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'''David John Matthews''' (born January 9, 1967) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the ] (DMB). Matthews was born in ],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559986/ |title=Dave Matthews |website=] |access-date=2016-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102014522/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559986/ |archive-date=November 2, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/dave-matthews-9542554 |title=Dave Matthews |access-date=2016-04-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415080745/http://www.biography.com/people/dave-matthews-9542554 |archive-date=April 15, 2016}}</ref> and moved frequently between South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States while growing up. He started playing ] at the age of nine.
'''David John Matthews''',(born ], ] in ], ]) is the ]-award winning ] and ] from ]. He has also worked as a solo artist and with other musicians, most often with ]. An occasional actor, he has appeared in two feature films.


From 1991 to 2003, Matthews predominantly focused on songwriting and performing with the Dave Matthews Band, which he started in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. He also has done various solo performances and produced other records. During the period from 2000 to 2010, his band toured constantly, selling more tickets and earning more money than any other act in North America.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Randy |title=Dave Matthews Band rocks to the top in concert revenue |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-19-la-et-touring19-2009dec19-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 December 2009 }}</ref> The band's 2012 album '']'' made them the only group to have six consecutive studio albums debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' charts. This record was extended to seven consecutive number one albums with the 2018 release, ''].''
==Early life==
Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1967. The Matthews family consisted of four children: Dave, two sisters (Anne and Jane) and a brother (Peter). Two years later, his family immigrated to ], ], where his physicist father went to work for ]. The elder Matthews encouraged Dave to take piano lessons as a child before he picked up the guitar at age nine. After living in New York, his family moved to ], ] in the early ]s before returning to the States, where his father died of ], in ]. In 1980, the family moved back to South Africa, where the young Matthews went to several schools and "got more wise about the evils of government, there and in general."{{fact}} In 1994, his sister Anne died in a domestic tragedy at her home in South Africa. The Grammy nominated album ''Under The Table and Dreaming'' is dedicated to her.


In addition to music, Matthews has had multiple acting roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559986/?ref_=nv_sr_1#actor |website=IMDb |access-date=2016-06-27 |title=Dave Matthews: Actor}}</ref> He has also won two Grammy Awards: one with the Dave Matthews Band in 1997 for ] ("]") and one in 2004 for ] ("]") from his solo album.
Upon his graduation from high-school, he was required to put in two years of compulsory military service, a requirement of the South African government. Coming from a devoutly ] family, military service was not an option,<ref name=CNN> Whitefield, Fredricka (2005). CNN.com (accessed May 3, 2006)</ref> and his mother implored ] to accept her son in honor of his father, who had once worked there in the physics department. So in 1986 Matthews relocated to ], ], where his parents had lived before he was born.


==Early life==
Though he also logged time back in South Africa and in ], it was in Charlottesville that he became part of the local music community.<ref name=CNN /> Pursuing various interests, Matthews tried his hand on stage, acting in various local productions. While enthusiastic for music, and a popular bartender at a local watering hole called Miller's, Matthews was intimidated by the quality of the local actors and largely shied away from performing publicly. But local star (and future collaborator) Tim Reynolds finally goaded Matthews to join him on stage one night, and Matthews stunned the audience with his performance.<ref name=VH1> VH1.com (accessed May 4, 2006)</ref> This eventually led to his first professional musical gig at a ] performance by the ], singing "Sensitive Feelings," composed by ] and Dawn Thompson. In ] he hatched the idea to form his own band.
David John Matthews was born on January 9, 1967 in ],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martell |first=Nevin |title=Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People |publisher=] |year=1999 |isbn=9780671035440 |pages=3}}</ref> the third of four children born to South African parents, John and Val Matthews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burdick |first=Debi |date=2019-01-14 |title=How Dave Matthews gives back to his hometown of Charlottesville • Red Light Management |url=https://www.redlightmanagement.com/how-dave-matthews-gives-back-to-his-hometown-of-charlottesville/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Red Light Management}}</ref> At age two, Matthews moved with his family to ], where his father, a physicist, started working for ].<ref>{{cite book |first=Nevin |last=Martell |title=The Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People |edition=revised |location=New York |publisher=Simon and Schuster |date=2004 |pages=3–4 |isbn=0-7434-9382-6 |oclc=762211281 }}</ref>


