Editing Sugar Ray (section)

===Formation and ''Lemonade and Brownies'' (1986–1996)===
The band members grew up in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], California. Rodney Sheppard played in a number of reggae bands, including working with future [[Good Charlotte]] drummer Dean Butterworth. In the late 1980s, prior to Sugar Ray, Sheppard and [[Stan Frazier (musician)|Stan Frazier]] played together in a band under the name The Tories. Later additions Murphy Karges and [[Mark McGrath]] changed the band's name to Shrinky Dinx (initially "Shrinky Dinks").<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/25-worst-original-names-of-famous-bands-72260/the-shrinky-dinks-44994/|title=25 Worst Original Names of Famous Bands|date=July 22, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 30, 2019}}</ref> After signing with [[Atlantic Records]], the name was changed to Sugar Ray upon threat of a lawsuit from the [[Milton Bradley Company]], maker of the [[Shrinky Dinks]] toy.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p294514|pure_url=yes}}|title=Sugar Ray – Biography|last=Huey|first=Steve|year=2002|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2009-01-18}}</ref>

The band's debut album, ''[[Lemonade and Brownies]]'', was released in 1995 and though it failed to produce a major [[hit single]] it did earn them recognition in alternative circles.

After they gained fame with the 1997 album ''Floored'' in 1998, the single "Speed Home California" and "Mean Machine" from ''Lemonade and Brownies'' was featured in the [[PlayStation]] game ''[[Road Rash 3D]]'', and its [[Nintendo 64]] counterpart ''[[Road Rash 64]]'', respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/30/road-rash-64|title=Road Rash 64|work=IGN|date=September 30, 1999 |access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref>