Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. For a brief period in the mid-1990s, Hootie & the Blowfish was one ...

Syracuse, N.Y. —Almost 30 years to the day that Hootie & the Blowfish catapulted to fame with an appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Sept. 2, 1994, the South Carolina rockers, along ...

Hootie singing “Purple Rain,” was definitely not on my Bingo card for last weekend’s Darius Rucker show at the Santa Barbara Bowl! Honestly, my expectations for the show were pretty low. But Rucker — ...

It was a perfect night to hang outside and reminisce when Hootie and the Blowfish rolled its Summer Camp with Trucks Tour into the Pine Knob Music Theatre on Thursday, June 6. A crowd of more than ...