Get ready for a deep dive intoDarius Rucker’s career!
Rucker will headline the second episode ofCMT Storytellers, featuring intimate performances and a discussion about the 56-year-old musician’s artistry. PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at his performance of “Alright” during the upcoming special.
Last Wednesday,CMT announcedthat Rucker’s edition ofCMT Storytellerswill premiere exclusively on the network on Aug. 31 at 10 p.m. local time.
The one-hour concert event, dubbedCMT Storytellers: Darius Rucker, will feature “never-before-heard stories about how the country icon’s smash hits came to be” in addition to performances of songs from throughout Rucker’s solo career and his time with Hootie & The Blowfish, according to a press release.
“There have been so many nights when someone comes up to me after a show and tells me what a song means to them, when they first heard it or how it became a song at a pivotal moment in their life, played at a wedding or even a memorial,” Rucker said in a statement.
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“The way music connects and how the story evolves for each person differently is perhaps the coolest aspect of music, which is what makes a show like CMT Storytellers so special as I think we can always use more moments of connection,” continued the singer-songwriter.
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CMT revived theStorytellersseries, which originally aired on VH1 from 1996-2015, with aspecial featuring performances from duo Brooks & Dunnthat aired in April.
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Encore broadcasts ofCMT Storytellers: Darius Ruckerwill air on CMT immediately after the original broadcast as well as on Sept. 4 at 12 p.m. EST, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. EST and Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST.
In September 2021, Rucker opened up to PEOPLE at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas about his upcoming seventh studio album.
“We’ve been making the album for a minute now and I’ve got so many songs and I’m just really excited for people to hear it,” Rucker — who released his latest single,“Same Beer Different Problem,“in April — said at the time. “You know, it’s really cool to be back making music, playing live music again, but that album I’m excited for.”
source: people.com
