Darius Rucker gives Kyle Meredith a shout to talk about the upcoming Hootie & The Blowfish tour, new album, and the 25th anniversary of their mega-selling Cracked Rear View. We get to hear how David Crosby ended up singing backup on “Hold My Hand,” how the lyrics to “Drowning,” a song that deals with racism, still holds true, and if Rucker’s lyrics have ever clashed with conservative fans. The two also take a minute to dive back to 1998’s Musical Chairs LP and how it showed the roots of the country career Rucker would find further success with.

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