Hartford Hospital is excited to announce that Darius Rucker will be the Featured Entertainer at Black & Red on Saturday, April 25th at The Bushnell. This year’s beneficiary will be Health, Healing & Community in the Hartford Region.

Darius Rucker first rose to fame as the multi-Platinum lead singer of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish before launching a highly successful solo Country career, earning four No. 1 albums, ten No. 1 singles, and a Diamond-certified rendition of “Wagon Wheel.” Outside of music, he is deeply committed to philanthropy, helping raise millions of dollars to support children’s health, education, and community programs.

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