Dave Matthews Band performing in 2005. From left to right: Taylor, Tinsley, Matthews, Beauford, Lessard, Moore
Background information
Also known as
DMB
Origin
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Rock
jam band
jazz fusion
folk rock
indie rock
alternative rock
roots rock
folk
Years active
1991–present
Labels
RCA
Bama Rags
Spinoffs
Dave Matthews & Friends
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
Members
Dave Matthews
Carter Beauford
Stefan Lessard
Tim Reynolds[1]
Rashawn Ross[2]
Jeff Coffin[3]
Buddy Strong
Past members
LeRoi Moore
Peter Griesar
Butch Taylor
Boyd Tinsley
Website
davematthewsband.com
Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members are singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and backing vocalist Carter Beauford, violinist and backing vocalist Boyd Tinsley, and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. As of 2024, Matthews, Lessard, and Beauford are the only remaining founding members.
Dave Matthews Band's 1994 major label debut album, Under the Table and Dreaming, was certified platinum six times. As of 2018[update], the band had sold more than 25 million concert tickets and a combined total of 38 million CDs and DVDs.[4] Their 2018 album, Come Tomorrow, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making DMB the first band to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak. The band won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "So Much to Say". In 2024, the Dave Matthews Band were selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A jam band, Dave Matthews Band is renowned for its live shows. The band is known for playing songs differently in each performance; this practice has become a staple of their live shows.
^"Members Tim Reynolds". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^"Members Rashawn Ross". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^"Members Jeff Coffin". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^"GRAMMY MUSEUM® PRESENTS DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: INSIDE AND OUT". Grammy.com. May 4, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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