Sunday, June 09, 2002 10:03:32 PM
Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Hootie And The Blowfish...
http://www.hootie.com/
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/default.asp?oid=11
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/blowfish.html
http://members.aol.com/nicko700/home.html
Columbia, S.C.'s Hootie and the Blowfish are one of the most commercially successful adult contemporary groups to emerge from the mid-'90s.
Millions of fans throughout the world purchased Hootie's major-label debut, Cracked Rear View, and its 1996 follow-up, Fairweather Johnson. Comprising vocalist/acoustic guitarist Darius Rucker, guitarist Mark Bryan, bassist Dean Felder and drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, Hootie and the Blowfish formed at the University of South Carolina in the late 1980s and slowly built up a following in the Southeast through numerous bar and college appearances. With a mellow pop-rock sound -- inspired mainly by R.E.M. and the Steve Miller Band -- designed to appeal to the masses, Hootie was picked up by Atlantic Records in 1993, before they had even released a full-length album.
Produced by Don Gehman, Hootie's 1994 major-label debut Cracked Rear View took the music world by storm, reaching No. 1 and selling 15 million copies in the U.S. The album spawned the international hits "Hold My Hand," "Let Her Cry" and "Only Wanna Be With You." After touring extensively, the quartet returned to the studio and recorded 1996's Fairweather Johnson, which sold a relatively mere two million copies.
This hugely successful South Carolina, USA quartet was formed at the turn of the 90s. They are led by Darius Rucker (b. Charleston, South Carolina, USA), whose soulful vocals add sparkle to an otherwise fairly formulaic rock sound. The quartet is
completed by Mark Bryan (b. 6 May 1967, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA; guitar, ex-Missing In Action), Dean Felber (b. 9 June 1967, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; bass) and Jim "Soni" Sonefield (b. 20 October 1964, Lansing, Michigan, USA; drums). Sonefield stated in Rolling Stone, "Everyone says we're one black guy in an all-white band, but that's not true - we're actually three white guys in an all-black band". Bryan and Rucker played together in a soft rock duo as the Wolf Brothers. Following an aborted contract with J.R.S. Records they put out a self-financed EP, which contained "Hold My Hand". They sold it at gigs and after a short time it had sold over 50,000 copies.
Their spectacularly successful debut, 1994's Cracked Rear View, was a slow burner on the US charts, climbing into the Top 10 after over seven months on the chart. Rucker was a strong live performer on their vast 1994 tour (of more than 300 dates), presiding over a clutch of songs about emotional isolation and yearning. Part of the "buzz" surrounding the band followed US television talk show host David Letterman's pronouncement that Hootie And The Blowfish were "my favourite new band". Cracked Rear View took its title from a John Hiatt lyric and was produced by R.E.M./John Mellencamp associate Don Gehman. It documented the band's career, and included the single "Hold My Hand", one of several numbers to address ecological concerns and human frailty, which featured guest vocals from David Crosby. The album became one of the most successful rock debuts of all time, sales in its homeland having already surpassed 15 million (by February 1997). Strong sales over the rest of the world indicated that theirs would be the most "difficult second album" in rock history. At the 1995 Grammy Awards, however, they picked up two statuettes, for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance By A Group.
It was inevitable that the follow-up proved to be anti-climatic. Having performed songs from Fairweather Johnson onstage they were now familiar to their loyal fans. Even though it debuted in the US at number 1, by the band's previous standards the album was seen as something of a flop; by anybody else's it was a massive success. Musical Chairs failed to reach the top of the US charts, debuting at number 4 in October 1998, although the fall off in sales has not harmed the band's popularity as a live act. They re-affirmed their college rock credentials with the enjoyable cover versions collection, Scattered, Smothered & Covered, featuring both live and studio recordings. Rucker released his solo debut, Back To Then, in March 2002.
