TY - BOOK AU - Rucker,Darius AU - Eisenstock,Alan TI - Life's too short: a memoir SN - 9780063238749 PY - 2024///] CY - New York, NY PB - Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow KW - Rucker, Darius. KW - Hootie & the Blowfish (Musical group) KW - Singers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - African American rock musicians KW - Rock musicians KW - African American country musicians KW - Country musicians KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft N2 - "Raised by a single mother in Charleston, South Carolina, Darius Rucker founded Hootie & the Blowfish with three classmates at the University of South Carolina in 1986. What began as a party band playing frat houses and dive bars quickly became a global rock pop phenomenon through their Diamond-certified debut album Cracked Rear View. ... Later, Darius would also chart a pioneering path as a solo country music artist, with the Diamond-certified hit 'Wagon Wheel, ... while sharing the stage and a mic with the likes of David Crosby, Al Green, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Adele, Taylor Swift, and more. Nearly 40 years into his illustrious career, Darius tells the story of his life through the music that made him, including songs by everyone from Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder to R.E.M., KISS, Prince, and, of course, his own music with Hootie and as a solo artist"-- ER -