The GOO GOO DOLLS have become one of the most globally respected and influential forces
in popular music history, selling more than 10 million albums since 1986.
They had an unprecedented
string of 14 consecutive Number One and Top Ten multi-format hit singles
including “Name,” “Slide,” Black Balloon,” Broadway,” “Here Is Gone,” “Big
Machine,” “Sympathy,” “Stay With You,” “Before It’s Too Late,” “Jim’s Theme”
(Treasure Planet),” and “Better Days,” which, due to its uplifting lyrical
spirit, was adopted by CNN as an music bed anthem of sorts for the news
channel’s Hurricane Katrina recovery coverage. “Iris,” from the City Of Angels soundtrack, spent nearly 12
straight months on the Billboard
charts and held the Number One position for 18 consecutive weeks. By that
point, sales of the soundtrack exceeded a phenomenal 10 million copies
worldwide.
Between the years 1987 and 2009,
the band have toured the globe countless times, performed in front of millions
of fans, received numerous awards (including four Grammy Award nominations),
recorded and released eight studio albums, a compilation, a live DVD, and
Volume One of their Greatest Hits. Volume Two (a box set of rarities, B-sides,
demos, videos, and concert performances) was released Summer of 2008. The Goo
Goo Dolls, have appeared and performed on nearly every influential late-night
talk show over the course of their career, including 16 performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and nine
performances on The Late Late Show with
David Letterman to date.
On June 19th, 2008 at a ceremony in New York City,
the band’s singer and principal songwriter John Rzeznik was named that year’s
recipient of the Hal David Starlight Songwriter Award. Past recipients of the
prestigious award include: Rob Thomas, Alicia Keys, John Mayer and John Legend.
The Goo Goo Dolls are currently
recording the follow-up to their 2006 album, Let Love In to be released in early 2010.
The Goo Goo Dolls are:
John Rzeznik – Guitar and Vocals
Robby Takac – Bass and Vocals
Mike Malinin – Drums and Percussion