{"id":31123,"date":"2023-08-11T13:01:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/darius-rucker-i-was-told-audiences-would-never-accept-a-black-country-singer\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:01:49","slug":"darius-rucker-i-was-told-audiences-would-never-accept-a-black-country-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/darius-rucker-i-was-told-audiences-would-never-accept-a-black-country-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Darius Rucker: ‘I was told audiences would never accept a Black country singer’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Darius Rucker was told audiences would “never accept a Black country singer”.<\/p>\n

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Darius Rucker: ‘I was told audiences would never accept a Black country singer’<\/p>\n

\nThe 57-year-old musician – who was frontman of the band Hootie and the Blowfish until his departure in 2008 – had won a Grammy and had 10 number ones since going solo and has proved his critics wrong.<\/p>\n

\nHe told ET Canada: “To be honest with you, I didn\u2019t think I would have much success. And when I started doing the radio stations and stuff, I had people say to me, to my face, \u2018My audience would never accept a Black country singer’. That\u2019s something that I was like, \u2018Okay, just play the record, let\u2019s see?\u2019 And then they did.”<\/p>\n

\nDarius’ first single, ‘Don\u2019t Think I Don\u2019t Think About It’, debuted at number one in 2008, making him the first Black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983.<\/p>\n

\nHe said: “I wasn\u2019t worried about it \u2019cause I just want to make records, you know? I mean, I wasn\u2019t sitting around going, \u2018Oh my God, you know, I\u2019m going to be the Black guy in country.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\nAnd, while he didn’t expect to be a trailblazer, he is happy to have paved the way for more Black musicians.<\/p>\n

\nHe said: “I didn\u2019t expect to be the one to break down the wall.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cHere we are. And I love seeing Kane [Brown] and all those guys over there [who are having] all this great success. That\u2019s great to see and I\u2019m proud that I was part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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