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 ...

There’s nothing complicated, convex, complex, or convoluted about the music of Uncle Kracker, aka 41-year-old Mount Celemens-born musician Matt Shafer. If you want binging and bonging synthesizers, ...

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich — A country rock star from metro Detroit is now part of an investigation. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office confirms to 7 Action News that the man known as Uncle Kracker is ...

A "Jeopardy!" contestant made a massive pop culture goof on Tuesday's show, confusing rapper Kid Cudi with country and rock artist Uncle Kracker. Needless to say, the moment didn't take long to go ...

NEXT LIVE INTERVIEW BECAUSE BIG DEAL, SUMMER MIGHT BE OVER, BUT THE GOOD NEWS, GOOD TIMES NEVER END WHEN MALTESE GENRE HITMAKER UNCLE KRACKER COMES TO TOWN. YEAH. AFTER WRAPPING A SUCCESSFUL TOUR WITH ...

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 ...

Uncle Kracker was a recent guest on Taste of Country Nights On Demand, where he and host Evan Paul had a lengthy, very open and honest conversation about music and life, among other topics. The ...

In 2009, Detroit singer-songwriter Uncle Kracker landed his biggest hit in years with "Smile," a feel-good single that went multiplatinum while storming the pop and country charts. It was also a ...

“I’m standing in a pretty big shadow,” Uncle Kracker acknowledges, talking about his sudden success. “I knew that the comparisons would happen and I don’t think there will ever be a point when I will ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Matthew Shafer knows better. The 35-year-old rock/country/hip hop/pop singer and songwriter -- better known as Uncle Kracker -- is coming prepared to Citadel Broadcasting's deceivingly ...