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MP3 Joe Rucker - Another Florida Christmas
1 MP3 Songs in this album (4:26) !
Related styles: Holiday: Country, Country: Americana, Mood: Christmas
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Joe Rucker will tell you in a heartbeat that Country Music is his passion, and has been since his early teens.
Born October 11, 1976 in Baytown, Texas to Jerry and Linda Rucker, Joe''s musical heritage is rich. Jerry was already an acomplished songwriter, and moved the family back to central Florida shortly after Joe''s birth.
By age 3, Joe was singing in church and at family get togethers with his parents, brother Jason, and sister Michelle. The Rucker Family would also sing at churches and BBQ''s in the surrounding area.
Joe''s dad Jerry was (and still is) a technician for the Space Shuttle program. He had some success in 1980 when he wrote a song called "Blastoff Columbia" which was played to wake up astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen on their first morning in space during Space Shuttle Columbia''s first mission. Joe sites this as his first interest in the music business.
A major turning point occured in Joe''s life at age 12. Joe''s dad was invited over to a friends house for dinner. The whole family went. There was another "guest" there as well. It was none other than the legendary Hank Locklin. The meeting with Hank made Joe dive into the roots of Country Music and discover it''s rich past.
When Joe became a teen, he started learning the guitar and mandolin. His dad took him to his first country music concert in nearby Wiersdale, FL to see Eddy Raven. He knew right then that he wanted to be in Country Music!
So, he began to enter talent contests, winning several. He also appeared on the Wiersdale Opry semi-regularly. But he knew that Nashville was the place to be if he was to be a reputable artist.
So in 1998, he made the move. Almost immeadiatley, Joe began to be noticed. Jack Greene invited him to appear on the world famous Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree in November, 1998. He appeared twice more with Jack on that show, and has appeared on it several times with artists like his friend Hank Locklin, Charlie Louvin, Joe Edwards, Bill Anderson, Jett Williams, and Junior Brown to name a few.
Some of the artists Joe has been blessed to share the stage / work with are: Bill Anderson, Ernie Ashworth, Bonnie Bramlett, Junior Brown, Elizabeth Cook, Jack Greene, Hank Locklin, Charlie Louvin, Eddy Raven, Daryle Singletary, David Ball, Michael Peterson, Guy Gilchrist, and many others.
Joe''s first album, "Nashville Scenes" debut in 2001. His second effort, "Untangle My Mind" (released in 2007), includes several tunes written by Joe as well as some covers by some of Nashvilles finest. Included on the album are several special guests and heroes like Eddy Raven, beach music legend Clifford Curry, and Opry legend Hank Locklin. It was proclaimed by columnist Stacy Harris as the best country album of 2007. Joe is currently in the studio recording his third project, which will be sure not to disapoint his fans.
Joe continues to write and perform songs from the heart. He performs at writer''s nights around Nashville with such legendary writers as Jerry Foster, Jimmy Payne, Glenn Douglas Tubb, Guy Gilchrist, Buzz Cason, Johnny Counterfit, Jim McBride, Dickey Lee, and many others. Recently, Joe debued on the world famous Wheeling Jamboree! The legendary country radio show has been on the air since 1933 and has had a member roster that has included Grandpa Jones, The Louvins, Little Jimmy Dickens, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, Doc and Chicky Williams, and many other country legends! His fan base continues to grow, and will undoubtedly continue to do so.
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