No Doubt

No Doubt is an American alternative rock group whose music was initially influenced heavily by ska, punk and New Wave.

The Beginning

No Doubt was formed by Eric Stefani (keyboards) in Orange County, Californiawith his friend John Spence (lead vocals) in November 1986. Eric's younger sister, Gwen Stefani, joined the group as that same year as co-vocalist. The trio played their first gig on new years eve 1986/1987. The band from then on began to play small gigs around the Organge County area. Tony Kanal went to one of these early shows and soon joined the band as a bassist. In 1987 lead vocalist John Spence committed suicide, leaving Gwen Stefani as lead vocalist. Although the band was hit hard by Spences's death, they continued on and began to developed a live following, mainly in the band's home state of California. In 1988 and 1989 two new members were added to the band: Tom Dumont (guitar) and Adrian Young (drums). In 1991 the band recieved their first big break and were signed to the American record label Interscope Records. No Doubt's self-titled first album was released in 1992 and featured the single "Trapped in a Box". The album was not a success and No Doubt's record label began to lose faith in the band. The recording for their second album, The Beacon Street Collection, was funded by the band and when released renewed faith in the band from the record label and gaind No Doubt some new fans. In the fall of 1994 No Doubt would suffer yet another setback when Eric Stefani left the band because he did not like the direction the band was heading in and began to pursued an animating career on the cartoon TV series The Simpsons.

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Orange County, California - John Spence - November - 1986 - Gwen Stefani - 1987 - Tony Kanal - California - 1988 - 1989 - Tom Dumont - Adrian Young - 1991 - American - Interscope Records - Self-titled first album - 1992 - The Beacon Street Collection - 1994 - Cartoon - TV series - The Simpsons

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