Tuesday,
Jan. 17, 2017
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH
HOSPITAL® HONORS
COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST DARIUS RUCKER WITH RANDY OWEN ANGELS AMONG US AWARD
Distinguished award accepted
during 28th annual
Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® Seminar
MEMPHIS,
Tenn. – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® honored GRAMMY Award-winning country music
artist Darius Rucker at the 28th annual
Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® Seminar on Saturday, Jan. 14 at The
Peabody Memphis.
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ACM Lifting Lives surprises Darius Rucker with
donation
to St. Jude in honor of his charitable work
L to R: GRAMMY Award-winning country music artist Randy Owen,
President and CEO of ALSAC, Richard Shadyac Jr. and
Darius Rucker
| Credit: Seth Dixon |
Rucker
received the prestigious Randy Owen
Angels Among Us Award, which recognizes individuals who have made exceptional
and lasting contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through
their unique commitment and humanitarian spirit. Rucker is a staunch supporter
who has championed the lifesaving mission of St. Jude for several years –
lending his talented voice and passionate heart to raise funds and awareness
for the hospital.
In 2016,
Rucker hosted the seventh consecutive, star-studded Darius Rucker and Friends
benefit, a sold-out concert that featured performances by Charley Pride, Hunter Hayes,
Drake White, Terri Clark, LOCASH and Scotty McCreery.
The
annual event has raised more than $800,000
for St. Jude, helping to ensure families never receive a bill for treatment,
travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping
their child live.
In 2015,
Rucker recorded “Possibilities,” a song inspired by courageous St. Jude patient
Brennan. Rucker heard the tune when Brennan presented it to him, and he later
recorded it at a session in Memphis with the help of patients at the hospital.
Rucker
was surprised during the event with a $50,000 donation to St. Jude, given in
his honor from ACM Lifting Lives, in recognition of Rucker’s charitable spirit
and work with both St. Jude and the Academy of Country Music’s charitable
arm. ACM Lifting Lives works to improve lives through the power of music.
“Darius Rucker’s generosity, passion and humanitarian spirit inspire us all, and we are honored to recognize him with this well-deserved award,” said Richard Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “His numerous contributions and generous donations are a testament to his continued commitment to helping St. Jude save the lives of children suffering from cancer and other life-threatening diseases around the world. We are extremely grateful for the support of Darius and countless other country music artists who lend their hearts, time and talent to help further our mission.”Congrats to @dariusrucker on the @randyowenmusic Angels Among Us award, & thank you to @acmawards Lifting Lives for the $50,000 donation! pic.twitter.com/OQz1UmXiXw— St. Jude (@StJude) 19 January 2017
Thank you to Country Cares for St. Jude Kids and #ACMLiftingLives for this amazing award and donation. Let's do even more good for @StJude! pic.twitter.com/cRcJpSUHTp— Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) 17 January 2017
This award places Rucker among the ranks of only four past recipients, including ALABAMA front man and co-founder of Country Cares for St. Jude Kids, Randy Owen for whom the award is named, country artist John Rich, former ALSAC Chief Operating Officer David McKee (posthumously) and St. Jude Country Cares Advisory Council member, Sharon Eaves (posthumously).
Rucker
first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY
Award-winning American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. Since then, he has
dominated country music charts as a solo artist. Rucker recently signed on as
host for the second season of “Reel South,” an anthology series highlighting 12
non-fiction stories from across the country, celebrating America’s rich
tradition of southern comfort.
Country Cares for St. Jude Kids is
recognized as one of the largest country music industry gatherings in the
nation and brings thousands of country music industry leaders together to
support the lifesaving work of St. Jude. Since 1989, the program has raised
more than $650 million for the kids of St. Jude. Participants in the weekend
event include country music artists, record label management, radio station
general managers, promotions staff, national sales managers, program directors,
and on-air staff who seek inspiration and to gain personal experiences that
will help them promote and encourage support for St. Jude.
About St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands,
treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is
the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push
the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since
the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the
overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won’t stop
until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it
makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide
can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive
a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family
should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by
visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and
following us on Twitter (@stjude).
About
Darius Rucker
Rucker first attained multi-platinum status in the music industry as former lead singer and rhythm guitarist of GRAMMY award-winning Hootie & the Blowfish. Since re-introducing himself to the world as a country artist, he has released four consecutive albums to top the Billboard Country albums chart and earned a whole new legion of fans. In 2014, Rucker won his third career GRAMMY award for Best Solo Country Performance for his triple platinum selling cover of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” off his album, True Believers. Rucker’s first two country albums, Learn To Live and Charleston, SC 1966 produced five No. 1 singles including “Come Back Song,” “This,” “Alright,” “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It.” Southern Style, his fourth studio country album, features his latest No. 1 single “Homegrown Honey,” co-written by Rucker, label mate Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman. Rucker’s heartfelt new single, “If I Told You” is currently climbing the country charts.
For more information and tour dates:
Rucker first attained multi-platinum status in the music industry as former lead singer and rhythm guitarist of GRAMMY award-winning Hootie & the Blowfish. Since re-introducing himself to the world as a country artist, he has released four consecutive albums to top the Billboard Country albums chart and earned a whole new legion of fans. In 2014, Rucker won his third career GRAMMY award for Best Solo Country Performance for his triple platinum selling cover of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” off his album, True Believers. Rucker’s first two country albums, Learn To Live and Charleston, SC 1966 produced five No. 1 singles including “Come Back Song,” “This,” “Alright,” “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It.” Southern Style, his fourth studio country album, features his latest No. 1 single “Homegrown Honey,” co-written by Rucker, label mate Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman. Rucker’s heartfelt new single, “If I Told You” is currently climbing the country charts.
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