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 Diamond-certified hit “Wagon Wheel,” plus other timeless anthems. Nearly 40 years into his illustrious career, Darius tells the story of his life through the music that made him. He recounts the unlikely ascent of his band and wild tales of his road-hardened life—one filled with stumbles, missteps and battles with demons, but ultimately resulting in triumph.