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    • Jan 19, 1941
    Carolyn Young is born. She gives birth at the age of 25 to a future country singer, Darius Rucker
    May 13, 1966
    Darius Rucker is born in Charleston, South Carolina. The lead singer of Hootie + The Blowfish, he becomes a solo country artist in 2008, winning the Country Music Association's New Artist of the Year in 2009. His hits include "Homegrown Honey," "Alright," "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" and "Wagon Wheel"
    Nov 1, 1992
    Carolyn Rucker dies of a heart attack in Charleston, South Carolina. Her son, Darius Rucker, commits shortly after to pursuing music as a career
    Jul 5, 1994
    Atlantic releases the Hootie + The Blowfish pop album "Cracked Rear View," featuring lead singer Darius Rucker
    Nov 10, 1994
    The Hootie + The Blowfish album "Cracked Rear View" is certified gold by the RIAA. The band's lead singer is future country star Darius Rucker
    Dec 31, 1994
    Darius Rucker sings "Hold My Hand" as his band, Hootie + The Blowfish, guests on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on ABC-TV
    Jan 25, 1995
    Pop band Hootie + The Blowfish picks up a platinum album from the RIAA for "Cracked Rear View." The group's frontman is future country star Darius Rucker
    Mar 14, 1995
    Hootie + The Blowfish, including lead singer Darius Rucker, earn a double-platinum award from the RIAA for the album "Cracked Rear View"
    Apr 21, 1995
    Darius Rucker and his girlfriend, Elizabeth Ann Phillips, welcome Rucker's first daughter, Carolyn Pearl Phillips
    May 9, 1995
    Darius Rucker's pop band, Hootie + The Blowfish, receives a triple-platinum album from the RIAA for "Cracked Rear View"
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