Forty-nine years ago today, Darius Rucker was born in Charleston, South Carolina, less than two hours away from the University of South Carolina campus where he would later form Hootie & the Blowfish.

Since those undergrad days in South Carolina, he’s funneled an appreciation for American roots music into nearly two dozen…

Source: RollingStone
Link: Flashback: See Darius Rucker Jam With Steve Earle, Radney Foster