Darius Rucker finds home in country music
October 12th, 2010
Darius Rucker’s country music career was launched over dinner, and he wasn’t even there.Rucker’s manager, Doc McGhee, went out to grab a bite with Capitol Records Nashville President and CEO Mike Dungan. McGhee mentioned that Rucker’s rock band, Hootie & the Blowfish, was doing well on the road. Dungan said that he always thought Rucker was a country singer.It was a quip that paid off — both for Rucker and for the record label.
About four years later, with 1.5 million copies of his debut country release sold, Rucker’s sophomore country album, Charleston, SC 1966 will hit stores Tuesday. The record’s title is a tip of the hat to Radney Foster’s early ’90s release, Del Rio, TX 1959, a collection Rucker said “forever impacted the way he heard music coming off the radio.”
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Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift Among Country Stars Set For Nashville Benefit | Billboard.com
May 10th, 2010
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood are among the artists who will perform at a benefit to assist victims of the middle Tennessee flooding. The concert was organized by McGraw, Hill, and Coran Capshaw at Red Light Management and will be presented by AEG Live/The Messina Group, Live Nation and Outback Concerts.
Nashville Rising: a Benefit Concert for Flood Recovery, will take place June 22 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Read the rest of this entry »
Capitol Announces EMI Records Nashville
March 12th, 2010
According to Music Row, Nashville’s music business trade publication, “EMI Music’s Capitol Nashville is forming a new imprint. Designed to be a sister label to Capitol Nashville, which includes artists Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban and Emily West, the new imprint, to be called EMI Records Nashville, will be a new home for talent, with a dedicated team to support a new roster of country artists. Read the rest of this entry »