
| Uncle Kracker (born Matthew Shafer, June 6, 1974, in Mount Clemens, Michigan) started out his career at a young age as a fledgling rapper. He met Kid Rock in 1987, and Rock asked Kracker to become his DJ. Kracker did not know how to work the turntables, but he soon learned how to, and he became a long-term friend and colleague of Rock. Double Wide, Kracker's debut album, was recorded in the back of a tour bus during Kid Rock's various tours in 1999 and 2000. As of now, Double Wide has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA. In 2004, Kracker scored a #1 country hit with "When the Sun Goes Down" (a duet with Kenny Chesney off his album "When the Sun Goes Down"). The rap element was eventually abandoned, leaving a straight forward country-blues offering. (source: Wikipedia) |

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