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 ...

When folks in the crowd at an Uncle Kracker show tear up, usually it is for one of two reasons: Either they are powerfully moved by the Top 40 troubadour’s rap-rock-country songs or they are weeping ...

Kenny Chesney is well-known for his laid-back beach songs, and he crossed genre lines when he teamed with Uncle Kracker for “When the Sun Goes Down.” Uncle Kracker’s real name is Matthew Shafer, and ...