Fotos de Hootie & The Blowfish

Hootie and the Blowfish Singer Leads Country Crossover Pack

During a recent interview with a DJ in Tampa, Florida, Darius Rucker got some shocking news: His solo single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" had hit Number One on the country charts five months after its release. "I started crying," says Rucker, whose album Learn to Live has sold 112,995 copies in three weeks. "I felt like such a dork, but it was really emotional. I'm in Hootie and the Blowfish, man. A lot of people don't get second chances."

Publicado: 2008-10-17 Proveedor: Rolling Stone

Hootie & the Blowfish delay summer tour

Hootie & the Blowfish are again delaying the start of their summer tour as lead singer Darius Rucker recovers from a staph infection ...

Publicado: 2007-07-18 Proveedor: USA Today

Six Ways to Keep The CD Spinning, Forever!

Breaking news from the “No Shit” Department: Album sales are down, again, 17 percent worse than last year’s sorry numbers over the same quarter. How bad has it gotten? Record label guys are high-fiving one another about this week’s Avril Lavigne vs. Nine Inch Nails sales race, and that both artists might shift 200,000 units this week. 200,000? That’s what N*Sync and Hootie & The Blowfish called a slow Thursday. More duh: Digital sales are on the rise. It’

Publicado: 2007-04-24 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: General

Rock List: The Twenty Most Gruesome Band Names

Last week, in honor of All Hallow’s Eve, we asked you what bands had the most gruesome, blood-curdling monikers. After reading through all your Stephen King-like reader comments (some of you kids need psychiatric help), it’s with shaky typing and petrified pride that we present our list of the Twenty Most Gruesome Band Names: 1. Cattle Decapitation 2. Dahmer’s Icebox 3. Alien Sex Fiend 4. Chainsaw Surgery 5. My Bloody Valentine 6. Southern Death Cult 7. Cannibal Corpse 8. Christian Death 9. Revolting Cocks 10. Black Sabbath 11. diSEMBOWELMENT 12. Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium 13. Dogs Die In Hot Cars 14. Throbbing Gristle 15. Carcass 16. Pig Destroyer 17. Nosferatu 18. Flesh Eaters 19. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 20. Hootie & The Blowfish

Publicado: 2007-10-30 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock Lists

Brian Wilson Receives Hootie Salute at Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony

If the Rock Daily TiVo hadn’t malfunctioned, right now you’d be watching an astonishingly weird clip of Brian Wilson being celebrated at last night’s pre-taped Kennedy Center Honors. After a touching look back at the Beach Boy’s life narrated by Art Garfunkel, Lyle Lovett warbled “God Only Knows.” Then the words, “Ladies and gentlemen, Hootie & the Blowfish!” echoed through the theater and Darius Rucker and Co. took the stage in matching green and blue flannel shirts to perform passable versions of “I Get Around” “Fun, Fun, Fun” and “California Girls” (which were noteworthy mostly for the reaction shots of George Bush jerking his head off-beat in the balcony). An English boys’ choir wrapped things up with a sweet rendition of “Love and Mercy” and as beach balls floated down from the ceiling, Wilson’s neighbor Diana Ross — who was honored by Jordin Sparks, Ciara and gospel star Yolanda Adams, and spent much of Wilson’s tribute stealing his camera time with exaggerated gasps and crazy eyes — reached out and plucked one from the air for him. It was a touching moment. … But seriously, Hootie? Brian Wilson is the patron saint of indie rock, so certainly they could have found anybody else to come play this gig. Paul McCartney? John Cale? Animal Collective? (We can imagine the post-show now: “Mr. President, I’d like to introduce you to Panda Bear.”) Heck, even John Stamos has proven himself more devoted to the Beach Boys’ catalog. Related Stories: Brian Wilson’s Next Career Move: Camp Counselor Brian Wilson May Hit the Studio Wilson/McCartney Duet Rumor Debunked: No London Collaboration

Publicado: 2007-12-28 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

Hootie & The Blowfish: Back On Track

The group's summer tour dates have been rescheduled after lead singer Darius Rucker's brush with death following routine knee surgery. But he says the tour - and the band's charity efforts - will resume next month.

