American rock band
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne performing live in 2007
Origin New York City , U.S.Genres Years active
1995–2013
2020[ 5] (hiatus 1999–2001)
Labels Past members
Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood , Adam Schlesinger , Jody Porter , and Brian Young . They released six albums from 1996 to 2011 before effectively disbanding in 2013. They are best known for the Grammy -nominated song "Stacy's Mom ".
Schlesinger died of complications from COVID-19 on April 1, 2020,[ 6] and the surviving members of Fountains of Wayne reunited to perform an online one-shot concert as a tribute to Schlesinger on April 22, 2020.[ 5]
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