Hootie & 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.

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Pop-rock - University of South Carolina - Darius Rucker - Dean Felber - Jim "Soni" Sonefeld - Mark Bryan

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Their debut album was Cracked Rear View (1994) and it was an instant success, selling over 13 million copies, propelled by three hits, "Hold My Hand", "Let Her Cry" and "Only Wanna Be With You".

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Cracked Rear View - 1994

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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. Hootie & the Blowfish has since released four more albums, Musical Chairs, Scattered, Smothered and Covered, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Looking for Lucky.

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1995 - Encomium - Led Zeppelin - Fairweather Johnson - Musical Chairs - Scattered, Smothered and Covered - Hootie & the Blowfish - Looking for Lucky

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Contrary to popular belief, "Hootie" is not the nickname of frontman Darius Rucker. The band's name comes from two of 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.

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Darius Rucker - Owl

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The album Scattered, Smothered and Covered is named in tribute of Waffle House, a popular Southern chain of all-night diners.

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Scattered, Smothered and Covered - Waffle House

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