What is Hootie & the Blowfish?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Hootie & the Blowfish | Img = Hootie and the Blowfish 1998.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = The band in 1998, pictured left to right: Sonefeld (behind drum kit), Felber, Rucker, and Bryan. | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Columbia, South Carolina]], [[United States]] | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[jangle pop]], [[jam band]], [[roots rock]], [[heartland rock]], [[post-grunge]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1986–2008 (fully active)<br />2008–present (semi-active) | Label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], Sneaky Long, [[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]] | Associated_acts = | URL = {{URL|http://www.hootie.com}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Darius Rucker]]<br />Dean Felber<br />[[Jim Sonefeld]]<br />[[Mark Bryan]] | Past_members = }} '''Hootie & the Blowfish''' are an [[United States|American]] [[rock music|rock]] [[band]] It formed in 1986. Their first [[studio album]], ''Cracked Rear View'', was released in 1994. This group became popular in the second half of the 1990s. The group have been semi active since 2008. ==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''[[Cracked Rear View]]'' (1994) * ''[[Fairweather Johnson]]'' (1996) * ''[[Musical Chairs]]'' (1998) * ''[[Looking for Lucky]]'' (2005) {{music-stub}} [[Category:1980s American music groups]] [[Category:1990s American music groups]] [[Category:2000s American music groups]] [[Category:2010s American music groups]] [[Category:American rock bands]] [[Category:American pop music groups]] [[Category:Post-grunge bands]] [[Category:People from Columbia, South Carolina]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1986]] [[Category:Musical groups d