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Uncle
Kracker
AmericaJR.com
has teamed up with The Machine Shop to give you the chance
to win a pair of tickets to see Uncle Kracker with special
guest Rehab on Thursday, March 11. Doors open at 7 p.m. and
the concert begins at 8 p.m.
Matthew
Shafer (born June 6, 1974;Mount Clemens, Michigan), better
known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American rock,
country, and rap rock musician, most popularly known for his
hit singles "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
and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.
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 #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 samples from Gray's version. Shafer's
version of this song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart, and it set a record for most weeks at #1 on the Adult
Contemporary chart, remaining atop this chart for 22 weeks.
Other singles released from No Stranger to Shame include "In
A Little While", which peaked at #59 on the Hot 100 and
#26 on the Adult Contemporary charts. A third single was released,
"Memphis Soul Song", which charted on the Adult
Top 40 at #35.
Uncle
Kracker's fourth studio album is entitled Happy Hour. The
first single from the album "Smile" was released
on July 13, 2009 and has peaked at #43 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 #57 for the week of November 7,
2009. 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.
Rehab
is an American rock/rap group, formed during the late 1990s
in Warner Robins, Georgia. Rehab has released two major albums;
four other discs are in existence. In addition, they have
charted two singles on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts,
one of which — Sittin' At A Bar — also became
a minor Hot 100 and country hit.
The
Machine Shop is located at 3539 Dort Highway in Flint, Michigan
48507. The show is open to all guests 18 and over.
One
lucky winners will receive a pair of tickets to the Uncle
Kracker concert.
To
enter: Please enter your name and complete mailing address
(including City, State and Zip Code). Then, press Submit.
Good Luck
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