The band consists of Jaret Reddick lead vocals, guitar , Gary Wiseman drums, percussion , and Rob Felicetti bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar.
The band is also known for performing the theme song for the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb. Reddick is the only original member as of Reddick and original drummer Lance Morrill met in the fall of Reddick began playing music in , at 13 years old. Burney's family owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse called "The Refuge" with a music stage and he played there with his first band the Persecuted, where he and Reddick met bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early s although Wiseman did not join the band until Burney and Chandler, along with Morrill, also formed the band Slaw.
Around this time, Reddick formed the band Terminal Seasons. Not too long after, Reddick and Morrill formed coolfork! The band was in full swing by , playing such venues as the Refuge. A few months later, after forming a band called Rubberneck, the group changed their name to Bowling for Soup, which was derived from the phrase "bowling for shit" from a comedy act by Steve Martin , [ 1 ] and the band was officially formed in Wichita Falls on June 4, , by Reddick lead vocals, guitar , Burney guitar, backing vocals , Chandler bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar , and Morrill drums, percussion, backing vocals.
Morrill left the band on good terms and was replaced in July by Wiseman. In , Bowling for Soup relocated to Denton, Texas , and in recorded their second studio album and third overall , Rock on Honorable Ones!! The album sold over 10, copies, prompting Jive Records to sign the band. Let's Do It for Johnny!! The album mostly contained re-recordings of the group's previous material along with a few new tracks and a cover of Bryan Adams ' song " Summer of '69 ". Reddick considers the Grammies one of his shining moments, not for the nomination, but for winning "worst dressed" from Joan Rivers.
An acoustic version of the song "Belgium" exists at the end of the album, as well as at the very end of the initial release. The band appeared in the film Crossroads , playing at a graduation party.
