On December 6 , 2013 , it was announced that Rucker 's version of '' Wagon Wheel '' had earned him a nomination for Best Country Solo Performance for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards . At the awards ceremony on January 26 , 2014 , Rucker won , becoming only the third African American recording act ( the first being Charley Pride , the second being The Pointer Sisters ) to win a vocal performance Grammy Award in a country music category
56th Annual Grammy Awards
56th Annual Grammy Awards
Darius Rucker