Uncle Kracker was a recent guest on Taste of Country Nights On Demand, where he and host Evan Paul had a lengthy, very open and honest conversation about music and life, among other topics. The ...

Uncle Kracker has returned to the spotlight. The multi-genre artist – born Matthew Shafer – is gearing up to release his new single “Sweet 16.” The forthcoming track is his first original music since ...

A 12-year break between albums came as news to Uncle Kracker, who broke that drought last month with the release of his sixth title, “Coffee & Beer.” “Yeah, just look back I don’t know what took so ...

After a few years of drifting away, Uncle Kracker is kicking back into gear. The Mount Clemens-born singer-songwriter (real name Matt Shafer) released a new song, “Sweet 16,” in June and has more ...

Uncle Kracker lets his two young sons shine during an adorable remake of "Frosty the Snowman." Listen to this reimagined classic first during this Taste of Country exclusive. The singer — real name ...

Justin Credible looks back on his time in X-Factor and using an Uncle Kracker track as their theme song. “I did enjoy X-Factor a lot. Because I loved X-Pac and I loved the fact that we got to work ...

Uncle Kracker released a mostly rock-rap album in 2000, “Double Wide,” an effort to carve out a solo career after years as Kid Rock’s DJ. A single, “Yeah Yeah Yeah,” bombed. So his record label ...

Hip-hop was birthed in the summer of 1973, the same summer that, on the Billboard charts, Jimmy Buffett was being celebrated for getting drunk and making love. Fifty summers later, while The ...

In 2004, Uncle Kracker collaborated with Kenny Chesney on the tropical country hit “When the Sun Goes Down.” Country star Kenny Chesney, left, is joined by rocker Uncle Kracker as they perform "When ...

Mount Clemens native Uncle Kracker recently left Michigan behind for Nashville. However, to the musician born Matthew Shafer, the Great Lakes State will always be home. The L’Anse Creuse High School ...