02422cam a2200373 i 4500 1297951410 TxAuBib 20240604120000.0 240515s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063238749 $29.99 0063238748 $29.99 TxAuBib rda Rucker, Darius, author. Life's too short : a memoir / Darius Rucker with Alan Eisenstock. Life is too short. First edition. New York, NY : Dey St., 2024. 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "In 1986 Darius Rucker cofounded Hootie & The Blowfish at the University of South Carolina. What began as a party band playing frat houses and dive bars quickly became a global pop rock phenomenon through their multiplatinum-selling debut album, cracked rear view, which featured era-defining hit songs like "Only Wanna Be with You," "Let Her Cry," and "Hold My Hand." Later, Darius would chart a pioneering path as a solo country music artist, with classic anthems like "Wagon Wheel" and "Alright." Nearly forty years after the band's formation, Darius tells his remarkable story through the lens of the songs that shaped him--from Al Green, Stevie Wonder, and KISS to Lou Reed, Billy Joel, Nanci Griffith, and so many more. Set against the soundtrack of his life, Darius recounts his childhood as the son of a single mother in Charleston, South Carolina. He traces the unlikely ascent of his band and shares wild tales of life on the road--but he also faces his missteps, defeats, and demons. As moving as it is entertaining, Life's Too Short is a timeless book about a man and his music"-- Provided by publisher. 20240618. Rucker, Darius Biography. Hootie & the Blowfish (Musical group) Biography. Singers and songwriters United States Biography. Rock musicians United States Biography. Country musicians United States Biography. Autobiographies. Memoirs. Eisenstock, Alan, author. BTCLS