

Jimmy Pop and Jared Hennegan both attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Franks and Bowe also took on the stage names “Jimmy Pop Ali” (the “Ali” was later dropped) and “Daddy Long Legs” respectively. They released an eponymous tape in 1990 before changing their name to the Bloodhound Gang the following year, a reference to “The Bloodhound Gang”, a segment on the 1980s PBS kids’ show 3-2-1 Contact that featured three young detectives solving mysteries and fighting crime. It consisted of James Moyer Franks and Michael Bowe, both graduates of Perkiomen Valley High School. The Bloodhound Gang began in 1988 as a small alternative band called Bang Chamber 8.

They are best known for their singles “ Fire Water Burn“, “ The Bad Touch“, “ Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo“, “ Along Comes Mary“, “ Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss“, and “ The Ballad of Chasey Lain“. Alternative rock comedy rock alternative hip hop electronica punk rock rap rockīloodhound Gang was an American rock band which began as a hip hop group before branching out into other genres, including punk rock, alternative hip hop, rapcore, funk metal, and electronic rock, as their career progressed.
