DARIUS RUCKER ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR THIRD ANNUAL "DARIUS AND FRIENDS"

Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Sunny Sweeney, Chuck Wicks and special surprise guests to join Darius Rucker for music event benefiting St. Jude

Third Annual "Darius and Friends" concert and golf tournament has been announced for Monday, June 4, and Darius Rucker is pleased to announce friendsRodney Atkins, Clint Black, Sunny Sweeney, Chuck Wicks and special surprise guests will join him at the concert event benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville is once again hosting the evening with doors opening at 6:00 pm and the concert beginning at 7:30 pm.

"We’ve had so much fun the last two years with friends jamming on stage for a great cause," says Rucker. “I’m excited to continue that tradition with this year’s event.”

Rucker is currently in the studio with producer Frank Rogers working on his follow-up to his 2010 release Charleston, SC 1966 and his now-platinum debut, Learn To Live (2008).

Event posters and t-shirts will be available on-site with all sales, along with all ticket sales from the night, going directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to support their continued success and mission to find cures and save children struggling against deadly diseases. A limited number of tickets remain and may be purchased at the Wildhorse Saloon (615.902.8200) and on www.ticketmaster.com.

For additional information, please visit www.dariusrucker.com.