Hootie and the Blowfish came with their name during a drunken night at the university in the mid -1980s, and fans only learn the true meaning of the name of the name four decades later.
The iconic rock band, formed in South Carolina, consists of Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld for the entire career of music.
Of course, music lovers could be quickly assumed that the name of the band was somehow inspired by nicknames that the group had done.
But instead, the name was actually inspired by two of their classmates – one that wore a round glasses and looked like an owl with the other swollen cheeks related to a blow.
Reddit users shared their shock about the little-known fact as someone wrote: “The band Hootie and the Blowfish contains neither hootie nor the blowfish.”
Another wrote: “And all the time I thought Darius was Hootie, and the blowfish was his band.”
A fan said: 'I have always called him Hootie. I think I have to stop now that I know the truth. '
'Damn, I knew that Darius Rucker was not' hootie 'and the rest of the band was not' the blowfish ',' 'a fan noticed, but I always assumed that' the Blowfish 'was still plural, no more than single.'
Hootie and the Blowfish came with their name during a drunken night at the university in the mid -1980s
Another noticed: 'The stupid thing is how they came up with this name and did not know that everyone would assume that the lead singer Hootie wants to be called and the band is the blowfish.
“He has no one who is to blame when one day cuts” We love your hootie “on his tombstone.”
A fan argued: 'Everyone would in principle take that, so he brought it in himself lol lol. It is quite unusual to name a band after people who are not even in the band.
“It's a bit like how nobody is called Pink or Floyd in Pink Floyd, but previously named after a few blues musicians.”
“And the sad reality is that Darius is regularly called” Hootie “,” another noticed.
Speaking with Rolling Stone about the original of the name, the band remembered after Bryan Rucker heard singing in their dormitory one morning in their dormitory.
They got their start as 'Wolf Brothers' playing in bars and Frat -Huizen that led to the drunken moment, Rucker baptized them Hootie and the Blowfish, after their classmates.
Bryan noticed: “We didn't like the name, but we had nothing better.”
Fans only just learn the true meaning of the name of the name four decades later
“I don't think someone likes the name now!” Darius added.
Towards their last year they were so popular that it was too late to change their name.
About the confusion caused by the name, Darius admitted that he spoke about Canada in 2021: 'I am still so angry with that. How could I not think so? How could I not think so? I'm so stupid.
“That didn't happen to me and I should have thought so, but now we've been a band for 35 years, so I'm glad people still know who we are.”
The band was signed by Atlantic Records for a modest $ 75,000 and quickly dominated Radio and MTV.
The group sold more than 25 million records worldwide after their contagious traces reached the air waves in 1994 with hits such as Hold My Hand, Let Hur Cry and Wanna Wanna Be Want -Be with you.
They won the Grammy Award for the best new artist and the best POP performance by a duo or group in 1996, while they also achieved two American Music Awards and an MTV VMA Gong during their career.
Due to the release of Hootie and the Blowfish from 2003, their record sales were shrinking and Atlantic descended before 2005 looking for Lucky arrived via their own Indie label.
The name was inspired by a classmate who had insect eyes and another with swollen cheeks during a drunk night in their early years
The group has sold more than 25 million records worldwide after their infectious traces in 1994 reached the air waves with hits such as Hold My Hand, Let her cry and only want to be with you
The band wrapped a summer of tours in 2008, after which members entered the studio to record solo albums.
Darius has remarkably started a country music career after he had dropped his solo R&B album back to the then in 2001.
In December 2018, the band appeared on The Today Show to announce a return to full -time touring, together with news from an upcoming album.
In the group therapy tour 2019, the band played for sold -out crowds in the US and Canada, as well as a series of shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
In 2019 they released their first new music in almost 15 years with an album entitled Imperfect Circle.
Reflecting on the name during an appearance of 2023 at the Jennifer Hudson Show, Darius joked: '[My classmates] Walked in the party and I had something like 'Hey Hootie and Blowfish.
“I lied to myself and said,” What a great name for a band. ” It is not, but that is what we have called ourselves. '
