In the ‘90s, during a time when grunge music reigned supreme, an unlikely album went platinum: Cracked Rear View from Hootie & the Blowfish. Since then, Hootie’s frontman Darius Rucker has continued making music, transitioning from alt-rock to country. Darius’s latest record is called Carolyn’s Boy. He joins Tom to talk about the massive success of Cracked Rear View, what he thinks about the band’s decline in popularity, and why he still pursued country music after being told the fanbase wouldn’t listen to a Black country artist.

00:00 - Intro/Growing up
03:25 - Hootie & the Blowfish
15:25 - Shifting to country music
20:35 - Wagon Wheel and why it's banned in some bars
24:20 - Carolyn's Boy

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