News
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/news.html
Articles and Reviews
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/articles.html
Discography
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/discography.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dalbums.html
"Hootie and the Blowfish" (1991)
Produced by Dick Hodgin [DEMO]
{Fishco}
I Don't Understand (3:57)
Little Girl (2:50)
Look Away (2:26)
Let My People Go (2:35)
Hold My Hand (4:41)
(Recorded at Jag Studios, Raleigh, NC)
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"Time" (1991)
Produced by Dick Hodgin [DEMO]
{Fishco}
Running From An Angel (3:55)
Time (4:22)
Let Her Cry (5:04)
Drowning (5:45)
(Recorded at Jag Studios, Raliegh, NC)
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"Kootchypop" (1993)
Produced by Hootie and the Blowfish [EP]
{Fishco}
The Old Man and Me (4:26)
Hold My Hand (5:05)
If You're Going My Way (3:26)
Sorry's Not Enough (4:03)
Only Want To Be With You (3:37)
Hold My Hand (edited version) (3:59)
(Recorded at Reflection Studios, Charlotte, NC)
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"Cracked Rear View" (1994)
Produced by Don Gehman [LP]
{Atlantic Records}
Hannah Jane (3:33)
Hold My Hand (4:15)
Let Her Cry (5:08)
Only Want To Be With You (3:46)
Running From An Angel (3:37)
I'm Going Home (4:10)
Drowning (5:01)
Time (4:53)
Look Away (2:38)
Not Even The Trees (4:37)
Goodbye (4:05)
(Recorded at N.R.G. Recording Services, North Hollywood, CA)
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"Fairweather Johnson" (1996)
Produced by Don Gehman [LP]
{Atlantic Records}
Be The One (3:25)
Sad Caper (2:49)
Tucker's Town (4:02)
She Crawls Away (4:09)
So Strange (4:03)
Old Man & Me (4:27)
Earth Stopped Cold At Dawn (3:29)
Fairweather Johnson (0:51)
Honeyscrew (3:36)
Let It Breathe (3:53)
Silly Little Pop Song (2:59)
Fool (3:05)
Tootie (3:04)
When I'm Lonely (5:34)
(Recorded at The Site, Marin County, CA)
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Singles
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dcdsing.html
Videos
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dvideo.html
Miscellaneous Hootie
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dmisc.html
Bootlegs
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dboot.html
Photos
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/pics.html
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http://www.hootie.com/
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/default.asp?oid=11
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/blowfish.html
http://members.aol.com/nicko700/home.html
Columbia, S.C.'s Hootie and the Blowfish are one of the most commercially successful adult contemporary groups to emerge from the mid-'90s.
Millions of fans throughout the world purchased Hootie's major-label debut, Cracked Rear View, and its 1996 follow-up, Fairweather Johnson. Comprising vocalist/acoustic guitarist Darius Rucker, guitarist Mark Bryan, bassist Dean Felder and drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, Hootie and the Blowfish formed at the University of South Carolina in the late 1980s and slowly built up a following in the Southeast through numerous bar and college appearances. With a mellow pop-rock sound -- inspired mainly by R.E.M. and the Steve Miller Band -- designed to appeal to the masses, Hootie was picked up by Atlantic Records in 1993, before they had even released a full-length album.
Produced by Don Gehman, Hootie's 1994 major-label debut Cracked Rear View took the music world by storm, reaching No. 1 and selling 15 million copies in the U.S. The album spawned the international hits "Hold My Hand," "Let Her Cry" and "Only Wanna Be With You." After touring extensively, the quartet returned to the studio and recorded 1996's Fairweather Johnson, which sold a relatively mere two million copies.
This hugely successful South Carolina, USA quartet was formed at the turn of the 90s. They are led by Darius Rucker (b. Charleston, South Carolina, USA), whose soulful vocals add sparkle to an otherwise fairly formulaic rock sound. The quartet is
completed by Mark Bryan (b. 6 May 1967, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA; guitar, ex-Missing In Action), Dean Felber (b. 9 June 1967, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; bass) and Jim "Soni" Sonefield (b. 20 October 1964, Lansing, Michigan, USA; drums). Sonefield stated in Rolling Stone, "Everyone says we're one black guy in an all-white band, but that's not true - we're actually three white guys in an all-black band". Bryan and Rucker played together in a soft rock duo as the Wolf Brothers. Following an aborted contract with J.R.S. Records they put out a self-financed EP, which contained "Hold My Hand". They sold it at gigs and after a short time it had sold over 50,000 copies.