In 1974, the Matthews family moved to ], for a year, then returned to New York, where his father died from lung cancer in 1977 when Matthews was ten years old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=KC |date=2008-09-11 |title=Julia Roberts and Dave Matthews Rock Out for Cancer Concert |url=https://people.com/celebrity/julia-roberts-and-dave-matthews-rock-out-for-cancer-concert/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> At some point, while residing in New York, Matthews attended his first concert, when his mother took him to a performance by ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gardner |first=Elysa |url=http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=jconline&sParam=34946928.story |title=Jconline – Postcard from the road: Pete Seeger's all-star hootenanny |publisher=Content.usatoday.net |access-date=2012-04-15}}</ref> The family returned to Johannesburg in 1977.<ref name=nyt/>
==Formation of DMB==


Matthews naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Les |title=Dave Matthews To Be Monticello Naturalization Speaker |url=https://wina.com/local/dave-matthews-to-be-monticello-naturalization-speaker/ |website=Newsradio WINA |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
Matthews had originally envisioned someone else singing his songs but instead decided to use his own vocals. Yet after writing his first few songs, including "The Song that Jane Likes" and "Recently", he began to consider starting his own band. Matthews formed The ] in early ] with ], ], ], ], and ] while he was working as a bartender at Miller's in Charlottesville. The band's first gig was on ], 1991, at a private rooftop party held by Lydia Condor at the in downtown Charlottesville.


Upon Matthews's graduation from secondary school in 1985, he was faced with ] into the South African military just as ] to the practice was becoming widespread.<ref>At Ease, ECC newsletter, May 1986, cited in {{cite book |first=Jacklyn |last=Cock |title=Colonels and Cadres: War and Gender in South Africa |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=1991 |page=81 |isbn=0-19-570706-0 |oclc=925251407 }}</ref> As a ] (and consequently pacifist), Matthews left South Africa to avoid service.<ref name=CNN>Whitefield, Fredricka (2005). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185632/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0505/14/pitn.01.html |date=March 3, 2016 }} CNN.com (accessed May 3, 2006)</ref>
==Other ventures==
In the late ], Dave Matthews was a commonly featured guest at ] concerts. He helped DMB manager ] found ] in ], and he remains one of the principals of that ]. Matthews sang on the track "Sing Along" on ]'s second album '']'' in ]. Later that year he released a solo album, '']'', which went ]; its single, "Gravedigger," won a ] in ]. To support the album, Matthews toured with a group of musicians (most of whom performed on ''Some Devil'') under the name ]. This side project of Matthews continues to be active when DMB is on hiatus.


