Editing No Doubt (section)

===1986–1989: Formation, early years and line-up changes ===
In 1986, [[Eric Stefani]] and John Spence met at a [[Dairy Queen]] and talked about getting a group together to play music. Stefani acquired a keyboard and gathered some players together to practice; these included himself (keyboards), his sister [[Gwen Stefani]] (backing vocals), John Spence (lead vocals), Jerry McMahon (guitar), Chris Leal (bass), Chris Webb (drums), Gabriel Gonzalez (trumpet), [[Starpool|Alan Meade]] (trumpet), and Tony Meade (saxophone). They practiced in Eric's parents' garage.<ref name="orangeCoast" />

[[Tony Kanal]] went to one of the band's early shows, and soon joined the band as its bassist. After initially rejecting her advances, he began dating Gwen, but they kept their relationship secret for a year, feeling that it was an unspoken rule that no one in the band date her.<ref name="btm">"No Doubt". ''[[Behind the Music]]''. [[VH1]]. April 9, 2000.</ref> Paul Caseley (trombone) also joined the band in 1987. Eric Carpenter (saxophone) joined the horn section soon after.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Eric|date=November 30, 2012|title=No Regrets, No Doubt|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2012/11/30/no-regrets-no-doubt/|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=[[Orange County Register]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The group performed at an Orange High School backyard graduation party on June 6, 1987, with two other California ska bands. At the party, No Doubt's set included "Total Hate", "Too Much Pressure", "Danger", "Paulina", "Gangsters", and the song "No Doubt". Video clips from the party appeared on VH1's ''[[Behind the Music]]''.

In December 1987, Spence died by [[suicide]], several days before the band was to play a gig at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy Theatre]] for [[record industry]] employees.<ref name="btm"/> No Doubt disbanded but decided to regroup after several weeks<ref name="btm"/> with Alan Meade taking over vocals.<ref name="ocw">{{cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/1998-03-05/music/tunes-and-toons/full/ |title=Tunes and 'Toons |work=[[OC Weekly]] |publisher=[[Village Voice Media]] |date=February 26, 1998 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217225009/http://www.ocweekly.com/1998-03-05/music/tunes-and-toons/full/ |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When Meade left the band, Gwen replaced him as lead singer,<ref name="ocw"/> and No Doubt continued to develop a live following in California.<ref name="btm"/> In early 1988, [[Tom Dumont]] left Rising, a [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band of which he was a member with his sister,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Gregory |date=2024-05-07 |title=No Doubt's Tom Dumont names 10 guitarists (and one genre) that shaped his sound |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/no-doubt-tom-dumont-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=guitarworld |language=en}}</ref> stating that local metal bands "were into [[alcoholic beverage|drinking]], wearing [[Spandex]]" but that he wanted to focus on music.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kam|first=Nadine|date=April 30, 1998|title='Tragic Kingdom' tour brings band to Hawaii|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/04/30/features/story3.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118105640/http://starbulletin.com/98/04/30/features/story3.html|archive-date=November 18, 2008|access-date=September 13, 2007|website=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]}}</ref> He joined No Doubt and replaced Jerry McMahon as the band's guitarist. [[Adrian Young]] replaced Chris Webb as their drummer the following year.<ref name="btm"/> During this time period, No Doubt played gigs at local colleges, Fender's Grand Ballroom, [[Whisky a Go Go|The Whisky]], The Roxy, many shows with [[The Untouchables (Los Angeles band)|The Untouchables]], [[Fishbone]], and a show with the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] at [[California State University, Long Beach|Cal State Long Beach]]. Caseley left No Doubt in July 1989 for the US Navy Band.{{citation needed|date= March 2018}}