Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hip-hop was birthed in the summer of 1973, the same summer that, on the Billboard charts, Jimmy Buffett was being celebrated for ...

A 12-year break between albums came as news to Uncle Kracker, who broke that drought last month with the release of his sixth title, “Coffee & Beer.” “Yeah, just look back I don’t know what took so ...

Uncle Kracker is clear in the perspective he has about his musical career since the release of his debut album 25 years ago. “I’ve been lucky, man. Just very lucky,” he says now. While the role of ...

Uncle Kracker has a mantra: “I grow up, but I just don’t grow old.” He shares that sentiment on his new album “Coffee & Beer.” “It’s not a big departure,” he said with a laugh. “There’s a lot of ...

In 2004, Uncle Kracker collaborated with Kenny Chesney on the tropical country hit “When the Sun Goes Down.” Country star Kenny Chesney, left, is joined by rocker Uncle Kracker as they perform "When ...

Uncle Kracker released a mostly rock-rap album in 2000, “Double Wide,” an effort to carve out a solo career after years as Kid Rock’s DJ. A single, “Yeah Yeah Yeah,” bombed. So his record label ...

REVIEW In stores today, it's definitely worth that wait. The album is simple in structure and that proves an effective strategy. There's nothing groundbreaking or monumentally profound here, but the ...

In speaking with Uncle Kracker, the rock-pop-with-a-dash-of-country star, one gets the sense that he’s really, really happy. “I am,” said Matthew Shafer, aka Uncle Kracker, by phone en route to a ...

Hip-hop was birthed in the summer of 1973, the same summer that, on the Billboard charts, Jimmy Buffett was being celebrated for getting drunk and making love. Fifty summers later, while The ...