Darius Rucker: New Album and Hit Song (Video)

Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker has a new solo album hitting stores next Tuesday, “Charleston, SC 1966.” Rucker, who earned last year’s Country Music Awards’ New Artist of the Year for his debut solo country record “Learn to Live,” pays tribute in his new album to the legendary Radney Foster, one of Rucker’s biggest influences. His latest single, “Come Back Song,” is racing up the charts, presently pausing at no. 3 on Billboard’s Top Country Songs Chart.

Rucker’s transition from rock to country has been highly praised, with The New York Times proclaiming he has “one of the year’s most vibrant country albums.” Rucker’s success in the country music format was recently recognized at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards when he received the Top New Artist title and again with a Country Music Award nomination in the Top Male Vocalist of the Year category.

Darius Rucker signed with Capitol Records Nashville in 2007 and has since been embraced by the country music community with his chart-topping 2008 debut, “Learn to Live,” an album that generated three consecutive No. 1 singles and Top 5 smash hit “History In The Making.” “Charleston, SC 1966” lands in stores October 12, 2010.

“Charleston, SC 1966” Track Listing:

1. This
2. Come Back Song
3. Might Get Lucky
4. Whiskey and You
5. Southern State of Mind
6. Love Will Do That
7. The Craziest Thing
8. Things I’d Never Do
9. We All Fall Down
10. I Don’t Care (Featuring Brad Paisely)
11. She’s Beautiful
12. I Got Nothin’
13. In a Big Way

Fans can pre-order “Charleston, SC 1966” in a couple of ways:

iTunes Digital Pre-Order – “Deluxe Edition” at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/charleston-sc-1966-deluxe/id394288796

Amazon Digital Pre-order at:
http://www.amazon.com/Charleston-SC-1966-Darius-Rucker/dp/B003PON2GM

Fans can also catch Rucker on the Brad Paisley H2O World Tour presented by Chevy throughout 2010.

In addition to cranking out chart-toppers, Darius is devoted to football. To make this season more exciting, he has joined forces with Athlon Sports for the free Darius Rucker “End Zone Obsession” Football Challenge. By playing the game, fans can compete for valuable prizes, such as an autographed acoustic guitar, Darius Rucker swag and a Hawaii vacation. Visit Rucker’s End Zone Obsession site at: http://endzoneobsession.footballexpertsclub.com.

For more information about Darius Rucker, check out http://www.dariusrucker.com.

You can also find Rucker on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/dariusrucker and on Twitter @Dariusrucker