Douglas John Ardito (born March 10, 1971) is an American musician who was a member and played

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as well as

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for the band

Puddle of Mudd Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. 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 '' Co ...

. He is a

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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'' voted Ardito's harmonic guitar part in "Blurry" as one of the "Top Ten Riffs of the Decade". The song reached the #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 #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

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for Best Single. Blurry reached #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 {{US-bass-guitarist-stub