Country superstar Kenny Chesney tapped him for “When The Sun Goes Down”, which impressively spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart. Its 2002 follow-up No Stranger To Shame reached gold status and spawned cross-format hits such as “In A Little While” and the powerful cover of Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away”, which set a Billboard record for most weeks at #1 on any chart, topping their #1 run on the Adult Contemporary radio charts for a staggering 28 weeks. His 2000 major label debut, Double Wide, fittingly went double-platinum and yielded #1 smash “Follow Me”. After vaulting to stardom as a charismatic presence and chief collaborator in Kid Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker Band, the Michigan singer, songwriter, and performer, also known as Matthew Shafer, kicked off a stunning solo career of his own.

That outlook has served him well over the years. Each time we go on stage, I want people to leave smiling.' 'It's meant to be a party, and I want everybody involved. His live show continues to get bigger and better with every tour. Uncle Kracker will be back on the road in 2016. Last year Uncle Kracker joined Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra and Eve 6 for the Under The Sun Tour 2015 hitting sheds across the country throughout the summer. The way I feel is if I’m enjoying it, it’s really worth doing.” “I really subscribe to this mindset of just having fun,” he affirms. No matter what he does or where he goes, Uncle Kracker adheres to a simple, yet rather timeless philosophy.

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