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Willie Nelson, Darius Rucker Awarded Honorary Doctorates
It proved an interesting weekend for higher education in country music circles last weekend, as country stars Willie Nelson and Darius Rucker both became honorary doctors of music.
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Would These Songs Have Been Hits With Their Original Artists? [VIDEOS]
April 15, 2013 Darius Ruckers new hit "Wagon Wheel" was originally done by Old Crow Medicine Show. Did you know these other country hits originally by someone else?
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Darius Rucker Lives the Dream, Dreams the Life in ‘Wagon Wheel’ Video
Darius Rucker takes us back to a different, simpler time in his video for 'Wagon Wheel.' He lives the dream and dreams the life, and has a pretty impressive list of guest stars joining him for the fun.
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Darius Rucker, ‘Wagon Wheel’ – Song Review
On 'Wagon Wheel,' Darius Rucker brings his signature sense of urgency to a modern classic that has been living just beneath the surface of mainstream success for nearly a decade. Old Crow Medicine Show turned the song into a gold single. Rucker's version -- although more polished than the original -- will have equal success in a fraction of the eight years it took OCMS.
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Brad Pops The Question, Darius Says, ‘YES!’ [VIDEO]
A couple of weeks ago, Darius was invited to be the first artist for a new Tuesday night question and answer session at the Grand Ole Opry. During the Q&A Darius' pal, Brad Paisley, asks him a question he really wasn't expecting!
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Darius Rucker Invited to Become Newest Grand Ole Opry Member by Brad Paisley
October 2, 2012 is sure to be a date that Darius Rucker won't soon forget, as it marks the day that the singer was asked to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry family.
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Darius Rucker Had A Thought, John Berry Was Amazed – Today In Country Music History
Darius Rucker was Thinking - and don't think he wasn't - on this date in 2008, Faith Hill sang the National Anthem at a movie opening in 2001, John Berry was Amazed in 1994 and more.
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Darius Rucker Didn’t Think, Don McLean Says Goodbye – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
Darius Rucker got a gold record for not thinking about not thinking on this date in 2009, George Strait earned his second double-platinum album for a movie soundtrack in 1993 and Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash in 1959. The event was later memorialized by Don McClean in the song American Pie, the name of the aircraft.
Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 03 February, 2012.
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Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker + More to Perform at 2012 Pre-Super Bowl Shows
Te 2012 Super Bowl takes place on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, and the city is taking the hosting of the NFL event seriously. The powers-that-be have invited some country stars to be a part of the festivities. The city’s Pan Am Plaza is being turned into something called Super Bowl Village from Jan. 27 through Feb. 4, and country stars Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker are on board to perform during those dates. Bentley and Rucker are essentially on the entertainment road leading up to the actual big game.
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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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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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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.