Hootie & the Blowfish - wikipedia Hootie & the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish The band in 1998, pictured left to right : Sonefeld ( behind drum kit ), Felber, Rucker, and Bryan. Background information Origin Columbia, South Carolina, United States Genres Roots rock pop rock pop alternative rock jangle pop folk rock Years active 1986 -- present ( hiatus ) Labels Atlantic Sneaky Long Vanguard Website hootie.com Past members Darius Rucker Mark Bryan Dean Felber Jim Sonefeld Brantley Smith John Nau Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that was formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986 by Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld. As of July 2010, the band had charted 16 singles on various Billboard singles charts and recorded five studio albums. Their debut album, Cracked Rear View ( 1994 ), is the 14th - best - selling album of all time in the United States, and was certified platinum 16 times. They have sold over 21 million copies of their albums in the United States. The group was also popular in Canada, having three number - one singles in the country. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 1994 -- 1995 : Cracked Rear View and mainstream success 1.3 1996 -- 1997 : Fairweather Johnson and promotional singles 1.4 1998 -- 2008 : Later years 1.5 2008 -- present : Hiatus and solo work 1.6 Record label 1.7 Charity work 2 Musical style 3 Band members 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Compilation albums 4.3 Singles 4.4 Other singles 4.4. 1 Promotional singles 4.5 Music videos 5 List of awards and nominations received by Hootie & the Blowfish 5.1 American Music Award 5.2 Grammy Award 5.3 MTV Video Music Award 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History Early years Hootie & the Blowfish formed in 1986. The quartet met when they were freshmen at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Bryan heard Rucker singing in the showers of the dorm they shared and was impressed by his vocal ability. They began playing cover tunes as The Wolf Brothers ; eventually they collaborated with Felber, a former high school bandmate of Bryan 's, and Jim `` Soni '' Sonefeld as Hootie & the Blowfish. The name is a conjunction of the nicknames of two of their college friends. Brantley Smith was the original drummer for the band. He left the group to pursue music ministry, but he has made scattered guest appearances with the band ( he played cello on their MTV Unplugged performance in 1996, and played drums at Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas, on June 27, 2008 ). The band independently released two cassette demo EPs in 1991 and 1992. In 1993, they pressed 50,000 copies of a self - released EP, Kootchypop. They were signed to Atlantic Records in August 1993, after being discovered by Atlantic A&R representative Tim Sommer, a former music journalist and member of the art rock band Hugo Largo. Sommer recalled that other record labels were uninterested in signing Hootie & The Blowfish because their sound was radically different from the grunge music that was popular at the time. 1994 -- 1995 : Cracked Rear View and mainstream success Their mainstream debut album was Cracked Rear View ( 1994 ). It was an instant success, went platinum 16 times in the United States, became the best - selling album of 1995, and was one of the fastest - selling debut albums of all time. The album featured four hits, `` Hold My Hand '' ( U.S. No. 10 ), `` Let Her Cry '' ( U.S. No. 9 ), `` Only Wanna Be with You '' ( U.S. No. 6 ), and `` Time '' ( U.S. No. 14 ). The album 's last single, `` Drowning '', was not as successful as its predecessors, peaking only on the Mainstream Rock chart. In 1995, Hootie & 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 ''. Miami Dolphins ' 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. 1996 -- 1997 : Fairweather Johnson and promotional singles The band won the `` Best New Artist '' award at the 1996 Grammy Awards. Hootie & the Blowfish appeared on MTV Unplugged on the eve of the release of their second album, Fairweather Johnson ( 1996 ). It contained the hit single `` Old Man and Me '' ( U.S. No. 13 ), and sold four million copies in the United States. Hootie & the Blowfish has since released three more studio albums : Musical Chairs, Hootie & the Blowfish and Looking for Lucky. They also released a B - sides and rarities compilation titled Scattered, Smothered and Covered ( 2000 ). This album 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 scattered on the grill, smothered with diced onions and covered with melted cheese. In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish contributed the song `` Hey, Hey, What Can I Do '' to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin. Their cover of Canadian group 54 - 40 's `` I Go Blind '', released on the soundtrack to the television series Friends in 1995, did not appear on Cracked Rear View or Fairweather Johnson, but became a hit on radio in 1996 after three singles from Fairweather Johnson had been released. Both `` Hey, Hey, What Can I Do '' and `` I Go Blind '' were later released on the compilation Scattered, Smothered and Covered. 