Publicado: 2007-07-20 Proveedor: CBS News

Celebrity Birthdays - May 13, 2010

Happy Birthday to: "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson, (1988) "The Libertine" actress Samantha Morton (1977) Hootie & The Blowfish singer Darius Rucker (1966) Comedian Stephen Colbert (1964) ...

Publicado: 2010-05-13 Proveedor: StarPulse

Darius Rucker Makes Fatherhood the Priority

Frazer Harrison/Getty for ACMA Times have changed for Darius Rucker, in more ways than one! The 42-year-old former frontman for the rock band Hootie and the Blowfish has switched over to country music with his new album Learn To Live, and has embraced a slower lifestyle in the process. Now that he's a dad, Darius says that his days of non-stop partying are over. "'I want to coach my little kids' football team and go to dance recitals," Darius says. "Seriously, that's what I want to do." "There was a time I wanted to be on the road all the time, being a rock star. I have different priorities in life." One of the things Darius says he loves the most about the new genre is the storytelling element to country music, and as a dad, he has many stories to tell. The track 'It Won't Be Like This for Long' was written with his two daughters -- ages 13 and 7 -- in mind, and Darius says he's in the process of getting his youngest child guitar lessons. "My kids have to play an instrument," he says with a laugh. "But trust me, I'm not going to teach my kids how to be a guitar player...I'm going to let someone else teach them." Source: Toledo Blade

Publicado: 2008-10-12 Proveedor: Celebrity Baby Blog Etiquetas: Dads, Parenting

The Kennedy Center Honors Diana Ross, Steve Martin and Others

The Kennedy Center honored Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese, Brian Wilson, Steve Martin and pianist Leon Fleisher before President George W. Bush with the trademark rainbow being placed around their necks as part of the evening's festivities, which included performances by such artists as Yolanda Adams, Art Garfunkel, Lyle Lovett and Yo-Yo Ma. Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, I'm guessing, are competing to see who could wear the most enormous dress to the event, both appearing to be surrounded in giant clouds of fabric. Seriously, there's a rose bush growing on the side of Diana's gown. And Hootie and the Blowfish were there too (I'm not kidding) dressed in tuxedoes and just generally making me feel old. I have to say that Cameron Diaz's skin actually looks pretty good in this picture--maybe Vanessa Williams managed to sell her some Proactiv just before the red carpet got underway. Photos: Getty Images Many more photos from the Kennedy Honors red carpet (Kristen Chenowith, Hootie and the Blowfish, Cameron Diaz, Vanessa Williams, Brian Wilson, Diana Ross, Steve Martin, Martin Scorsese, Jordin Sparks, Martin Short, Terrence Howard) after the jump.

Publicado: 2007-12-03 Proveedor: A Socialite's Life

Celebrity Birthdays, May 13

Happy Birthday to "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson, (1988), "The Libertine" actress Samantha Morton (1977), Hootie & The Blowfish singer Darius Rucker (1966), pompous comedian Stephen Colbert (1964),[...] Read more!

Publicado: 2009-05-13 Proveedor: StarPulse

Britney's OK! Family Portrait, Spears Family Slams Dr. Phil

It's a veritable Spears family reunion on the cover of OK! magazine, with Britney beaming while flanked by sons Jayden James and Sean Preston, along with sister Jamie Lynn featured in her own private corner of the mag for her teenage pregnancy. The family picture was taken in Britney's backyard a month ago and although the boys look cute, I can't help but wonder why exactly they're dressed like the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish from his 90s heyday. According to fashion photographe

Publicado: 2008-01-09 Proveedor: A Socialite's Life

Back from Florida

Hello my Blabber-ers, I'm back from a lovely weekend in Orlando, where I appeared on iVillage Live yesterday to talk about sexy celebrity men over 40. My job is sooo difficult. The guys from Hootie and the Blowfish (remember them?)...

Publicado: 2007-05-22 Proveedor: Daily Blabber Etiquetas: suzy