Formed in 1986 in Anaheim, California, United States as a
ska punk band inspired by
Madness, the lineup of No Doubt initially comprised
John Spence as lead vocal,
Gwen Stefani on back-up vocals, and her brother
Eric Stefani on keyboards. While playing the party-band circuit around Anaheim, the trio picked up bassist
Tony Kanal. Hardened by the suicide of Spence in December 1987, No Doubt nevertheless continued; Gwen became the lone vocalist and the group added guitarist
Tom Dumont and drummer
Adrian Young. During their early years on the party scene, they played with
Sublime, and Br…
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