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Founded in
Buffalo,
New York, the Goo Goo Dolls initially consisted of John Rzeznik, Robby Takac, and George Tutuska, and were known as the "Sex Maggots." The band changed their name to the Goo Goo Dolls (the name was picked out from an ad in a True Detective magazine) at the request of a local club owner who refused to let them play otherwise. They were signed early on by Metal Blade Records and they released their self-titled debut album in
1987. In their early career, they were often dismissed by critics as
Replacements wannabes. While they were embraced by college radio and the local Punk scene, especially after the release of their third album, ''
Hold Me Up'' (
1990), it was not until 1995, when their single "Name" (from the album ''
A Boy Named Goo'') hit the airwaves that the Goo Goo Dolls realized commercial success at last. After a lengthy legal battle with Metal Blade records over royalties that were being withheld from the band, the Goos switched to Metal Blade's parent company,
Warner Brothers. In 1998, "Iris" was released on the
City of Angels soundtrack and the Goos were propelled to stardom, as the song stayed on the Billboard charts at number one for 18 weeks and was nominated for three
Grammys that year.
Other important people
- George Tutuska, drummer from 1986 to New Year's Eve 1994. He was dismissed and was replaced by Malinin. George had said that he had not received any royalty checks from the albums he had played on, providing a reason as to why he is no longer part of the band.
- Lance Diamond a Buffalo, New York entertainer who has played with GGD live on many occasions, as well as recording with them on the tracks ''Down On The Corner'', ''Never Take The Place of your Man'', ''My Girl'', ''Do You Believe'', and ''Bitch''.
- Nathan December played as a touring guitarist for the ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' album tour.
- Dave Schulz also toured with the band on the ''Dizzy Up The Girl'' tour. He currently works as a producer and session player in Los Angeles.
- Greg Suran touring guitarist for the Gutterflower tour, working as a session player in Los Angeles.
- Jason Freese touring keyboardist/saxophonoist for the Gutterflower tour, now on tour with Green Day.
