Darius Rucker becomes First African American to win Best New Artist

[brettdale]

Darius Rucker has become First African American to win Best New Artist at the CMA's.

Well done, he has a great year since taking up country music.

Darius Rucker use to be the lead singer for Hootie and The Blowfish.

[Toasterlad]

1. How Is He a New Artist?

Isn't that Hootie shit 40 years old?

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. This was his first "country" record.

Though it basically sounded like Hootie with steel guitar and fiddles, so not exactly a drastic change from his previous stuff.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

2. I haven't heard anything of his...

I sometimes listen to country music.

[KT2000]

4. Like his songs!

except the one where he says "we don't need no"

[Gwendolyn]

5. What a talented cutie with a luscious voice! Yay for Darius.

Loved Hootie and his new stuff is good too. Even though it's country.

[paulsby]

6. it's pretty good imo

imo, it's kind of bland and not my favorite in the country genre.

it's kind of like pound cake. to make a van halen'esque analogy.

course i felt the same way about hootie