<Li> Sam Hunter (back up drummer to the back up drummer) </Li> <P> Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in 1991 . To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States . Their major - label debut Come Clean has sold over five million copies . They have released two independent and four major label albums, with their latest being Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate in December 2009, and their most recent compilation album being re: (disc) overed, released in August 2011 . </P> <P> Puddle of Mudd was formed on September 13, 1991, in Kansas City by Wes Scantlin (lead vocals / rhythm guitar), Jimmy Allen (lead guitar), Sean Sammon (bass), and Kenny Burkitt (drums). According to Scantlin, the band name was inspired by practicing next to the Missouri river levee, which always inundated the band's practice space, but never ruined their equipment since they were on the second floor . In order to get to their practice space, the band "had to walk through a pile of shit ." The group's first album, Stuck, was released in 1994 on V&R Records . The album was produced by the band and E.J. Rose, and was recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas . It spawned two radio singles (the first was "You Don't Know", the second "Drift and Die"). </P> <P> Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released a second album, Abrasive, in 1997 on Hardknocks Records . It had eleven tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make it on to Puddle of Mudd's first major label release . Differences of opinion and other factors led to the break - up of the original Puddle of Mudd by early 1999, leaving Scantlin as the only original member . Kenny and Sean were still in the band, and Wes had gone out as a DJ for his girlfriend . </P>

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