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Darius Rucker is Proving Himself to be the Greatest Singer/Songwriter of Generation X

The opposite of love at first sight? It only took me 30 years to look at his body of work and think ‘wow’ — from Hootie to country to now

Joseph SerwachJoseph Serwach6 min readNov 18, 2021

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Darius Rucker performs one of his many hit songs during a free concert sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Command in Hawaii. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The opposite of love at first sight? Thirty-five years after starting Hootie and the Blowfish and 13 years after switching from pop to country star, it’s suddenly clear Darius Rucker is Generation X’s greatest singer/songwriter.

“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” Rucker asks in For the First Time. “Maybe something new is what you’re needing.”

A new meme says if the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish grew a beard, he’d look just like Rucker (playing off the fact many don’t know about his dual role/career).

The big break: David Letterman became a champion for their cause

Hootie and the Blowfish were around eight years when David letterman heard one of their records while driving home in 1994, deciding he wanted them on his then №1 rated “Late Show.”

“If you don’t have this album, there’s something wrong with you,” Letterman told viewers.

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