Matthews moved to New York in 1986 where he worked for ] for a short time,<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/31/arts/pop-jazz-a-band-that-built-a-career-from-the-ground-up.html?pagewanted=2 |title=POP/JAZZ; A Band That Built a Career From the Ground Up |work=The New York Times |date=May 31, 1998 |access-date=2013-12-04}}</ref> then joined his mother that same year in ], a town Matthews's family had lived in before he was born.<ref name=nyt/> In Charlottesville, he became part of the local music community, rehearsing in a warehouse owned by ].<ref>{{Citation |title=Roulhac Toledano (2014) | date=July 4, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiKwWKfKXeU&t=1h8m |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en}}</ref> Although Matthews had started playing the guitar at age nine, it was only in Charlottesville that he started performing publicly.<ref name=nyt/> Matthews met local star (and future collaborator) ] through mutual friend, Nic Cappon. In time, Reynolds had Matthews join him on stage, and Matthews was persuaded to record some of his own songs.<ref name=nyt/><ref name=VH1> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041211174015/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/74427/episode_about.jhtml |date=December 11, 2004}} VH1.com (accessed May 4, 2006)</ref> This led to his first professional musical gig at a ] performance by the ''Miki Liszt Dance Company'', based at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, singing "Meaningful Love", composed by ] and Dawn Thompson.<ref name=nancies>{{cite web|url=http://nancies.org/articles/010110a.shtml |title=Interview With Greg Howard |publisher=nancies.org |access-date=2012-12-17}}</ref> In 1991, he hatched the idea to form his own band.<ref name=nyt/> Before recording his first demo, Matthews bartended at Miller's in Charlottesville.<ref name=ProQuest1194320>{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|1194320}} |last1=Scaggs |first1=Austin |title=The Music Q&A: Dave Matthews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=13 November 2003 |page=34 }}</ref>
Since 2001, Matthews has been one of the directors of ]. Matthews owns 1,340 acres of farmland near Scottsville, Virginia named Maple Hill Farm, where he provides ] vegetables, flowers, and herbs through a ] program. Close to the farm, Matthews maintains the four acre Blenheim Vineyards which utilizes a gravity flow winemaking technique.{{fact}}


== Formation of Dave Matthews Band ==
Dave Matthews has also acted in two ]s. He played Will Coleman in the 2003 adaptation of the ] '']''. He also portrayed the character Otis in the ] film '']'', which was based on the novel of the same name.
]'' in 1998]]
After writing his first few songs, including "I'll Back You Up", "The Song That Jane Likes" and "Recently", Matthews formed ] in early 1991 with ], ], ], ] (who left the band in 1993), and ] while working at Miller's as a bartender.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNerthney |first=Casey |date=2017-08-18 |title=Seattle resident Dave Matthews responds to violence in Charlottesville, where band started |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-resident-dave-matthews-responds-to-violence-in-charlottesville-where-band-started/594816407/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=KIRO 7 News Seattle |language=en}}</ref> The band's first show was on March 14, 1991, as part of a benefit for the ] at ] in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Matthews's older sister Anne, who lived in South Africa, was murdered by her husband in early 1994. Her husband then died by suicide on or around January 27 of that year.<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=16Htyr5v1N0C&pg=PA20 |title=Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People, Revised and Updated – Nevin Martell – Google Boeken |access-date=2012-12-17|isbn=9780743493826 |last1=Martell |first1=Nevin |date=June 15, 2004 |publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref> The event had a profound effect on Matthews's outlook on life and was referenced in a few of his songs. On January 29, 1994, he performed with ] at ] in New York, where he dedicated that performance "to her memory". Dave Matthews Band's '']'', released later that year, was dedicated to her.<ref name="books.google.com"/> Anne Matthews was survived by her two children, and they traveled to the United States following her death. Dave and his younger sister Jane (after whom the Dave Matthews Band song "The Song That Jane Likes" is named) took responsibility for the children's upbringing.<ref name="books.google.com"/>

