Douglas John Ardito (born March 10, 1971) is an American musician who was a member and played guitar as well as bass guitar for the band
Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd is an American post-grunge band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. The band has sold over seven million albums. Their major-label debut, '' Come Clean'' (2001), spawned the single " Blurry", which peaked at number 5 on the ...
. He is a
Fender Musical Instruments
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endorsed artist.
Career
Ardito co-wrote Puddle of Mudd's biggest single, "
Blurry
"Blurry" is a song by American rock band Puddle of Mudd. It was released on October 16, 2001, as the second single from the band's debut album '' Come Clean'' (2001). It was 2002's most successful rock song in the United States, topping the ''Bi ...
". ''
Guitar One Magazine
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'' voted Ardito's harmonic guitar part in "Blurry" as one of the "Top Ten Riffs of the Decade". The song reached the No. 1 spot on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts for ten and nine weeks. This soon propelled the single to mainstream success, reaching the No. 5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. Ardito along with the other two authors of the song won ASCAP's Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year. "Blurry" also won two Billboard awards in 2002, for "modern rock track of the year" and "rock track of the year". It also won the
Kerrang! Award for Best Single. Blurry reached No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's highest charting single in the United Kingdom.
References
External links
Puddle of Mudd website
1971 births
Living people
American rock bass guitarists
People from Bedford, Massachusetts
Place of birth missing (living people)
American male bass guitarists
Puddle of Mudd members
21st-century American bass guitarists
21st-century American male musicians
The Wondergirls members
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