Editing Hootie & the Blowfish (section)

===1996–1997: ''Fairweather Johnson'' and promotional singles===
In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish contributed the song "[[Hey, Hey, What Can I Do]]" to the ''[[Encomium (album)|Encomium]]'' tribute album to [[Led Zeppelin]]. Their [[cover version|cover]] of Canadian group [[54-40 (band)|54-40]]'s "[[I Go Blind]]", released on the soundtrack to the television series ''[[Friends]]'' in 1995, did not appear on ''Cracked Rear View'' or ''Fairweather Johnson'', but became a hit on radio in 1996 after three singles from ''Fairweather Johnson'' had been released. Both "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" and "I Go Blind" were later released on the compilation ''Scattered, Smothered and Covered''.

On February 28, 1996, at the [[38th Annual Grammy Awards]], Hootie & the Blowfish won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (for the single "Let Her Cry") and the Grammy for "Best New Artist".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/hootie-blowfish/16330|title=Hootie & the Blowfish |website=Grammy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9602/grammy_pm/|title=CNN - Morrissette, Hootie big Grammy winners |website=www.cnn.com |date=February 29, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/darius-rucker-my-grammy-moment-5885248/|title=Darius Rucker: My GRAMMY Moment|website=Billboard.com |date=January 24, 2014}}</ref> The band appeared on ''MTV Unplugged'' on the eve of the release of their second album, ''[[Fairweather Johnson]]'' (1996). The album contained the hit single "Old Man and Me" (U.S. No. 13), and sold four million copies in the United States.