== Other musical work==
] with Dave Matthews when performing together in 1998]]
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Matthews focused primarily on songwriting and performances with ] from 1990 to 2003. The band's sound blends acoustic guitar, bass, saxophone, drums and violin. In 1994, DMB signed with ].<ref name=ProQuest1194320/><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Colapinto |first1=John|author-link1=John Colapinto |title=The Salvation of Dave Matthews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=15 March 2001 |pages=46–49, 51, 88–89 |id={{ProQuest|1192512}} |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-salvation-of-dave-matthews-85267/ }}</ref> Since that period, he has occasionally ventured outside the band in various solo performances and records.
Matthews sang on the track "Sing Along" on ]'s second album '']'' in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blueman.com/about/faqs |title=Blue Man FAQs |access-date=March 6, 2009 |quote="Sing Along," a track from The Complex, featuring Dave Matthews on vocals, is Blue Man Group's first music video. |publisher=Blue Man Productions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201173936/http://www.blueman.com/about/faqs |archive-date=February 1, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year he released the solo album '']'', which went ]; its single "]" won a ] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |title=Gold and Platinum |access-date=March 6, 2009 |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140535/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> To support the album, Matthews toured with a group of musicians (many of whom performed on "Some Devil") under the name ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/5583.html |title=Dave Matthews links up with Trey Anastasio, others for winter tour |publisher=Live Daily |date=October 7, 2003 |access-date=March 6, 2009 |quote=Joining Matthews on the outing are Trey Anastasio, ], Tony Hall, ] and Tim Reynolds.... Late last month, Matthews released ''Some Devil''; his first solo set. Anastasio, Hall and Blade all appear on the album. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907001716/http://livedaily.com/news/5583.html |archive-date=September 7, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-matthews-forms-supergroup-with-jakob-dylan-20131216 |title=Dave Matthews Forms Supergroup with Jakob Dylan |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |quote=In late 2013, it was announced that Dave Matthews was part of a music project called ]. Matthews, along with ], ], ] and his brother Bill are self producing their debut album at the Blade Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana. |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217062935/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-matthews-forms-supergroup-with-jakob-dylan-20131216 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Dave often collaborates with banjoist ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kahn |first1=Andy |title=Bela Fleck Joins Dave Matthews Band For 'Friend Of The Devil' In 2015 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bela-fleck-joins-dave-matthews-band-friend-devil-2015 |work=JamBase |date=4 July 2016 }}</ref> Fleck is the ] and namesake of ]; Matthews appears as guest vocalist with the band on their 1998 release, '']''. Both Fleck and the Flecktones' bassist ] have made numerous live appearances and in studio with the Dave Matthews Band. Wooten soloed in the second part of the ] song "The Maker", and also in "]" on the 1998 live album '']''. The Flecktones also opened for DMB on several tours. Matthews performed a duet with ] on "My Antonia" on her 2000 album '']''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Harris, Emmylou |title=Red Dirt Girl |url=http://www.emmylou.net/reddirtgirl.html |access-date=May 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318131612/http://emmylou.net/reddirtgirl.html |archive-date=March 18, 2009}}</ref> They also appeared together on the musical television show '']'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_crossroads/77097/episode_about.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040211103114/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_crossroads/77097/episode_about.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2004 |title=Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris |publisher=Country Music Television, Inc. |access-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref> where the two performed Matthews's "]" and the folk song "]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |title=Watch Dave Matthews Duet With Emmylou Harris |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-dave-matthews-salutes-cash-in-haunting-duet-with-emmylou-harris-44531/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=9 January 2015 }}</ref>

Matthews played a cover of ]'s song "]" at the 2010 tribute ], honoring Young on January 29, 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |title=Neil Young Honored by Wilco, Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews and More at MusiCares Gala |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-honored-by-wilco-chili-peppers-dave-matthews-and-more-at-musicares-gala-80051/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=30 January 2010 }}</ref>
The Dave Matthews Band opened for ] on their ] (1997–1998), and Matthews sang "]" and "]" with ].

