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Uncle Kracker

Matthew Shafer (born June 6, 1974), also known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer and musician. He came to prominence in the 1990s as a turntablist for Kid Rock's backing group Twisted Brown Trucker and launched a solo career in 1999. He is best known for his singles "Follow Me", "Drift Away", and "Smile" – all of which peaked within…

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Born
Matthew Shafer (1974-06-06) June 6, 1974 (age 52) Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.
Formerly of
Twisted Brown Trucker
Genres
Country rock · pop rock · rap rock · country rap
Instruments
Vocals · turntables
Labels
Atlantic · Lava · Sugar Hill · Top Dog
Occupations
Singer · songwriter · musician · rapper

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Uncle Kracker

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related to No Stranger to Shame · 30
Uncle Kracker → Adult Contemporary, Adult Top, After, August, Billboard, Dobie Gray's, Drift Away, Elvis Presley, Entitled No Stranger, Gray, Gray's, Hot, In, Kenny Chesney, Kenny's, Kracker, Kracker's, Little While, Memphis Soul Song, No
related to Happy Hour · 21
Uncle Kracker → An, Atlantic Records, Away, Billboard Hot, Happy Hour, Hot Country Songs, I'm Not Leaving, Jesse Lee, July, Me Again, My Girlfriend, No, November, Rob Cavallo, September, Smile, That's What's Happenin, The, The One That Got, Uncle Kracker's
related to Double Wide · 18
Uncle Kracker → Billboard, Billboard Hot, Bradford, Double Wide, Follow Me, His, Hot, June, Kid Rock, Michael Bradford, November, Number, Released, Shafer's, Shanghai Noon, The, Uncle Kracker's, Yeah
related to Midnight Special · 13
Uncle Kracker → Best Night Ever Tour, Blue Skies, Keith Stegall, Kid Rock, Midnight Special, Nobody's Sad, On November, Saturday Night, Shafer, Sugar Hill Records, The, Vanguard Records, Welk Music Group
Genres · 4
Uncle Kracker → country rap, Country rock, pop rock, rap rock
Labels · 4
Uncle Kracker → Atlantic, Lava, Sugar Hill, Top Dog
Occupations · 4
Uncle Kracker → musician, rapper, Singer, songwriter
related to External links · 3
Uncle Kracker → AllMusic, Kracker, Official
Instruments · 2
Uncle Kracker → turntables, Vocals
Born · 1
Uncle Kracker → Matthew Shafer (1974-06-06) June 6, 1974 (age 52) Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.

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Uncle KrackerBornMatthew Shafer (1974-06-06) June 6, 1974 (age 52) Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerFormerly ofTwisted Brown Trucker1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerGenresCountry rock1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerGenrespop rock1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerGenresrap rock1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerGenrescountry rap1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerInstrumentsturntables1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerLabelsAtlantic1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerLabelsLava1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerLabelsSugar Hill1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerLabelsTop Dog1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerOccupationsSinger1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerOccupationsrapper1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerWebsiteunclekracker.com1.00infobox
Uncle KrackerYears active1992–present1.00infobox

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