Locklin's 2006 gospel album, By The Grace of God: The Gospel Album, which also included the Oak Ridge Boys, the Jordanaires, and Gold City. In late 2009, he joined cartoonist / singer / songwriter Guy Gilchrist as bandleader of his group called The Comics. The group did a series of Christmas shows in December 2009 with guest artists Mandy Barnett and Tommy Cash. Rucker left the group in the fall of 2010. On September 11, 2010, Rucker and his group from Nashville (which included Jennifer Brantley) made his debut on the legendary Wheeling Jamboree out of Wheeling, WV. The Jamboree was once the longtime rival of legendary country radio shows such as the Grand Ole Opry and the Louisiana Hayride and at one time had artists such as Grandpa Jones, Louvin Brothers, the Osborne Brothers, Chickie Williams & Doc Williams, and Jimmy Dickens. On the songwriter circuit, Joe has been in rotation on several of the songwriters rounds in Nashville working with the likes of legendary writers such as Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, Jerry Foster as well as Jim McBride, Jimmy Payne, Glenn Douglas Tubb, Jimmy Fortune, Dallas Frazier and Marty Raybon. As an artist, Joe has opened or shared the stage with many of Nashville's hit makers such as Eddy Raven, Baillie & the Boys, Mandy Barnett, Jeannie C. Riley, Leona Williams, Bobby G. Rice, Michael Peterson (singer), John Berry (country singer), Kevin Sharp, Blackhawk (band), Lila McCann, Lorrie Morgan, Linda Davis, Merrill Osmond, Doug Supernaw, Doug Stone, David Ball (country singer), Jeannie Kendall, Rex Allen Jr., and countless others. In 2013, Joe shared the loss of the music community when his friend and mentor Jack Greene passed away. He was asked to sing one of Jack's signature tunes "Statue of a Fool" for the Opry Star's Celebration of Life at the Ryman Auditorium. In attendance were several Opry members, including Garth Brooks, who paid Rucker a high complement for his talent and professionalism. Joe continues to write, record, and perform across the country. In recent years he has teamed up with the legendary Margie Singleton, telling crowds on stage and radio that she is his "Tennessee Mama", while she proclaims him one of her adopted sons. The two write and perform shows together and will have a release of some of their songs in 2019. When not on tour, Joe is often asked to be the