Hootie and The Blowfish
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Hootie and The Blowfish is one of the most popular American Alternative Rock band from the 90's until today. Their most popular album produced is, Cracked Rear View, which became the best-selling debut album in the history of Atlantic Records.
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About
Hootie and The Blowfish were formed at the University of South Carolina by "Darius Rucker", "Dean Felber", "Jim Sonefield" and "Mark Bryan". Mark, a freshmen student of the University heard the golden voice of Darius singing in the shower of the dormitory they shared. Mark was impressed with his voice. They started to performed as duo called "Wolf Brothers". After a few weeks, Dean joined the duo. While studying, they performed every time their's a program in their school. They decided to change their named to, Hootie and The Blowfish. After graduation, Jim, their other classmate added to the group as their new drummer, completing the lineup that exists today. In 1990, in order to gain money, they formed a legal partnership called Fishco. They released two indie CD's, their self-titled indie album released in 1990 and Time in 1992. They released the album, Kootchypop in 1993.
In 1994, they signed a major recording contract under Atlantic Records. They released their fourth album, Cracked Rear View in that same year. It is their first phenomenal hit album and eventually became a Certified 16x Platinum. The album spawned three singles, "Hold My Hand", "Only Wanna Be With You" and "Time".
The album sold fourteen million copies, and became the best-selling debut album in the history of Atlantic Records. Their next album, Fairweather Johnson was released in 1996 and sold four million copies in the U.S. alone. Since then, the band has produced three more albums like, Musical Chairs in 1998, their self-titled album in 2003 and Looking For Lucky in 2005.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist |
Certifications
| Year | Album | RIAA Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cracked Rear View | Certified 16x Platinum |
| 1997 | Fairweather Johnson | Certified 3x Platinum |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US Hot 100 | US Top 40 Mainstream | US Radio & Records | US Mainstream Rock | US Adult Contemporary | US Adult Top 40 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hold My Hand | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | Cracked Rear View |
| 1994 | Only Wanna Be With You | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Cracked Rear View |
| 1995 | Time | 14 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1 | Cracked Rear View |
| 1994 | Only Wanna Be With You | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Cracked Rear View |
News
Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for Hootie and The Blowfish.
Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
Discography
Albums
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 Fairweather Johnson
April 23, 1996 |
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 1994 | Hold My Hand | - |
| 1994 | Only Wanna Be With You | - |
| 1996 | Tucker's Town | - |
| 1999 | Innocence | - |
| 2005 | One Love | - |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Other artists
Similar artists
Contemporaries
Influences
Trivia
- The album, Kootchypop, was named after a reference to female genitalia in a stand-up comedy act by What's Happening co-star Shirley Hemphill.
- The band's name comes from two of frontman Darius Rucker's college choir 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. Rucker is often mistakenly referred to as Hootie.
- Hootie & the Blowfish's members are avid golfers, and have sponsored the Monday After the Masters charity golf tournament since 1995.
- The minor league baseball team in Columbia, South Carolina was named the Blowfish in tribute to the band.
