Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland, formed in 1995. Since 2005, the band's lineup has consisted of Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Paul Thomas (bass), Billy Martin, and Dean Butterworth.
Good Charlotte at Nova Rock 2017, Austria
Good Charlotte in 2007 on the group's float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Good Charlotte performing in 2011
Waldorf is a census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Located 23 miles (37 km) south-southeast of Washington, D.C., Waldorf is part of Southern Maryland. Its population was 81,410 at the 2020 census. Waldorf has experienced dramatic growth, increasing its population 16-fold from fewer than 5,000 residents in 1980 to its current population. It is now the largest commercial and residential area in Southern Maryland as well as a major suburb in the Washington metropolitan area.
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum
The community is named after William Waldorf Astor, whose great-grandfather hailed from Walldorf, Germany.
Waldorf, 1941
Boyd Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, at Piscataway Indian Museum and Cultural Center