Group Name: Hootie and the Blowfish

Genre(s): pop-rock

Members:
Darius Rucker,
Mark Bryan,
Dean Felber,
and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld

Formed: University of South Carolina

Nationality: American

Debut Album: Cracked Rear View (1994); Hootie and the Blowfish (1991, demo)

Breakthrough Single: "Hold My Hand" (1994)

Name Game: Band name derived from the nicknames of Darius Rucker's friends; one was nicknamed "Hootie" because of his perceived owl-like appearance and the other was "The Blowfish" because of his chubby cheeks

Did You Know:
Debut album "Cracked Rear View (1994)" sold over 16 million albums domestically
Hootie and the Blowfish and Bob Dylan reached an out-of-court settlement in 1995 for the bands unauthorized use of Dylan's lyrics in their song "Only Wanna Be With You."