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performing "have a good time," darius rucker.ing too fast ♪ ♪ 'til life reminded me i had to slow it all down ♪ ♪ instead of worryin' about things i can't change ♪ ♪ gonna lay in the sun and dance in the rain ♪ ♪ do a little more livin' right here in the here and now ♪ ♪ and find out how ♪ ♪ to have a few hell yeahs ♪ ♪ have some back porch hallelujahs ♪ ♪ sippin' on a sunset ♪ ♪ while the good lord's talking to ya ♪ ♪ ride the lows, chase the highs ♪ ♪ fall in love and love this life ♪ ♪ place your bets, no regrets ♪ ♪ and don't forget to have a good time ♪ ♪ yeah, breathe it all out, take it all in ♪ ♪ gonna call up a couple of good old friends ♪ ♪ and along the way maybe make a few more ♪ ♪ take a second chance on the chances i missed ♪ ♪ put a few more checks on the bucket list ♪ ♪ amen, ain't that all what we're all here for? ♪ to have a few hell yeahs ♪ have some back porch hallelujahs ♪ ♪ sippin' on a sunset ♪ sippin' on a sunset ♪ while the good lord's talking to ya ♪ ♪ ride the lows chase the highs ♪ ♪ fall in love and l

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tomorrow morning my conversation with darius rucker. and 9 blow fish and one of the best selling albums in history of music. now the new album that honors his late mother. >> why did you dedicate this album to her? >> sitting there thinking engd of the day i'm just my mom's boy and signed sew record labels because, really, in my heart who i am. just my mom's kid. she taught us to be nice, to care, to give back. >> a sunday sitdown with darius rucker plus the morning's latest headlines, harry smith and another "life well lived" when we air at 6:00 a.m. not up at this hour an a sunday set the dvr and we'll see you whenever you're ready for us. kira? >> thanks, willie. >>> hopefully you're awake at 6:00 and then stick right here for your local news with us on "today in the bay" at 7:00. >>> here is a quick look at top stories we're following on this saturday morning including that breaking news out of the middle east. we have a live look for you at the gaza strip where the group hamas launched an unprecedented attack overnight. palestinian

the great darius rucker. >> jimmy: ooh, he's got a new record coming out. [ cheers and applausehe really is, man, he's solid >> and what a ride, right? like, the hootie & the blowfish album was the eighth biggest selling album in the history of bands, in the history of music, like with the eagles, and the beatles, and the stones and led zeppelin - >> jimmy: they were a bar band -- a bar band, right? >> exactly they were a college band in in south carolina >> jimmy: south carolina >> yeah, and now he's become this country star. so darius -- >> jimmy: yeah, that's - >> darius will be on this weekend, yeah. >> jimmy: willie, i love you i love everything you do i love "sunday today." i love "morning joe," i love you on the "today" show, and i love you on "the tonight show. >> thanks man. i'm so glad you're here. >> jimmy: please [ cheers and applause you're the best buddy. >> welcome back guys [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: willie geist check him out on "sunday today" and weekday mornings on "morning joe." we'll be right back with a a performance from carly pearce stick around, eve

. >>> country music superstar darius rucker has been awarded this year's humanitarian award from thecepting the award, rucker thanked his mother, who he said was responsible for inspiring his passion to help others. rucker's new album is also dedicated to his mom. it's called "carolyn's boy." jan crawford paid the singer a visit to talk about his life and music. ♪ no regrets ♪ ♪ don't forget to have a good time ♪ >> reporter: his voice is one of music's most recognizable. ♪ have a good time ♪ >> reporter: a distinctive sound that goes back more than 30 years to one of the top pop groups of the '90s. ♪ and just let her cry ♪ >> reporter: but after the record label lost interest in hootie and the blowfish, darius rucker went solo and made music history. >> most people were saying this was never, ever going to work. >> never going to work? >> never. >> never been done? no one comes over from pop. >> no one comes over from pop and the black guy is going to come over from pop? this is not going to work, you know. but that's always been fun to prove people wrong. ♪ history in the making ♪

. >> say hello to darius rucker, everybody. [cheering and applause]

stapleton was a successful songwriter working behind the scenes with artists like tim mcgraw and darius ruckerton's time in the spotlight would come. and, boy, has it. since the release of his 2015 album "traveler," the native of eastern kentucky with the famous beard and the unmistakable voice, has been one of the most popular and revered artists in all of music, filling up arenas and stadiums around the world with no gimmicks, just talent. around the release of his upcoming album "higher" chris invited us for a "sunday sitdown" inside the nashville inner sanctum where he makes his music. ♪♪ >> a treasure-trove. >> this is fun stuff. i could get lost in all day. >> this is the rehearsal space? >> we pretty much have this set up as we would set up on our stage, a show. >> it's like a play house, i imagine, for a musician. you come in here, guitars and drums. >> a candy store a little bit. a place to put that stuff, grab that and see what it does. >> you might find a hit song, grabbing things off the wall. >> that's the hope. and also the hope you get to make the sounds that give the vibrations

. >> darius rucker is the latestt. had us on on friday. geist it changed our lives >> overnight. >> overnight i wouldn't be talking to you without it he changed our lives. >> what an album oh, i love that. catch more of that conversation. i'm sure it will be wonderful. they usually are when you watch "sunday today" with willie. >> fantastic >>> still ahead, lookie lookie who is in studio 1a. they will tell us all about this hilarious reunion on broadway. >> oh, no. >> but, first, weather and these messages. >> too close >>> good morning. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. today is the final day in a three-day strike for kaiser employees. 75,000 workers across six states are striking. about half of that total is located here in northern california. doctors and nurses are not part of the strike. hospitals and emergency rooms have remained open. many nonessential procedures are postponed. >>> time for a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> the heat advisory kicks in again today at 11:00 a.m. and continues through tomorrow eve

whether he's a hootie and the blowfish fan or darius rucker, he gets them both.er carolyn who passed away before he blew up and had massive success, and he talk about hootie and the blowfish, the debut album, joe, sold 21 copies. >> that's crazy. >> it's number eight all-time up there with zeppelin and the beatles and the stones. an astonishing run coming up on nbc "sunday today," and we'll be back here on "morning joe" on a friday morning. back here on "morning joe" on a friday morning only the new sleep number smart beds let you both sleep at your ideal level of comfort. your sleep number setting. and now, all of our new next gen smart beds have temperature benefits. the all-new queen sleep number® c2 smart bed is only $880. sleep next level. shop now only at sleep number. (vo) in three seconds, janice will win a speedboat. (woman) bingo! i'm moving to the lake. gotta sell the house. (vo) ooh! that's a lot of work. (woman) ooh! (vo) don't worry. skip the hassels and sell directly to opendoor. (woman) bingo. (vo) get your competitive offer at opendoor dot com. >