Hootie and Solo, Darius Rucker Defied Stereotype. Chris MolanphyHootie and Solo, Darius Rucker Defied Stereotype. Chris Molanphy With Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker mainstreamed college rock. As a country star, he scored the first No. 1s for a Black soloist since Charley Pride.  

With Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker mainstreamed college rock. As a country star, he scored the first No. 1s for a Black soloist since Charley Pride.

 

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