hootie and the blowfish
Hootie & the Blowfish is an American pop-rock band, originally formed at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld and Mark Bryan.
Their debut album was Cracked Rear View (1994) and it was an instant success, ultimately selling over 16 million copies in the U.S. and becoming the best-selling album of 1994. The album was propelled by four hits, "Hold My Hand", "Let Her Cry," "Time," and "Only Wanna Be With You." In 1995, Hootie and the Blowfish and Bob Dylan reached an out-of-court settlement for the group's unauthorized use of Dylan's lyrics in their song "Only Wanna Be With You." The band won the "Best New Artist" award at the 1996 Grammy Awards.
In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish contributed the song "Hey Hey What Can I Do" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin. The band's second album was Fairweather Johnson. Though sales began promisingly, it quickly ran out of steam, resulting in three million copies sold in the U.S. Hootie & the Blowfish has since released four more albums, Musical Chairs; Scattered, Smothered and Covered; Hootie & the Blowfish; and Looking for Lucky.
The band's name comes from two of frontman Darius Rucker's friends, neither of whom was ever a band member. One, with a round face and glasses, was nicknamed Hootie because of his perceived owl-like appearance. The Blowfish also got his nickname from his facial appearance, in his case chubby cheeks.
The album Scattered, Smothered and Covered is named in tribute of Waffle House, a popular Southern chain of all-night diners. Specifically, the title refers to an order of hash browns covered with diced onions and melted cheese.
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Contents
- 1 Band members
- 2 Trivia
- 3 Discography
- 4 Commercial Singles
- 5 See also
- 6 External links
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Band members
Darius Rucker - vocals, guitar, mandolin, dobro, harmonica
Mark Bryan - guitar, mandolin, vocals, banjo, lap steel, piano
Dean Felber - bass, vocals, guitar, piano
Jim Sonefeld - drums, percussion, bass, guitar, piano, vocals
- Touring members
Peter Holsapple - keyboards, mandolin, guitar, vocals, lap steel Gary Greene - percussion, drums, vocals, guitar, piano
Trivia
Miami Dolphins' legendary Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino appeared in the band's video for the song "Only Wanna Be With You", along with several other athletes.
Discography
- 1991 - Hootie and the Blowfish (demo)
- 1992 - Time (out of print)
- 1993 - Kootchypop (out of print)
- 1994 - Cracked Rear View US Sales: 16x Platinum
- 1996 - Fairweather Johnson US Sales: 4x Platinum
- 1998 - Musical Chairs US Sales 1x Platinum
- 2000 - Scattered, Smothered and Covered
- 2003 - Hootie & the Blowfish
- 2004 - The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish: 1993-2003
- 2005 - Looking for Lucky
- 2006 - Live in Charleston
Commercial Singles
- 1994 - Hold My Hand #10 US Hot 100, #2 US Top 40 Mainstream, #4 US Mainstream Rock, #6 US Adult Contemporary
- 1995 - Let Her Cry #9 US Hot 100, #2 US Top 40 Mainstream, #9 US Mainstream Rock, #6 US Adult Contemporary
- 1995 - Only Wanna Be With You #6 US Hot 100, #1 US Top 40 Mainstream, #2 US Mainstream Rock, #3 US Adult Contemporary, #2 US Adult Top 40
- 1995 - Time #14 US Hot 100, #12 US Top 40 Mainstream, #26 US Mainstream Rock, #4 US Adult Contemporary, #1 US Adult Top 40
- 1995 - Drowning #21 US Mainstream Rock
- 1995 - Hey Hey What Can I Do #15 US Mainstream Rock
- 1996 - Old Man & Me #13 US Hot 100, #6 US Mainstream Rock, #18 US Adult Contemporary, #4 US Adult Top 40
- 1996 - Tucker's Town #38 US Hot 100, #29 US Mainstream Rock, #24 US Adult Contemporary, #12 US Adult Top 40
- 1996 - Sad Caper #26 US Adult Top 40
- 1997 - I Go Blind #22 US Adult Contemporary, #17 US Top 40 Mainstream, #3 US Adult Top 40
- 1998 - I Will Wait #16 US Top 40 Mainstream, #28 US Adult Contemporary, #2 US Adult Top 40
- 1999 - Only Lonely #29 US Adult Top 40, #25 US Adult Contemporary
- 2003 - Innocence #25 US Adult Contemporary, #24 US Adult Top 40
- 2003 - Goodbye Girl #24 US Adult Contemporary
- 2005 - One Love #5 US Adult Contemporary, #20 US Adult Top 40
- 2006 - Get Out Of My Mind #17 US Adult Contemporary, #17 US Adult Top 40
See also
- Live in the X Lounge II - Hootie & the Blowfish released live performances of their songs "Hold My Hand" and "Desert Mountain Showdown" in 1999 to this charity album which was released to benefit UCP of Greater Birmingham.
- List of best-selling music artists
External links
Categories: American musical groups | University of South Carolina | 1990s music groups | South Carolina musical groups |
