Hootie & the Blowfish
Hootie & The Blowfish was an American alternative band, which was founded at the University of South Carolina and played a mainstream variant of the Blue Rock.
History
The founding members were Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim " Soni " Sonefeld and Mark Bryan. Their debut album, Cracked Rear View (1994 ) became an instant hit and reached 16 times platinum status in the U.S.. This made it the best selling album in 1995. Included on the album were four hits Hold My Hand, Let Her Cry, Only Wanna Be with You, and Time. In 1995, the band with Bob Dylan agreed out of court over unauthorized use of his text to Only Wanna Be With You. In 1996 the band won a Grammy for "Best New Artist".
1995 Hootie & The Blowfish contributed the song Hey Hey What Can I Do to Encomium, the tribute album to Led Zeppelin, at. Also, their cover version of the song I Go Blind, originally released on the soundtrack of the TV series Friends in 1995, became a surprise hit. This is all the more remarkable because this song was included on either the album Cracked Rear View or Fairweather Johnson on. Both songs, Hey Hey What Can I Do I Go Blind and were later released on the Raritäten-/B-Seiten-Sammlung Scattered, Smothered and Covered.
In August 2008, the band announced that Darius Rucker wants to focus on his solo career. The band will not absorb any more albums and only now and then occur within their charity foundation.