In 2009, Uncle Kracker's song "Smile" landed on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was his first time on the chart as his solo artist, but his second time overall: Back in 2004, Uncle Kracker's ...

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 ...

The Motor City's latest, and admittedly unlikely, homegrown redneck mutha is Uncle Kracker. Detroit's Uncle Kracker - along with best bud Kid Rock and Jack White - are unequivocal evidence that 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 ...

Kenny Chesney is well-known for his laid-back beach songs, and he crossed genre lines when he teamed with Uncle Kracker for “When the Sun Goes Down.” Uncle Kracker’s real name is Matthew Shafer, and ...

Who’s your Uncle? Well, if you were at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday night, the answer was likely Uncle Kracker. Two women among many overjoyed concertgoers waved a sign asking that question ...

Like so many others, Uncle Kracker has been spending a lot of time sitting at home while the Covid-19 pandemic works its way around the globe. But on Tuesday, Oct. 20, he made some music again — while ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Uncle Kracker is coming to the Tulare County Fair! The rap-rock country singer with hit singles like 'Smile,' 'Follow Me,' and 'Drift Away', will be appearing on the stage on ...

Oct. 1—Hundreds of enthusiastic attendees of the World Chicken Festival gathered at the Town Center Park Saturday to watch Uncle Kracker, born Matthew Shafer, perform as the headlining act at the ...