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Summer Camp With Trucks Tour 2024: Hootie & the Blowfish return to the road in 2024 on their Summer Camp with Trucks Tour with special guests Collective Soul and Edwin McCain. The band will visit 43 cities across the U.S. and Canada, kicking off May 30, 2024 through September 28, 2024. Foreword By Frontman Darius Rucker:Lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish and Grammy Award-winner Darius Rucker has written the foreword for this rock 'n' roll autobiography. The Only Band Member's Insider Look at Hootie & The Blowfish: They were the 1990s' unexpected foil to grunge music, their debut album Cracked Rear View was one of the bestselling of the 1990s and among the bestselling debut albums of all-time, they won two Grammy Awards, their touring was epic, they performed on the biggest shows on TV, and their story has never been told by a band member until now. Access to Two Large Social Media Profiles: The Hootie & the Blowfish platform: 503K Facebook followers, 68.1K Instagram followers, 38K X followers, 2.5M Monthly Listeners on Spotify; and his personal Jim Sonefeld platform: 9K Facebook followers, 3,026 Instagram followers, and 1,010 X followers. Backstage Tales with a Who's Who of Music Legends From the '90s and Beyond: Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Toad and the Wet Sprocket, even Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen. Honest and Unflinching Account of Addiction and Recovery: Heart-wrenching account of a life of sex, drugs, and alcohol careening toward disaster, saved through faith, twelve-step recovery, and rebirth in Christian Music. Beloved in the Christian Music and Addiction Recovery Spaces:) around the country. AUTHOR WEBSITE JimSonefeld.com 20 black and white photos included.

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"Praise for Swimming with the Blowfish by Jim Sonefeld: “We loved, fought, cried, laughed a lot, and did whatever it took to play the music that we knew was very distinctly ours…Jim ‘Soni” Sonefeld has lived a life that is rife with fun and pain, light and darkness, but always with an amazing amount of love. The way he sees the world is one of a kind and his story is one for the ages.” —from the Foreword by Darius Rucker “…the ultimate front-row seat to Hootie’s rise to fame in the mid-’90s. It also goes further into [Sonefeld’s] own journey from addiction to recovery.” —American Songwriter “I’ve truly relished hanging out with the fun-loving, mischievous ‘Soni’ through the years, but this book exposes a more deeply rooted, impassioned side he didn’t always show. He captures the spirit of the surreal and sometimes unsettling life behind the scenes of one of my favorite bands, sincerely revealing that he is as fragile as the rest of us. It’s an eloquent yet humbling example of a lesson we can all learn from—that no degree of fame or fortune leaves us immune to experiencing pain, powerlessness, and regret. —Dan Patrick, sports broadcaster, and host of The Dan Patrick Show “Jim Sonefeld details his rollercoaster ride through rock and roll, addiction and sobriety with searing honesty and grace.” —Radney Foster, singer-songwriter of Foster & Lloyd and author of For You to See The Stars “A book that encapsulates a band still beloved by legions of fans, Swimming with the Blowfish is much more—an unpretentious, emotional story of one man’s spiritual path to a more fruitful life.” —The Christian Beat “From the moment we crossed paths it was clear to me that Jim is more than the drums, more than the band, and more than the music. Highs and lows, good and bad, pretty and ugly…he’s gone through it all. This is a great peek into an amazing trip through a rock ‘n’ roll life—and beyond. Like a good snare drum, it’s crisp, memorable, and it packs a punch.” —Alexi Lalas, journalist, retired professional soccer player, singer/songwriter “It’s easy to forget how many lives one person can live. I’ve known Soni for close to thirty years and it’s a great gift to have this window into the details and inner world of his unique journey.” —Glen Phillips, lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket ""A book that encapsulates a band still beloved by legions of fans, Swimming With the Blowfish is much more—an unpretentious, emotional story of one man's spiritual path to a more fruitful life."" —Tennessee Tribune"

"Praise for Swimming with the Blowfish by Jim Sonefeld: ""We loved, fought, cried, laughed a lot, and did whatever it took to play the music that we knew was very distinctly ours...Jim 'Soni"" Sonefeld has lived a life that is rife with fun and pain, light and darkness, but always with an amazing amount of love. The way he sees the world is one of a kind and his story is one for the ages."" --from the Foreword by Darius Rucker ""...the ultimate front-row seat to Hootie's rise to fame in the mid-'90s. It also goes further into [Sonefeld's] own journey from addiction to recovery."" --American Songwriter ""I've truly relished hanging out with the fun-loving, mischievous 'Soni' through the years, but this book exposes a more deeply rooted, impassioned side he didn't always show. He captures the spirit of the surreal and sometimes unsettling life behind the scenes of one of my favorite bands, sincerely revealing that he is as fragile as the rest of us. It's an eloquent yet humbling example of a lesson we can all learn from--that no degree of fame or fortune leaves us immune to experiencing pain, powerlessness, and regret. --Dan Patrick, sports broadcaster, and host of The Dan Patrick Show ""Jim Sonefeld details his rollercoaster ride through rock and roll, addiction and sobriety with searing honesty and grace."" --Radney Foster, singer-songwriter of Foster & Lloyd and author of For You to See The Stars ""A book that encapsulates a band still beloved by legions of fans, Swimming with the Blowfish is much more--an unpretentious, emotional story of one man's spiritual path to a more fruitful life."" --The Christian Beat ""From the moment we crossed paths it was clear to me that Jim is more than the drums, more than the band, and more than the music. Highs and lows, good and bad, pretty and ugly...he's gone through it all. This is a great peek into an amazing trip through a rock 'n' roll life--and beyond. Like a good snare drum, it's crisp, memorable, and it packs a punch."" --Alexi Lalas, journalist, retired professional soccer player, singer/songwriter ""It's easy to forget how many lives one person can live. I've known Soni for close to thirty years and it's a great gift to have this window into the details and inner world of his unique journey."" --Glen Phillips, lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket"

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"With their 1994 debut release, Cracked Rear View, Jim ""Soni"" Sonefeld and his bandmates found themselves traveling the world  to support what would become the 10th best-selling album of all time in the United States. They would record six more studio albums and receive numerous awards. By the 2000s, Sonefeld's addictions began dominating his life. Eventually, through some major lifestyle changes and purposeful soul-searching, he experienced a spiritual awakening that would set him on a new path of clarity. Today, Sonefeld helps others in recovery by sharing his story and his music across the United States."

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