Funny how these simple words Uncle Kracker said to me one afternoon turned into my biggest hit song so far. After a weekend of sipping Crown Royal and orange Faygo in his Northern Michigan cottage, we ...

Dobie Gray’s classic rendering of Mentor Williams’ ‘Drift Away’ back in 1973 is pretty much the epitome of a hit song, top to bottom. It’s got that great little Stephen Stills-esque guitar lick in the ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Matthew Shafer knows better. The 35-year-old rock/country/hip hop/pop singer and songwriter -- better known as Uncle Kracker -- is coming prepared to Citadel Broadcasting's deceivingly ...

Uncle Kracker plays a wide-genre of music from pop to country - with his Top 10 country hit “Smile” to his pop hit “Drift Away” to his rock Top 5 hit “Follow Me.” Uncle Kracker also co-wrote “All ...

Uncle Kracker has cracked the country charts once again with his hit, 'Smile,' but before hooking up with Kenny Chesney for their hit 'When the Sun Goes Down,' his family was not really into the ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- On a tour stop Thursday night in Grand Rapids, Taylor Swift played an homage to her "Michigan influences." The two artists: Eminem and Uncle Kracker. During an acoustic set on her ...