{"id":41106,"date":"2022-08-10T19:09:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=41106"},"modified":"2022-08-10T19:09:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T23:09:09","slug":"cmt-storytellers-darius-rucker-to-premiere-wednesday-august-31st-10pm-et-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/10\/cmt-storytellers-darius-rucker-to-premiere-wednesday-august-31st-10pm-et-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;CMT Storytellers: Darius Rucker&#8221; to Premiere Wednesday, August 31st @ 10PM ET\/PT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41107\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMT-Storytellers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMT-Storytellers.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMT-Storytellers-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>CMT today announced three-time GRAMMY\u00ae award-winning singer-songwriter Darius Rucker is set to headline the second installment of the recently revived iconic music series &#8220;<strong><em>CMT Storytellers<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; premiering on Wednesday, August 31st @ 10PM ET\/PT on CMT. Additional encores to air on CMT on Wednesday, August 31 @ 11PM\/10c and Sunday, September 4 @ 12PM\/11c and on CMT Music on Friday, September 9 @ 8PM\/7c and Saturday, September 10 @ 10AM\/9c and 6PM\/5c.<\/p>\n<p>The one-hour &#8220;<strong><em>CMT Storytellers: Darius Rucker<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; special concert event will feature performances and never-before-heard stories about how the country icon&#8217;s smash hits came to be in front of an intimate audience. The night is set to feature music from Rucker&#8217;s robust solo career, in addition to his time as front-man of the Diamond-certified band Hootie &amp; The Blowfish, giving an insider&#8217;s look at Rucker&#8217;s songwriting process, life in the industry, and career.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3746474404\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; offers Rucker. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>CMT Storytellers<\/em>&#8221; gives fans a front row seat with behind-the-scenes access to their favorite artists and music. Legendary duo Brooks &amp; Dunn kicked off the series revival this spring, performing their hits including &#8220;Neon Moon,&#8221; &#8220;Red Dirt Road&#8221; and &#8220;Boot Scootin Boogie.&#8221; <em>The Storytellers<\/em> franchise originally aired on VH1 from 1996-2015 and quickly became a cultural touchstone, featuring some of the biggest names in music including Garth Brooks, The Chicks, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen, and Taylor Swift, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>CMT Storytellers<\/em>&#8221; is executive produced by CMT&#8217;s Margaret Comeaux, Switched On Entertainment&#8217;s John Hamlin, and Ladypants Productions&#8217; Patrizia DiMaria. Jackie Barba and Heather D. Graffagnino serve as Executives in Charge of Production. Leslie Fram is Executive in Charge of Talent; Shanna Strassberg is Talent Producer. Directed by Lauren Quinn.<\/p>\n<h4>About Darius Rucker:<\/h4>\n<p>Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie &amp; the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide including their Diamond-certified debut Cracked Rear View, which remains among the Top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. Since releasing his first Country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard Country chart, including RIAA Platinum-certified Learn to Live and True Believers, plus 10 No. 1 singles at Country radio and 11 Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum certified hits. 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