Uncle Kracker

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风格: #说唱摇滚　#乡村流行　#流行摇滚　#另类摇滚
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来自底特律的Uncle Kracker，自1987年认识Kid Rock于一个DJ比赛会场，因为在音乐的喜好上有着许多相似之处，从R&B、Soul、Hip-Hop、Rap、Country、Blues等多样曲风，都是他俩爱不释手，且广为涉猎的音乐元素，很快的两人便常腻在一起搞音乐。经过十余年的努力，Kid Rock终于在乐坛熬出头，并占有摇滚界一席之地，而多才多艺的Uncle Kracker也在2000年跳脱长久以来合作伙伴乐团Twisted Brown Trucker展开个人音乐事业。于Kid Rock自设厂牌Top Dog旗下发行的「Double Wide」首张专辑，不仅一举冲破双白金纪录，更在超强单曲&Follow Me&的推波助澜下让全球更多乐迷喜爱及认识Uncle Kracker。

在音乐上有Kid Rock的鼎力相助及外界把他的乐风归类在Rap-Rock、Rap-Metal的范畴中，但他其实并没有那么Metal，那么Rap，反而由Uncle Kracker极具个人特色的嗓音诠释下，取而代之的更多Soul、Country、Funky、Laid-Back等音乐因子深植其中。在「No Stranger To Shame」第二张新碟中，依然大量且明显地运用此风格饱满围绕于此辑里头。找来了合作愉快的伙伴Mike Bradford (Madnna、Kid Rock、Run DMC)共同制作，乐手部分Twisted Brown Trucker键盘手Jimmie Bones，吉他手Dean Parks(Steely Dan、Neil Diamond)，鼓手Russ Kunkel (Tracy Chapman、Bob Dylan)等皆是星光闪闪的巨星助阵。

Matthew Shafer (born June 6, 1974) is an American rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include &Follow Me&, &Smile&, and &Drift Away&. His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more country rock influenced direction on later releases.

Shafer was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan on June 6, 1974. With his brother Mike Shafer, he visited a nightclub in Clawson, Michigan where a turntables competition was occurring. His older brother was competing against a then-unknown musician, Kid Rock. Shafer then spent a lot of time with Kid Rock, and they became &best friends&. In those times, he was mainly rapping. He went to L'Anse Creuse High School. In 1994, Kid Rock asked Shafer to play turntables for his band called Twisted Brown Trucker. Shafer knew nothing of using turntables, but since his brother was an experienced DJ, he agreed. He only performed at live shows at the time, until he began recording for Rock's album, Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp; Shafer was a featured vocalist on some of the tracks. He then began working on a solo album, but he continued being the DJ for Kid Rock. Upon the release of Rock's multi-platinum album, The History Of Rock, Shafer decided that it was time to release his first solo album, Double Wide in 2000.

In 2007, Shafer was released on $75,000 bond following his arrest on a second-degree forcible sex offense charge. Shafer pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to a year of probation. Shafer has been married to his childhood sweetheart, Melanie Haas, since 1998. They have three daughters.

Double Wide

Double Wide was Uncle Kracker's first solo album. Released on June 30, 2000, it peaked at Number 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart and is Shafer's most successful and highest-selling album. &Double Wide& was produced by Kid Rock, with mixing additional production by Michael Bradford. The first single taken off the album was &Follow Me&, which was co-written with Bradford, and peaked at Number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2001. The album spent the next ten months on the Billboard 200, and &Follow Me& also had a long chart run. His second single, &Yeah Yeah Yeah&, failed to hit the Hot 100 chart. Double Wide was certified 2× Multi-Platinum on November 29, 2001.

No Stranger to Shame

After a great deal of touring to promote the first album, he began to work on a follow-up album. Entitled No Stranger to Shame, it was released on August 27, 2002. The album reached No. 43 on the Billboard albums chart. A hit single was released, a cover version of Dobie Gray's 1973 Top 5 hit, &Drift Away& - also including Gray as a guest vocalist. Kracker's version of this song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it set a record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, remaining atop this chart for 28 nonconsecutive weeks. Other singles released from No Stranger to Shame include &In A Little While&, which peaked at No. 59 on the Hot 100 and No. 26 on the Adult Contemporary charts. A third single was released, &Memphis Soul Song&, which charted on the Adult Top 40 at No. 35. A special remix of &Memphis Soul Song& was also released, featuring harmonies by legendary singing group The Jordanaires, who had famously sung harmonies with Elvis Presley. The album was certified gold by the RIAA within a year of its release. Soon after this period, Kracker became good friends with country music star Kenny Chesney and the two began a successful touring partnership together, brought on by the success of Kenny's hit single &When the Sun Goes Down&, featuring Uncle Kracker both on the single, and prominently in the video.

Seventy Two and Sunny

After touring, Shafer began working on a third album which he called Seventy Two and Sunny. He had completely abandoned all rap from it, and moved onto a pure country sound. The album featured two singles: &Rescue&, which only charted at No. 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary singles chart but didn't chart on any other charts, and &Writing It Down,& which did not chart at all. Shafer did have some success that year though when he was featured on Chesney's track, &When the Sun Goes Down&, which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and went on to achieve Gold status. Seventy Two and Sunny has sold about 200,000 copies. It peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard 200.

Happy Hour

Uncle Kracker's fourth studio album is entitled Happy Hour. The album has been in the works for five years and has since been delayed over because of Atlantic Records' decision to bring in Rob Cavallo to produce the album right as they were finishing their cut of the album in late 2007. An early promo version of the album contained the tracks &Happy Hour&, &Vegas Baby&, &I'm Not Leaving&, &The One That Got Away&, and &That's What's Happenin&. The first single from the album &Smile& was released on July 13, 2009 and has peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released on September 15, 2009. &Smile& also became his first solo entry on the Hot Country Songs chart, where it debuted at No. 57 for the week of November 7, 2009, and peaked at No. 6 in September 2010. A music video for the track &My Girlfriend& was released in November 2009, though there has been no official word whether it will be serviced as the album's second single. The album also features country singer Jesse Lee (also on Atlantic Records) in a duet they wrote called &Me Again.&

Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions and Midnight Special

Uncle Kracker six song EP, Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions, was released on June 22, 2010. The EP features country remakes of songs off the Happy Hour album. Two songs released are a remake of &Smile& and Uncle Kracker next single, &Good to Be Me,& featuring Kid Rock. It was followed in 2012 by Midnight Special, produced by Keith Stegall and released through Sugar Hill Records, and includes the country singles &Nobody's Sad on a Saturday Night& and &Blue Skies,& as well as an album track featuring American songwriter Sonia Leigh entitled &It Is What It Is.&

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