[1][2] Siblings Jay and Beth Sorrentino began making music as kids in their Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home.
A high school friend, Ken Heitmueller, joined on bass and the trio formed Suddenly, Tammy!, recording two EPs, Spokesmodel and El Presidente, in a basement studio in the home of Ken's parents.
a number of tour slots paired with major acts (e.g., Warren Zevon, Suede, Melissa Etheridge, Matthew Sweet, Jeff Buckley, Ben Folds Five, The Cranberries), and eventually got them signed to Warner Bros. in 1994.
[3] The band recorded with producer Warne Livesey (Midnight Oil; Julian Cope; Jesus Jones) and released We Get There When We Do in 1995, and an EP, Shut Up!
More polished and consistent than their debut, We Get There ... ranged from propulsive hard rock to ballads.