==Acting==
Before he was known as a musician, Dave Matthews was an amateur actor, appearing onstage in several productions at Charlottesville's ] and Live Arts theater<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/happy-birthday-dave-matthews-6430882|title=Happy Birthday, Dave Matthews!|last=Zimmerman|first=Lee|date=2012-01-09|website=New Times Broward-Palm Beach|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> in the early 1990s; the role for which he is best remembered is as a used car salesman in Offstage Theatre's "Just Say No," directed by John Quinn, co-starring Kylie Suture.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Delancey |first1=Morgan |title=The Dave Matthews Band: Step Into the Light |date=2001 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1-55022-443-6 |page= |url=https://archive.org/details/davematthewsband00morg_0 |url-access=registration |access-date=23 April 2017 }}</ref> He played Will Coleman in the 2003 adaptation of the novel '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192788/|title=Where the Red Fern Grows |access-date=October 12, 2008|work=IMDb|date=May 3, 2003 }}</ref> In 2005, he played in '']'' as Otis, a man who works at a pet store and plays guitar.
In 2007, Matthews appeared briefly in the movie '']'', where he plays a homosexual salesman.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762107/|title= I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry|access-date=October 12, 2008|work=IMDb |date= July 20, 2007}}</ref> In 2008, he appeared in the ] movie '']'' as a racist redneck character named James.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0960144/|title= You Don't Mess with the Zohan|access-date=October 12, 2008 |work=IMDb}}</ref> He also had a significant role in '']'' with ] and ], in which he portrays the character Red.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0875705/|title=Lake City |access-date=October 12, 2008 |work=IMDb|date=April 25, 2008 }}</ref> He was in one movie in 2011: the Adam Sandler/] comedy '']''.

In 2007, Matthews guest-starred in the medical-drama series '']'' in the episode "]". He played a piano-playing musical ] who had the two hemispheres of his brain severed from each other in order to recover from his epilepsy, but at the expense of his musical abilities. Dave had a piano double for the complex pieces, but played the simpler pieces himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truveo.com/House-House-Plays-The-Piano-WIth-Dave-Matthews/id/2336433882|title=Inside House: Hugh Laurie and Dave Matthews Play Piano|access-date=November 10, 2008|archive-date=October 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010145612/http://www.truveo.com/House-House-Plays-The-Piano-WIth-Dave-Matthews/id/2336433882|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the ] episode of ''House'', "]", the song "]" can be heard playing at the end. In another episode, one of the tracks from ], "]" was played in the ] episode, "]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942528/|title="House M.D." Half-Wit
|access-date=October 12, 2008|work=IMDb|date=March 6, 2007
}}</ref>

The fifth time Matthews appeared as musical guest on '']'' in November 2009 (which was also the fourth time the Dave Matthews Band appeared on the show), he made an appearance as ] in a skit called "The Mellow Show". ] impersonated Matthews in the same skit.

Matthews was also a cast member and performer in the popular music documentary '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760307/|title=''Before the Music Dies'' (2006) |website=IMDb |access-date=2012-12-17|url-status=dead |archive-date=April 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409133025/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760307/}}</ref> In 2018, Matthews guest-starred on '']'' as the voice of Gustavo's father, a platypus.

==Other activities==
In 1999, Matthews purchased more than 10 acres of land in Albemarle County, Virginia, known as Blenheim Farm, to preserve its historical significance. He later decided to plant grapes on the property, since it is located within both the Virginia and ] ] areas. Blenheim Vineyards was founded in 2000, and currently produces 5,500 cases of wine per year, including its signature ] and several special edition wines that have featured unique labels with drawings by Matthews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blenheimvineyards.com/ |title=Blenheim Vineyards |publisher=Blenheim Vineyards |access-date=2013-12-04}}</ref>

