cast for New Video Shoot [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:39:07 +0000

Darius Rucker knows how popular the Robertson’s from Duck Dynasty are, and wasted no time in asking them to be in his new music video for the song “Wagon Wheel”. Darius told Hollywood Reporter, My wife came up with the idea to have the Duck Dynasty guys in the ‘Wagon Wheel’ music video, and I thought we [...]

Tattoos Tattoos Tattoos

Kendra — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:08:26 +0000

What sports team does Darius Rucker have tattooed on his body? Yep, the Miami Dolphins! It’s his favorite sports team and he means it! Tattoos have been a controversial topic around my house as of late. I own a restaurant in the town where I live and several of my employees have visible tattoos. I, [...]

Darius Rucker Vs. Old Crow Medicine Show [VIDEO/POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:30:39 +0000

It wasn’t to long ago that Blake Shelton and Ray Price had a social media feud over some of Shelton’s comments regarding the sound of country music today. I want to weigh-in with an opinion using the song “Wagon Wheel”. First off, “Wagon Wheel” was originally a Bob Dylan song, also known as “Rock Me [...]

Darius Rucker Will Deliver $10,000 Worth of Toys to Winning City [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:01:02 +0000

Darius Rucker is hoping to spread the joy of the holiday season this Christmas by bringing toys to kids in need. In a partnership with the Toys for Tots campaign and Rucker’s ‘True Believers’ the two organizations will give $10,000 worth of toys to lucky kids in one chosen city. Country fans who’d like to [...]

Darius Rucker Becomes the Grand Ole Opry's Newest Member

Jessica Nicholson — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:00:51 +0000

Darius Rucker is officially the Grand Ole Opry’s newest member. The ‘True Believers’ singer was inducted into the iconic country music institution during a Tuesday night (Oct. 16) Opry performance before a packed crowd of family, fans and industry friends. Vince Gill and Opry general manager Pete Fisher were on hand to welcome Rucker into [...]

Darius Rucker's Wife Shares How She Kept His Opry Invitation a Secret

Jessica Nicholson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:00:37 +0000

When Darius Rucker was invited to be the latest member of the Grand Ole Opry by buddy Brad Paisley recently, it wasn't just the staff and 'Southern Comfort Zone' singer who were in on the keeping the secret. Rucker's wife, Beth, also kept mum about her husband's Grand Ole Opry invitation -- and for nearly two months.

Darius Rucker's Invite to be Member of Grand Ole Opry Brings Controversy [VIDEO] [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:57:05 +0000

Last night, Darius Rucker was performing at the Grand Ole Opry and he got a big surprise! Brad Paisley came on stage unannounced and invited Darius to become a member of the Opry. The induction will be October 16 and the show will air live on GAC. Sweet! Ah, but the controversy? The website SavingCountryMusic.com [...]

Tons of Country Artists Sing Little Big Town's 'Pontoon' in New Video [VIDEO]

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:04:41 +0000

The lazy days of summer are almost officially over. Labor Day is just around the corner and school has started or about to around the Texarkana area. One of the great songs of this summer is Little Big Town’s ‘Pontoon.’ Seems I’m not the only one that magically is transported to the lake when I [...]

Darius Rucker with Old Crow Medicine Show – 'Wagon Wheel' [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:02:04 +0000

Let me start by saying I am a huge fan of “Old Crow Medicine Show”. I was checking out some video from their appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, when Darius Rucker joined them on stage to do the band’s hit “Wagon Wheel”. It looks like it was an awesome show… and here is a [...]

Darius Rucker's Wife Forbids Him From Christmas Shopping

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:45:19 +0000

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.

Darius Rucker Grants Special Wish Of Hospice Patient [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:40:35 +0000

One of Darius Rucker’s long time fans, a 64-year old hospice patient recently had her dream come true.Joyce Doyle was the special guest at a Darius Rucker concert in Illinois, and received an exclusive meet and greet with the country star. After the concert, Darius signed a cowboy hat that Joyce bought for the show. [...]

Country Stars In Performance at the White House

Jeff Easterling — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:04:45 +0000

Dierks Bentley, The Band Perry, and Darius Rucker are just a few of the Country Stars set to perform live at the Whitehouse Monday November 20th as President and first Lady Michelle Obama put on "Country Music: In Performance at the House".

Some Chick Was Yanked Off the Stage at a Keith Urban Concert

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:14:04 +0000

I don’t know why this seems to be happening a lot more these days, maybe it’s the beginning of an epidemic? I’m talking about fans jumping up on stage and actually thinking the performer would like to dance with them. They don’t. Anyway, so far this year we’ve seen it happen to DARIUS RUCKER and [...]