Darius Rucker Choosing 'Homegrown' Songs for Upcoming Album

Earlier this month, Darius Rucker rejoined Hootie & the Blowfish for the group's 12th annual Homegrown concert, a benefit for schoolchildren in and around Rucker's Charleston, South Carolina, hometown. On August 25th, Rucker will revisit that homegrown theme when he releases his latest single, "Homegrown Honey." Written with Nathan Chapman and Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley, the song is the first taste of Rucker's upcoming fourth country album, which he's currently recording in Nashville.

"When I get off the phone with you, I'm going right into the studio," Rucker tells Rolling Stone Country. "We have written like 60 songs for this record,......