In 2011, Matthews collaborated with wine makers Steve Reeder and Sean McKenzie in creating the ].<ref name="Spec">{{cite web |url=http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/45850 |title=Unfiltered: Dave Matthews' Wine Dream |publisher=] |date=October 20, 2011 |access-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Huff">{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/25/wine-taste-test_n_1022810.html#s423709&title=Dave_Matthews_Dreaming |title=Wine Taste Test: How Do Dave Matthews, Banana Republic And More Branded Wines Stack Up? |publisher=Huffington Post |date=October 26, 2011 |access-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Zimbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Dave+Matthews/articles/6ddk1HSz6Mg/Alcohol+Dave+Matthews+Wine |title=Alcohol: Dave Matthews Wine? |publisher=Zimbio |date=February 1, 2012 |access-date=March 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009002257/http://www.zimbio.com/Dave+Matthews/articles/6ddk1HSz6Mg/Alcohol+Dave+Matthews+Wine |archive-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2012, Matthews was credited as producer on the documentary ''Last Call at the Oasis'', directed by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.documentarychannel.com/post/10519205084/ato-pictures-to-distribute-must-see-doc-last-call-at |title=ATO Pictures to Distribute Must-See Doc 'Last Call at the Oasis' |publisher=Blog.documentarychannel.com |access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617051943/http://blog.documentarychannel.com/post/10519205084/ato-pictures-to-distribute-must-see-doc-last-call-at |archive-date=June 17, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In early 2013, Matthews participated in a jam session at Blade Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana, with ], ], Blade studios co-owner ], and Sexton's brother Will. This led to the formation of a band named The Nauts with Matthews, Dylan, Blade, and the Sexton brothers as members. However, there has been no news regarding an album release since that jam session.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-matthews-forms-supergroup-with-jakob-dylan-20131216 |title=Dave Matthews Heads New Supergroup with Jakob Dylan |publisher=] |date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217062935/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-matthews-forms-supergroup-with-jakob-dylan-20131216 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On May 16, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine, Matthews appeared streaming on the virtual graduation ceremonies for the University of Virginia. He wished students his best and said "it is now your small opportunity to make the world a better place, as you see fit." He then sang the song "Singing from the Windows".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newman |first1=Caroline |title=Virtual Celebration Honors Grads with Surprise Performances, Poignant Reflections |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/virtual-celebration-honors-grads-surprise-performances-poignant-reflections |work=UVA Today |date=16 May 2020 }}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Dave Matthews married longtime girlfriend Jennifer Ashley Harper in 2000. They have twin daughters born in 2001, and a son born in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dmband.com/news/view/cb3b7a7e7b6d5086bee55ac0624874dd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711002749/http://www.dmband.com/news/view/cb3b7a7e7b6d5086bee55ac0624874dd |archive-date=July 11, 2007 |title=Congratulations to Dave and Ashley! |date=July 2, 2007 |work=The Official Dave Matthews Band Website }}</ref> They reside in ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Allison |title=The Sainthood of Dave Matthews Has Been Indefinitely Postponed |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2018/11/20/the-sainthood-of-dave-matthews-has-been-indefinitely-postponed |website=Seattle Met |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=20 November 2018 |quote=Though the band formed in a Virginia college town back in 1991, Dave Matthews has been a Seattle resident since Bush II’s first term.}}</ref> In a 2001 interview, Matthews stated that he was ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Dave_Matthews |title=Dave Matthews – Celebrity Atheist List |publisher=Celebatheists.com |access-date=2012-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010140158/http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Dave_Matthews |archive-date=October 10, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He joined the ] board of directors in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Farm Aid|url=https://www.farmaid.org/about-us/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Farm Aid}}</ref> to serve alongside fellow musicians ], ] and ] to raise money for family farmers in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723677/k.961B/Board_and_Staff.htm |title=Board and Staff |publisher=Farm Aid |access-date=2012-12-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805233850/http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723677/k.961B/Board_and_Staff.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2012}}</ref>
Matthews and his wife, ], have twin daughters born in ], Stella Busina and Grace Anne. The family splits their time between ], ] and Charlottesville.<ref name=TBOS>Eliscu, Jenny (2005). ''Rolling Stone'' (accessed June 19. 2006)</ref> Despite his upbringing, Matthews identifies as ].<ref name=boston>Morse, Steve (2001). ''The Boston Globe'' (accessed May 29, 2006)</ref>


