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 | | The Buffalo, New York-based Goo Goo Dolls were formed in 1985 by Johnny Rzeznik on guitar and vocals, Robby Takac on bass, and George Tutuska on drums. |
 | | The Dolls released their third album, Hold Me Up, in 1991 on Warner Bros. Following the release of their first platinum album, A Boy Named Goo, in 1995, Tutuska left the band and was replaced by Mike Malinin. |
 | | The Goo Goo Dolls big commercial breakthrough, however, came in 1998 with the release of their sixth album, Dizzy Up the Girl, a more mainstream rock album that sold over three million copies. |
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