1998 -- 2008 : later years In 1998, they performed on Frank Wildhorn 's concept album of the musical The Civil War. The group covered the 1968 Orpheus hit `` Ca n't Find the Time '' for the soundtrack of the Jim Carrey movie Me, Myself & Irene ( 2001 ). Orpheus creator and the song 's writer Bruce Arnold traded verses with Darius on several occasions, when the band played live on the West Coast. The band had an extensive touring schedule, including an annual New Year 's Eve show at Silverton Las Vegas ( formerly known as Boomtown Las Vegas ) in Enterprise, Nevada. In 2008, the band started releasing their concerts as downloads through trueAnthem. In 2009, Hootie & the Blowfish performed live in a ballet which chronicled their rise and success in the 1990s. 2008 -- present : hiatus and solo work In 2008, Rucker announced in an AOL Sessions interview that Hootie & the Blowfish would be going on hiatus so Rucker could pursue his solo career as a country music performer. Although the band will no longer be recording or touring, Rucker confirmed that they will still perform their scheduled charity concerts, stating, `` We have four charity gigs every year and we will still do them, but we will not do a record or tour. '' Rucker also said that the split will last `` for five or six years, or until I record three or four country albums ''. He later amended his statement, saying, `` To be honest with you, we 're not even split up right now, and we 're not really thinking about splitting up. '' Rucker has recorded a solo album, Learn to Live, for Capitol Records. It includes the singles `` Do n't Think I Do n't Think About It '', `` It Wo n't Be Like This for Long '', `` Alright '', all three of which have reached # 1 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart, and `` History in the Making '', which peaked at # 3 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart. Rucker 's second solo album Charleston, SC 1966 was released October 2010. A third solo album, True Believers, was released May 2013, followed by the Christmas - themed Home for the Holidays ( 2014 ), and a fourth solo album, Southern Style, in March 2015. The band reunited for a one - time performance on the Late Show with David Letterman in the run - up to Letterman 's retirement from the show in May 2015. That same year, Darius Rucker announced that Hootie & the Blowfish will get back together. Record label In 1996, Hootie & the Blowfish started their own record label, Breaking Records, as a subsidiary of Atlantic. They had planned to focus on signing local Carolina acts. Edwin McCain and Cravin ' Melon were associated with the label at one point, but did not release any material on it. The Meat Puppets, Jump, Little Children, Treadmill Trackstar and Treehouse released one album each on Breaking Records. The label folded in 2000. Charity work Hootie & the Blowfish have become known for their charity work. The entire band and crew traveled to New Orleans for five days of building houses in Musicians ' Village, on October 16 -- 20, 2006. The band 's members are avid golfers, and have sponsored the annual spring Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, benefiting local charities, since 1995. Hootie & the Blowfish toured through the Middle East and Europe supporting American troops during a USO tour. On December 5, 1998, Darius Rucker broke into an a cappella solo of the US National Anthem during the lowering of colors on board USS Enterprise ( CVN - 65 ), which was docked in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. The band then played an extended concert for crew members of the aircraft carrier. From 2005 to 2009, Hootie & the Blowfish performed at the Animal Mission 's ' Party Animals ' silent auction and concert to benefit the shelter animals in Columbia, South Carolina. Each year the event raised over $100,000 and allowed the organization to provide a free spay / neuter program for the Southern community 's pets. On October 18, 2008, Hootie & the Blowfish reunited to do a show at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. Musical Style Contrasting with the sound of their grunge contemporaries, the band 's music was described as `` a mainstream pop variation of blues - rock '' with `` equal parts of jam band grooves and MOR pop. '' The band 's sound was also described as heartland rock, roots rock and jangle pop. Band members Current line - up Darius Rucker -- lead vocals, rhythm guitar ( 1986 -- 2008 ) ( sometimes mistakenly referred to as being Hootie in the band 's name ) Mark Bryan -- lead guitar, backing vocals, piano ( 1986 -- 2008 ) Dean Felber -- bass guitar, backing vocals, piano ( 1986 -- 2008 ) Jim Sonefeld -- drums, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm guitar ( 1989 -- 2008 ) Touring musicians Gary Greene -- percussion, drums, rhythm guitar, piano, banjo ( 1995 -- 2000 ; 2001 -- 2008 ) Peter Holsapple -- keyboards, mandolin, guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals ( 1995 -- 1998 ; 2003 -- 2008 ) Philip `` Fish '' Fisher -- percussion, drums ( 2000 -- 2001 ) Former members John Nau -- keyboards, mandolin, rhythm guitar, harmonica ( 1994 -- 1998 ) ( studio and occasional fill - in only ) ( 1998 -- 2003 ) ( studio artist and touring musician ) Brantley Smith -- drums ( 1986 -- 1989 ) Discography It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Hootie & the Blowfish discography. ( Discuss ) ( August 2017 ) Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales threshold ) US US Indie AUS CAN GER NL NZ SWE SWI UK 1994 Cracked Rear View Release date : July 5, 1994 Label : Atlantic Records -- 7 45 -- -- -- 12 US : Diamond ( 16 × Platinum ) UK : Gold CAN : Diamond AUS : 2 × Platinum Fairweather Johnson Release date : April 23, 1996 Label : Atlantic Records -- 12 6 41 37 6 36 37 9 US : 3 × Platinum UK : Silver 1998 Musical Chairs Release date : September 15, 1998 Label : Atlantic Records -- 54 27 72 -- 20 -- -- 15 US : Platinum 2003 Hootie & the Blowfish Release date : March 4, 2003 Label : Atlantic Records 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 161 2005 Looking for Lucky Release date : August 9, 2005 Label : Vanguard Records 47 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Compilation albums Year Album details Peak chart positions US US Indie 2000 Scattered, Smothered and Covered Release date : October 24, 2000 Label : Atlantic Records 71 -- The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish : 1993 - 2003 Release date : March 2, 2004 Label : Atlantic / Rhino Records 62 -- 2006 Live in Charleston Release date : August 8, 2006 Label : Vanguard Records -- 47 `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US US Rock US AC US Adult AUS CAN GER NZ UK 1994 `` Hold My Hand '' 10 6 -- 70 36 -- 37 50 Cracked Rear View `` Let Her Cry '' 9 9 7 -- 78 19 75 1995 `` Only Wanna Be with You '' 6 40 65 17 87 `` Time '' 14 26 -- -- 35 -- `` Drowning '' -- 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Old Man & Me ( When I Get to Heaven ) '' 13 6 18 60 75 41 57 Fairweather Johnson `` Tucker 's Town '' 38 29 24 12 -- -- -- 79 `` Sad Caper '' -- -- -- 26 -- -- -- -- -- 1998 `` I Will Wait '' -- -- 28 -- 7 -- -- 57 Musical Chairs 1999 `` Only Lonely '' -- -- 29 25 -- -- -- -- 169 2003 `` Innocence '' -- -- 25 24 -- -- -- -- -- Hootie & the Blowfish `` Goodbye Girl '' -- -- 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish 2005 `` One Love '' -- -- 5 20 -- -- -- -- -- Looking for Lucky 2006 `` Get Out of My Mind '' -- -- 17 17 -- -- -- -- -- `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Other singles Promotional singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Rock US AC US Adult CAN 1995 `` I Go Blind '' 13 22 13 Friends Original TV Soundtrack `` Hey, Hey, What Can I Do '' 15 -- -- -- Encomium : a Tribute to Led Zeppelin `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Music videos Year Video Director 1994 `` Hold My Hand '' Adolfo Doring `` Let Her Cry '' 1995 `` Only Wanna Be With You '' Frank Sacramento `` Time '' `` Old Man and Me ( When I Get to Heaven ) '' Dan Winters `` Tucker 's Town '' Greg Masuak `` Sad Caper '' Steven Hanft `` Gravity of the Situation '' Milton Lage `` Be the One '' 1998 `` I Will Wait '' Ulf Buddensieck `` Only Lonely '' Nigel Dick 2005 `` One Love '' Roman White List of Awards and nominations received by Hootie & the Blowfish American music Award The American Music Award is an annual American music awards show. Year Nominee / work Award Result Hootie & the Blowfish Artist of the Year Nominated Favorite Pop / Rock Band / Duo / Group Nominated Favorite Pop / Rock New Artist Won Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Nominated Cracked Rear View Favorite Pop / Rock Album Nominated Hootie & the Blowfish Favorite Pop / Rock Band / Duo / Group Won Grammy Award The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English - language music industry. Year Nominee / work Award Result Hootie & the Blowfish Best New Artist Won `` Let Her Cry '' Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won MTV video music Award The MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Year Nominee / work Award Result 1995 `` Hold My Hand '' Best New Artist Won Viewer 's Choice Award Nominated `` Only Wanna Be with You '' Best Group Video Nominated 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 References ^ Jump up to : `` RPM Canada -- charts ''. RPM magazine. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Hootie & the Blowfish ''. hootie.com. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 01. The unlikely moniker was borrowed from the nicknames of two college friends. ^ Jump up to : Sommer, Tim ( 14 July 2016 ). `` My Life in the Bush of Hootie : How I Signed the Biggest Band of 1995 ''. Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2016. Jump up ^ Strong, Martin C. ( 2000 ). The Great Rock Discography ( 5th ed. ). Edinburgh : Mojo Books. p. 459. ISBN 1 - 84195 - 017 - 3. 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Jump up ^ `` Best band ever, briefly ! : 17 musical acts beloved by TV characters for just one episode ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 October 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` allmusic ( ( ( Hootie & the Blowfish > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ) ) ) ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 18. ^ Jump up to : Australian ( ARIA ) chart peaks : Top 50 peaks : `` australian-charts.com > Hootie & the Blowfish in Australian Charts ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 13. Top 100 peaks to December 2010 : Ryan, Gavin ( 2011 ). Australia 's Music Charts 1988 -- 2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia : Moonlight Publishing. `` Hold My Hand '' : `` The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart -- Week Ending 26 Feb 1995 ''. Imgur.com ( original document published by ARIA ). Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 13. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. `` Old Man & Me ( When I Get to Heaven ) '' : `` The Australian Top 100 Singles Chart -- Week Ending 16 Jun 1996 ''. 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Jump up ^ `` charts.org.nz -- New Zealand charts portal ''. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 63, No. 1, February 19, 1996 ''. RPM. Retrieved 2011 - 02 - 01. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hootie and the Blowfish. 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Question: where did hootie and the blowfish get their start
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