Their spectacularly successful debut, 1994's Cracked Rear View, was a slow burner on the US charts, climbing into the Top 10 after over seven months on the chart. Rucker was a strong live performer on their vast 1994 tour (of more than 300 dates), presiding over a clutch of songs about emotional isolation and yearning. Part of the "buzz" surrounding the band followed US television talk show host David Letterman's pronouncement that Hootie And The Blowfish were "my favourite new band". Cracked Rear View took its title from a John Hiatt lyric and was produced by R.E.M./John Mellencamp associate Don Gehman. It documented the band's career, and included the single "Hold My Hand", one of several numbers to address ecological concerns and human frailty, which featured guest vocals from David Crosby. The album became one of the most successful rock debuts of all time, sales in its homeland having already surpassed 15 million (by February 1997). Strong sales over the rest of the world indicated that theirs would be the most "difficult second album" in rock history. At the 1995 Grammy Awards, however, they picked up two statuettes, for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance By A Group.
It was inevitable that the follow-up proved to be anti-climatic. Having performed songs from Fairweather Johnson onstage they were now familiar to their loyal fans. Even though it debuted in the US at number 1, by the band's previous standards the album was seen as something of a flop; by anybody else's it was a massive success. Musical Chairs failed to reach the top of the US charts, debuting at number 4 in October 1998, although the fall off in sales has not harmed the band's popularity as a live act. They re-affirmed their college rock credentials with the enjoyable cover versions collection, Scattered, Smothered & Covered, featuring both live and studio recordings. Rucker released his solo debut, Back To Then, in March 2002.
News
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/news.html
Articles and Reviews
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/articles.html
Discography
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/discography.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dalbums.html
"Hootie and the Blowfish" (1991)
Produced by Dick Hodgin [DEMO]
{Fishco}
I Don't Understand (3:57)
Little Girl (2:50)
Look Away (2:26)
Let My People Go (2:35)
Hold My Hand (4:41)
(Recorded at Jag Studios, Raleigh, NC)
*************************************************
"Time" (1991)
Produced by Dick Hodgin [DEMO]
{Fishco}
Running From An Angel (3:55)
Time (4:22)
Let Her Cry (5:04)
Drowning (5:45)
(Recorded at Jag Studios, Raliegh, NC)
************************************************
"Kootchypop" (1993)
Produced by Hootie and the Blowfish [EP]
{Fishco}
The Old Man and Me (4:26)
Hold My Hand (5:05)
If You're Going My Way (3:26)
Sorry's Not Enough (4:03)
Only Want To Be With You (3:37)
Hold My Hand (edited version) (3:59)
(Recorded at Reflection Studios, Charlotte, NC)
************************************************
"Cracked Rear View" (1994)
Produced by Don Gehman [LP]
{Atlantic Records}
Hannah Jane (3:33)
Hold My Hand (4:15)
Let Her Cry (5:08)
Only Want To Be With You (3:46)
Running From An Angel (3:37)
I'm Going Home (4:10)
Drowning (5:01)
Time (4:53)
Look Away (2:38)
Not Even The Trees (4:37)
Goodbye (4:05)
(Recorded at N.R.G. Recording Services, North Hollywood, CA)
***********************************************
"Fairweather Johnson" (1996)
Produced by Don Gehman [LP]
{Atlantic Records}
Be The One (3:25)
Sad Caper (2:49)
Tucker's Town (4:02)
She Crawls Away (4:09)
So Strange (4:03)
Old Man & Me (4:27)
Earth Stopped Cold At Dawn (3:29)
Fairweather Johnson (0:51)
Honeyscrew (3:36)
Let It Breathe (3:53)
Silly Little Pop Song (2:59)
Fool (3:05)
Tootie (3:04)
When I'm Lonely (5:34)
(Recorded at The Site, Marin County, CA)
*********************************************
Singles
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dcdsing.html
Videos
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dvideo.html
Miscellaneous Hootie
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dmisc.html
Bootlegs
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1995/dboot.html
Photos
http://hootie4life.tripod.com/pics.html
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