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George Tutuska (born February 27, 1965 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of the alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. [1] He grew up in South Buffalo with four sisters. He attended Medaille College in Buffalo, and was studying to become an English teacher.
Michael Theodore Malinin (born October 10, 1967) is an American musician known for his work as drummer of the Goo Goo Dolls.He played drums for Tanya Tucker from July 2016 to February 2023, and now plays with the Nashville based band, The FBR.
The band's original lineup included John Rzeznik (guitar, vocals), Robby Takac (bass, vocals), and George Tutuska (drums, percussion). Takac and Tutuska had been long-time friends in school and met Rzeznik while he was playing in the band The Beaumonts with Takac's cousin, Paul Takac, and close friend Michael Harvey who was the inspiration for the band. [11]
John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (/ ˈ r ɛ z n ɪ k /; born December 5, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer.He is best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band Goo Goo Dolls, with whom he has recorded several chart-topping hits, including "Iris", "Slide", and "Name".
He met guitarist John Rzeznik through the Beaumonts and together they found a drummer, George Tutuska and started a band that they named the "Sex Maggots", with Takac as the lead singer and bassist. In 1986, [ 3 ] they changed their name to the more promotable "Goo Goo Dolls", and after three albums moved Rzeznik to the majority of lead vocals.
Freese's career as a session drummer has featured multiple enduring collaborations. He played on the Offspring's 2003 album Splinter after the departure of Ron Welty, played on several of the band's subsequent releases, and served as their touring drummer from 2021 to 2023 after they fired Pete Parada for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination ...
Paul Christian Gordon (October 19, 1963 – February 18, 2016) was an American musician, composer, and producer. A keyboardist and guitarist, he was a member of New Radicals and the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the B-52's from 2007 until his death in 2016.
At the time, the Goo Goo Dolls had the same manager as Green Day. [1] Freese has performed as a studio musician and touring member in Green Day since 2004. He has performed on their American Idiot World Tour , 21st Century Breakdown World Tour , 99 Revolutions Tour , Revolution Radio Tour , and Hella Mega Tour and appeared on their live albums ...