===Political activism===
Matthews self-identifies as a "White" immigrant American,<ref name=RS2>Matthews, Dave (2004). Rolling Stone (accessed June 19, 2006)</ref> However, he has been classified by some with the term African-American, since he was born and spent a large portion of his childhood in South Africa. However, as this term is usually reserved for Black Americans, the designation has met with dispute.<ref name=WHRO>Page, Clarence (2004). PBS.org (accessed June 19, 2006)</ref> ] aside, Matthews is a legal American and identifies strongly with American culture and politics.<ref name=TDADM/> However, as he stated in his famous essay "My African Heart," "I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month...to both lose myself and gain awareness of myself."<ref name=MAH>Matthews, Dave (2001). '']'' magazine (accessed June 19, 2006)</ref>
Matthews published an Internet video before the ], urging viewers to vote without advocating any candidate. He mentioned only Ralph Nader by name, and updated fans about the recording sessions for '']''. Although his music often explores political and social issues, Matthews refrained from public campaigning for presidential candidates until 2004. He cast his support strongly with Democratic nominee ], performing at political events including the ] tour.


Matthews also supported ] for president in 2008, both in the primaries and in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bates, Eric|date=April 17, 2008|title=Dave Matthews Speaks Out for Barack Obama |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20093048/dave_matthews_speaks_out_for_barack_obama?source=music_news_rssfeed|access-date=September 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408192456/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20093048/dave_matthews_speaks_out_for_barack_obama?source=music_news_rssfeed |website=RollingStone}}</ref> On April 6, 2008, he and Tim Reynolds played a concert titled "Change Rocks"<ref name="Change Rocks">{{cite web|title=Change Rocks: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds to Perform Special Show in Support of Barack Obama|last1=Matthews |first1=Dave|last2=Reynolds|first2=Tim |date=April 2, 2008|website=Official Dave Matthews Website |url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/7609326981d081ac5a758b04ad0b30fd|access-date=February 4, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006104813/http://davematthewsband.com/news/view/7609326981d081ac5a758b04ad0b30fd}}</ref> at Indiana University to encourage students to register to vote. The tickets were distributed by the Obama campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dave Matthews at Indiana University |date=April 6, 2008 |website=my.barackobama.com |url=http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/indavematthews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226012250/http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/indavematthews |archive-date=February 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-04-15}}</ref> Questions regarding his citizenship were answered by advertisements and videos on YouTube, where he says he is a "real American" and a "real Virginian," stating that "real Virginians get out and vote."<ref name="Citizen">{{cite web |title=Dave Matthews for Obama | date=October 28, 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhOpdkHo_g |access-date=2012-12-17 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/BEhOpdkHo_g|archive-date=2021-11-07 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Although bereaved by the loss of band co-founder and saxophonist ] on August 19, 2008, he and ] played for the ] delegates on Sunday, August 24, at Red Rocks,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goodin|first1=Emily|title=Sunday, August 24|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/1436-sunday-august-24/|website=The Hill|access-date=23 April 2017|date=15 August 2008|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118101203/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/1627-sunday-august-24|url-status=live}}</ref> and again with Reynolds at Virginia Commonwealth University on October 26, 2008,<ref name="VA Commonwealth Appearance">{{cite web |url=http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/vadavematthews|title=Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds at Virginia Commonwealth University |last1=Matthews|first1=Dave |last2=Reynolds|first2=Tim|date=October 26, 2008 |publisher=Democratic National Committee|access-date=February 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119152015/http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/vadavematthews |archive-date=November 19, 2008}}</ref> among other places. Matthews has often supported environmental initiatives, such as ] availability and the fight against ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.treehugger.com/culture/eco-celeb-dave-matthews.html |title=Eco-Celeb: Dave Matthews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810093512/https://www.treehugger.com/culture/eco-celeb-dave-matthews.html |archive-date=10 August 2013 |website=TreeHugger}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=September 2020}}
In his spare time, Matthews enjoys being with his family.


