THIRD ANNUAL "DARIUS AND FRIENDS" CONCERT & CELBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE 4, 2012 BENEFITTING ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL®
“Darius and Friends” Concert Tickets Available to Rucker’s Fan Club TODAY Tuesday, April 17; General On-Sale Begins Saturday, April 21

Nashville, Tenn. (Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012) – While in Nashville working on his third country album for Capitol Records Nashville last week, Darius Rucker was in especially high spirits with the anticipation of celebrating his fifth No. 1 single, “This,” from his sophomore album, Charleston, SC 1966.

“‘This’ was a special song for me because it was the first time I ever wrote a song on iChat,” Rucker shared with the intimate crowd. “Kara [DioGuardi], who had started writing the song with Frank [Rogers], was in Los Angeles and we were in Nashville! I just thought it was the perfect song to really bridge the gap from Learn to Live to this album.”

Nashville, Tenn. (Wednesday, February 15, 2012) - Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Darius Rucker is well-known for his charitable nature and for his love of his hometown and state – Charleston, SC.  His sophomore country album was even named for the city, so it was no surprise to the community when Rucker reprised his role as frontman for a different type of performance as a benefit concert for the Medical University of South Carolina’s Children’s Hospital.  “Darius Rucker Big Band Show” was a very special evening that consisted of Rucker singing 90 minutes of classic Frank Sinatra tunes backed by an orchestra led by Peter Graves held at North Charleston Performing Arts center to a sold-out crowd Monday night, February 13.  In total, the event raised $260,000 for MUSC Children’s Hospital.