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Goo Goo Dolls
photo credit: Ed Gregory

Active

1980s - 2020s

Formed

1985 in Buffalo, NY

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Alternative/Indie Rock Post-Grunge Hard Rock Alternative Pop/Rock

Group Members

Johnny Rzeznik Robby Takac George Tutuska Mike Malinin
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Goo Goo Dolls

Biography by Steve Huey

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Buffalo band that began in underground punk but became stars in the late '90s with uplifting, anthemic alternative pop.
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