Darius Rucker is only a back up vocalist in Hootie & the Blowfish.
He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish , which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan , Jim `` Soni '' Sonefeld and Dean Felber .	Hootie & the Blowfish	Hootie & the Blowfish	lead vocalist	lead vocalist	Grammy Award	Grammy Award	rock	rock music	University of South Carolina	University of South Carolina	Mark Bryan	Mark Bryan
