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In 1994 and 1995, with songs like Only Wanna Be With You and Hold My Hand, Hootie & the Blowfish played on radio waves across the US and Canada. These became the songs of choice for many a driver's personal version of Carpool Karaoke throughout the mid-'90s. Many die-hard fans of the band Hootie & the Blowfish haven't forgotten the vocal stylings of lyric tenor Darius Rucker being backed by musicians Jim Sonefeld, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and, occasionally, Brantley Smith. The band garnered huge success with its album
Cracked Rear View
, and in addition to Only Wanna Be With You and Hold My Hand rising to the top of the charts, songs like Time, Let Her Cry and Drowning all became popular tunes from that album. Seeing a Hootie & the Blowfish concert means a chance to sing along again like it's 1995.
''Many people mistakenly assume that the band's lead singer, Darius Rucker is the Hootie part of the Hootie & the Blowfish. However, the reality is no one in the band is Hootie. The band members nabbed the nicknames of two of their college friends, forever uniting the names Hootie and the Blowfish. The band was formed in 1986 and took a break in 2008 after decades of music. However, in 2018, Hootie & the Blowfish announced plans for a reunion tour.'
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'In 1994, Hootie & the Blowfish released music videos for Let Her Cry and Hold My Hand, both of which were directed by Adolfo During. In 1995, fans were treated to videos to the songs Only Wanna Be With You and Time. Frank Sacramento sat in the director's chair for those two videos. 1996 saw the release of Tucker's Town and Old Man and Me. Those were directed by Greg Masuak and Dan Winters, respectively. I Will Wait got its own video in 1998. Nigel Dick directed that music video.'
'In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish won the Best New Artist Award at the MTV Music Awards. In '96, Hootie & the Blowfish won Favorite Pop/ Rock New Artist at the American Music Awards. At the Grammys that same year, the band took home both the award for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The following year, 1997, the band won Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group at the American Music Awards.'
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From 1994 to 2005, Hootie & the Blowfish released five albums:
Cracked Rear View
(1994),
Fairweather Johnson
(1996),
Musical Chairs
(1998),
Hootie & the Blowfish
(2003) and
Looking for Lucky
(2005). The band's front man, Darius Rucker, has also released numerous country albums. A summer 2019 album has also been announced, with two singles leading the approach.
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Yes, Hootie & the Blowfish play and have played across the US, Canada, UK and other places. In 2019, fans can catch them at venues across the Eastern and Southeastern United States as well as in Europe in a Hootie & the Blowfish tour. Some of the venues they've played at include
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
in Tinley Park, Ill. and the
Arkansas Music Pavilion
in Rogers, Ark.
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Fans of this band may also like the
Barenaked Ladies
and
Sarah McLachlan.
The 2019 Hootie & the Blowfish tour, called the Group Therapy Tour, will take place together with the Barenaked Ladies.
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