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Little Known Facts:
Personal Lives
•Dave Matthews is currently married to Jennifer Ashley Harper. They have three children, two of which are twin girls. Prior to Jennifer, he proposed to Julia Grey three times (and was told no each time).
•Boyd Tinsley (violinist) is married with two children. His trademark is
his dark glasses always worn when he performs. Tinsley is an occasional model,
and has been seen on billboards for JanSport and modeled a Tommy Hilfiger and
Gucci outfit in the L.A. Times.
•Carter Beauford (drummer) is married with three children. His first daughter, Brianna Simone, is from a previous marriage. Carter is a former history teacher, and is currently writing scores for television. At the age of three, his father took him to see Buddy Rich, and Beauford admits that is when he knew his career.
•Stefan Lessard (bassist) is married with three children. His nickname is Fonzie, and he joined the band when he was 16. He has a son from a previous marriage.
•Butch Taylor (keyboard) is currently married with three sons. He earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree from James Madison University in music. He was previously a teacher at the University of Virginia and James Madison University, and played the trumpet in the James Madison University jazz band.
Career Background/Interesting Facts
•Dave graduated from St. Stithians College, a private all male college in Johannesburg, South Africa.
•Dave Matthews Band was ranked #88 on VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists.
•Dave broke two ribs after failing to catch a grape in his mouth. He tripped over a guitar case and landed on the arm of a chair.
•Dave's sister passed away in 1993. The album Under the Table and Dreaming is dedicated to her.
•“Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.” – Dave Matthews
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Dave Matthews Band Albums
Remember Two Things - 1993
Recently - EP 1994
Under the Table and Dreaming - 1994
Crash - 1996
Before These Crowded Streets - 1998
Everyday - 2001
The Lillywhite Sessions - 2001
Busted Stuff - 2002
Stand Up - 2005
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Awards
•In 1997, they won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “So Much to Say.”
•DMB won Coolest Fan Website in 2000 and 2001 by VH1, along with My Favorite Group in 2001, Must Have Album (
Everyday, 2001), and Damn I Wish I Wrote That! (“The Space Between”, 2001).
•In 2004, Dave Matthews Band received the Chairman’s Award during the NAACP Image Awards.
Biography
Based in Charlottesville, Virginia,
Dave Matthews Band is made
up of singer/songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, electric violinist Boyd
Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford and bassist Stefan Lessard. Prior to his Dave
Matthews Band career, David John Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa,
the third of four children. He moved to the United States at the age of two where
the family settled in Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, New York. He later
moved to Charlottesville, Virginia after being asked by the South African government
to put in two years of required military service. Dave was raised in a Quaker
family, which meant military service was not an option.
Dave Matthews worked as a bartender at Miller’s Bar in Charlottesville
in 1990. He made friends with a lawyer named Ross Hoffman who convinced him to
record a demo tape of the songs he wrote. He was initially apprehensive about
playing in front of people and was unsure if it was a good idea. It was Hoffman
who introduced Dave to another local musician, Carter Beauford. Beauford had
been involved in many jazz bands and at the time had work on BET (Black Entertainment
Television). Carter listened to the demo and agreed to play the drums with Dave
inside the studio. The trio began working on Dave's songs in 1991.
Their breakthrough success began in 1994 with the release of their first LP
Under the Table and Dreaming on September 20. Their first commercial hits were from this album, including “What Would You Say,” “Satellite” and “Ants Marching.” Their second album
Crash brought about national attention and a Grammy Award. Since then, the band has sold over 15 albums, including eight live albums and one compilation. Their list of awards is astonishing and their sound is unlike any before it. Due to their overwhelming popularity,
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