Hootie & the Blowfish
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Hootie & the Blowfish
Background
Hootie & the Blowfish formed in 1986. The quartet met when they were freshmen at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Mark Bryan heard Darius Rucker singing in the showers of the dorm they shared and was impressed by his vocal ability. Bryan and Rucker began playing cover tunes as The Wolf Brothers; eventually Bryan and Rucker hooked up with Felber, a former high school bandmate of Bryan's, and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld as Hootie & the Blowfish.
The group independently released two cassette demo EPs in 1991 and 1992. In 1993, they pressed 50,000 copies of a self-released EP, Kootchypop, which was named after a reference to female genitalia in a stand-up comedy act by What's Happening co-star Shirley Hemphill. Their mainstream debut album was Cracked Rear View (1994). It was an instant....(read more)
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seegreen
May 14, 2010 @ 6:16 pm | delete
- Normally this isn't my type of music, but for some reason I do like Hootie and the Blowfish.
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Ladydove62
Feb 23, 2010 @ 10:02 pm | delete
- I love Hootie and the Blowfish. Brings back some great memories.
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"Cracked Rear View"
H & B's first album released in 1994.
Cracked Rear View
Amazon Price: $3.95 (as of 06/01/2012)
Cracked Rear View marks the commercial debut of Hootie and the Blowfish, and it sold an astonishing 13 million copies in its first year of release.
"Only Wanna Be With You"
The Band's biggest hit single-1994
The Best of H & B
Best of Hootie & The Blowfish 1993-2003
All of the full length album versions of their hits are on this compilation, and all the top 40 hits from their two big albums are included in this collection.
"Hold My Hand"
The band's first top-ten single-1994.
H & B Singles
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only Wanna Be With You | Hootie & The Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | |
| Hold My Hand | Hootie & The Blowfish | The Best of Hootie & The Blowfish (1993-2003) | |
| Time | Hootie & The Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | |
| Tucker's Town | Hootie & The Blowfish | The Best of Hootie & The Blowfish (1993-2003) | |
| Goodbye | Hootie & The Blowfish | Cracked Rear View |
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