Darius RuckerAmerican singer and songwriter who started as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. He released a solo R&B album, "Back to Then." Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Nashvile as a country music singer, releasing the album, "Learn to Live." Its first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made him the first black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983. In 2009, he became the first black American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association, and only the second black person to win any award from the association. Read More Read Less