Production Manager Jason Parkin Passes
Jason Parkin, Darius Rucker’s longtime production manager, passed away on Sept. 30. He was 49.
The Raleigh, North Carolina native spent 25 years working on the road, including working on Hootie & the Blowfish’s 2019 “Group Therapy Tour,” which Rucker fronted.
Rucker wrote in a statement about his friend: “For nearly 25 years, Jason ‘Devil Boy’ Parkin was a staple in our crew. He was more than our production manager, he was our brother. We are devastated by his passing this week. Our prayers are with his family — thank you for loaning him to us all these years.”
Services have not been scheduled yet but will be handled by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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