They Called Me Hootie arrives Nov. 16 on Hulu/Disney+ and examines Hootie and the Blowfish singer’s rise to country-rock stardom

A new documentary about Hootie and the Blowfish frotnman Darius Rucker is on the way. Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie arrives on Nov. 16 via Hulu/Disney+ in the United States and limited international markets.

They Called Me Hootie will explore Rucker’s life from his beginnings in Charleston, SC to rock superstardom while reflecting on darker moments in his career including his divorce, near-death experiences, and drug addiction.

The documentary features never-before-seen footage of Hootie and the Blowfish and the trailer promises interviews with Hootie bandmates Jim Sonefeld, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, close friend Woody Harrelson, Brad Paisley, and more.

“The underlying story of my life [is] every time I want to do something somebody tells me I can’t do it,” Rucker says in the trailer’s opening lines.

“I’ve had opportunities beyond anything I dreamed of, but there have…