Hootie & The Blowfish & Barenaked Ladies at Blossom Music Center

American roots rock band Hootie and the Blowfish burst onto the scene in 1994 with their smash hit debut album Cracked Rear View. Formed of Darius Rucker ( lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mark Bryan (lead guitar, backing vocals, piano), Dean Felber (bass guitar, backing vocals, piano) and Jim Sonefeld (drums, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm guitar), the group came together in Columbia, South Carolina in 1989. Their debut album was an international success, launching four hit singles ("Hold My Hand", "Let Her Cry", "Only Wanna Be with You", and "Time"), becoming the best-selling album of 1995, and winning the band a Grammy Award for "Best New Artist" in 1996. Eventually, Cracked Rear View sold over 21 million copies and became the 19th-best-selling album of all time. Before their hiatus in 2008, the band had charted sixteen singles on various Billboard singles charts and released five studio albums. In 2018, the band announced its reunion, leading to a nationwide tour and a brand new album in 2019.