Good Charlotte was formed in 1996 in Waldorf, Maryland. The members of the band are identical twin brothers Joel Madden on vocals and Benji Madden on lead guitar and backing vocals.Other members of the band include Billy Martin on rhythm guitar and keyboards, Paul Thomas on bass guitar and Dean Butterworth on drums. Good Charlotte started out by playing at small bars. They soon caught the attention of the rock band, Lit. Good Charlotte played some dates with the band Blink-182, who had just experienced mainstream success with their album, Enema of the State. All of this caught the attention of major music labels, and Good Charlotte eventually signed with Epic Records in 1999. In 2000 they released their self titled album, Good Charlotte. It spawned the singles "Little Things", "The Motivation Proclamation" and "Festival Song". In 2002 they released The Young and the Hopeless. Then in 2004 they released The Chronicles of Life and Death. The album was released with two different versions: a "Life" version and a "Death" version which both came with different cover art .Good Charlotte would go on to release one more album in 2007, Good Morning Revival. As of July 2008, Good Charlotte has received eight awards from twenty nominations including aMTV Music Video Award, MuchMusic Awards and Kerrang! Awards.
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