Hootie & The Blowfish News

Rucker finds unlikely success on country charts

Jul 2, 2009 2:00 am PDT

After 15 years of being recognized as "Hootie" from Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was caught off guard recently while checking into a Baltimore hotel. "It's the same hotel I stay in all the time, and there's a new clerk back there ...

Hootie frontman's country triumph is no fluke

Mar 24, 2009 4:00 pm PDT

With his second No. 1 country single, Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker now feels his welcome to the country world isn't a fluke. "The acceptance has been really great, much more than I ever expected," says Rucker, who'...

Hootie frontman Rucker a hit with country radio

Sep 5, 2008 1:00 pm PDT

Darius Rucker says he's always been a sucker for a country shuffle. The lead singer for the rock/pop group Hootie & the Blowfish has a Top 5 country hit with his solo single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It." The tune is a ballad inst...

3 Hootie and the Blowfish go it alone

Mar 9, 2008 4:00 pm PDT

When Hootie and the Blowfish play at a fundraiser to benefit the Animal Mission this week, the bandmates likely will compare notes on their recent solo efforts. Guitarist Mark Bryan and lead singer Darius Rucker are working on their secon...

Hootie & the Blowfish delay summer tour

Jul 18, 2007 6:27 am PDT

Hootie & the Blowfish are again delaying the start of their summer tour as lead singer Darius Rucker recovers from a staph infection in his left knee. Rucker, 41, has undergone three surgeries to clear the infection and is still trying t...