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Forbes
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Hootie & The Blowfish Is Back On The Charts With An Unlikely New Hit
Scotty McCreery's "Bottle Rockets," featuring Hootie & the Blowfish, debuts at No. 30 on Billboard's ... More Country Airplay chart and samples the band's 1994 hit. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 04: Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish performs onstage during Hootie & the Blowfish at The Troubadour on November 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo byfor Hootie & the Blowfish) Hootie & the Blowfish changed the sound of alternative rock decades ago and ruled the airwaves for a time. The band produced some of the biggest hits of the mid-'90s, and its album Cracked Rear View — which has already moved more than 20 million units in the United States alone — was not only inescapable, it remains one of the bestselling releases of all time in the country. While the group is usually associated with one popular subgenre of rock, it's on the country charts where the outfit returns this week. Scotty McCreery recruited Hootie & the Blowfish for his new single, which debuts on one Billboard tally this week. "Bottle Rockets" opens at No. 30 on the Country Airplay chart. It instantly becomes a top 40 win on one of the most competitive radio rankings in America, as the airwaves still make or break tracks in that genre. Despite the fact that the band is almost always connected with rock and rock alone, Hootie & the Blowfish has reached the Country Airplay chart before. The outfit sent its own cut "Hold On" to No. 30 back in 2019. Coincidentally, the group has only landed a pair of wins on the country list, and both have peaked in the same position — at least so far. "Bottle Rockets" doesn't just feature Hootie & the Blowfish — it samples one of the band's biggest singles. The tune interpolates "Hold My Hand," which the rockers turned into a proper smash back in 1994. That cut, the group's debut release, helped break the musicians and make them a household name, and now they've earned another placement on a ranking few could have predicted it would ever reach. Of course, while Hootie & the Blowfish doesn't have a long history on the Country Airplay chart, lead singer Darius Rucker is familiar with the ranking. After splitting up the band — at least for a time — he pursued a solo career in that genre. He has thus far earned 23 appearances on the tally, with nearly half of them — nine tunes — entering the top 10. Nine of those have run the show for a time. McCreery, meanwhile, scores his eighteenth hit on the Country Airplay chart. Exactly half of those have broken into the top 10, and he's nabbed himself five No. 1s. The former American Idol winner is promoting an upcoming album, which seems to be fronted by 'Bottle Rockets.'
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Darius Rucker to play concert in Camdenton this summer
CAMDENTON, Mo. — Ozarks Amphitheater has announced Darius Rucker as the latest addition to its summer concert series. Rucker will be bringing his tour to Camdenton on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Presale tickets go live on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. at Bridal Cave, Split Arrow Boutique or by calling 573-346-0000. Rucker first achieved multi-platinum status in music as the lead singer of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie and the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, including the double-diamond certified debut 'Cracked Rear View,' which remains among the top 10 best-selling albums of all time. Kansas coming to Ozarks Amphitheater He released his first country album in 2008, and earned new fans with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard country chart, including RIAA platinum-certified 'Learn to Live' and 'True Believers.' Through his 'Darius and Friends' benefit concert and golf tournament, Rucker has raised more than $3.6 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He has advocated for hundreds of charitable causes supporting public education and junior golf programs in South Carolina through the Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
