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HISTORY Members during the band's early years included guitarist and songwriter Doug Hopkins , bassist Bill Leen , vocalist Jesse Valenzuela , guitarist Richard Taylor , drummer Chris McCann , McCann's replacement Dan Henzerling , and Taylor's replacement Robin Wilson . By the early 1990s, the lineup had changed to Leen on bass, Hopkins on guitar, Valenzuela on guitar, Wilson on vocals, and Phillip Rhodes on drums. During work on the group's second major-label record, Hopkins was fired and replaced with Scott Johnson , but Hopkins's songs " Hey Jealousy " and "Found Out About You" went on to become hit singles. Their success was overshadowed by the suicide of Hopkins in 1993. The Blossoms broke up in the spring of 1997, and each band member moved on to his own project. Vocalist Robin Wilson and drummer Phillip Rhodes launched the Gas Giants. Bassist Bill Leen retired from music to operate a rare book store. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela fronted a short-lived outfit called the Low Watts, released a solo album, and kept busy writing and producing. Robin ventured into producing as well, at his Mayberry Studios in Tempe. The Gas Giants announced an "indefinite hiatus" in June 2001. On Dec. 4, 2001, it was announced that Scott would leave his current band, Roger Clyne And The Peacemakers , to rejoin the Gin Blossoms. The band regrouped and began playing together again in earnest (having done a couple of one-off shows in the interim) in 2002. The only Blossom not involved in the reunion is drummer Phillip Rhodes, who, for personal reasons, decided not to tour with the band. Leavitt of Dada originally took Phillip’s place in the lineup, and then Gary Smith (of The Pistoleros, another Tempe band) stepped in. Scott Kusmirek took over drumming for the band from 2002 – 2004. In January of 2005, it was announced that Phil Rhodes would rejoin the band. They have been working on their latest album, which was recorded at Robin Wilson's studio Mayberry Studios in Tempe, Arizona USA, then re-recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis , to be released by Hybrid Recordings . TRIVIA The Blossoms' song "Mrs. Rita" is about a psychic in their hometown of Tempe, Arizona . DISCOGRAPHY Full-Lengths:
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DEFINITION Gin blossoms are also broken blood vessels in the nose, often found in Alcoholics . W.C. Fields is a well known case of this. |
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