On September 21, 2009, Matthews stated that some of President ]'s harsher critics were motivated by his race, and stated that he "sees it everywhere" in the United States.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/21/qa.dave.matthews/index.html | work=CNN | title=U.S. racism 'everywhere,' says Dave Matthews | access-date=May 1, 2010 | date=September 21, 2009}}</ref> Matthews is also a strong supporter of ] and participated in "Love Unites Shepard Fairey Equality Project", a gay marriage advocacy project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddins|first=Andrew|title=Voice for Equality: Dave Matthews|date=December 22, 2009|url=http://straighttalkonmarriage.blogspot.com/2009/12/voice-for-equality-dave-matthews.html|access-date=2009-12-22}}</ref>
==Solo discography==


On May 10, 2012, Matthews entertained a sellout crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle where President Obama was hosting a campaign fundraiser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://seattlegayscene.com/2012/04/president-obama-dave-matthews-to-rock-out-at-the-paramount-on-may-10/|title=President Obama & Dave Matthews to "rock out" at The Paramount on May 10 |work=Seattle Gay Scene |author=<!--Not stated-->|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref>
:''See also: ]''


In a September 28, 2015, interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Matthews said that "when I hear someone like ] talking, I think there's a hope."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hyman|first=Dan|title=Dave Matthews Talks Bernie Sanders, New Album, His Guitar Hero|date=September 28, 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-matthews-talks-bernie-sanders-new-album-his-guitar-hero-20150928|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116195341/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-matthews-talks-bernie-sanders-new-album-his-guitar-hero-20150928|url-status=dead}}</ref> Matthews performed at a San Francisco rally for Sanders during the 2016 presidential primaries and later, during the general election campaign. He was a major donor to the 2017 gubernatorial campaign of progressive Charlottesville politician ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vpap.org/candidates/105435/top_donors/|title=vpap.org. Tom Perriello: Top Donors|access-date=June 2, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605064939/http://www.vpap.org/candidates/105435/top_donors/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Albums===


On October 30, 2021, Matthews performed at a Democratic get out the vote event in ] with gubernatorial candidate ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=NBC29 Newsroom |title=Dave Matthews to perform at free event for Terry McAuliffe in Charlottesville |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2021/10/20/dave-matthews-perform-free-event-terry-mcauliffe-charlottesville/ |website=NBC12.com |date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Associated Press |title=Dave Matthews to join Terry McAuliffe in Charlottesville for get-out-the-vote rally |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/government/virginia/vp-nw-virginia-governor-dave-matthews-20211024-zky5kgui3zcafdw3irfwenojom-story.html |website=Virginian Pilot |date=October 24, 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref> During the 2022 election campaign, Matthews performed at campaign events for Democratic candidates ] in Ohio and ] in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-25 |title=Thousands turn out for Tim Ryan rally featuring Dave Matthews concert |url=https://news.wosu.org/2022-10-25/free-concert-for-tim-ryan-starts-final-two-weeks-of-campaigning-in-close-ohio-us-senate-race |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=WOSU News |language=en}}</ref>
* 1999: '']'' (with ])
* 2003: '']''


During a Dave Matthews Band concert in Virginia Beach on June 15, 2024, Matthews paused in the set to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. {{cn|date=June 2024}}
===Guest appearances===
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==Awards and accolades==
* 1990: ''Imagine We Were'' by ]
* 1996: '']'' by ]
* 1998: '']'' by ]
* 1999: '']'' by ]
* 2000: '']'' by ]
* 2000: ''Sharin' in the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish'' (Various Artists)
* 2001: ''Mercury'' by ]
* 2002: '']'' by ]
* 2002: '']'' Soundtrack
* 2003: '']'' by ]
* 2003: ''Next'' by ]
* 2003: '']'' by ]
* 2005: '']'' by ]
* 2005: '']'' by ]
* 2005: ''Live From Bonnaroo 2004'' (Various Artists)
* 2006: '']'' by ]


==Awards== ===Grammy Awards===
* ]: ] – "]", Dave Matthews Band
===Grammys===
* Best Male Rock Performance ("Gravedigger", 2004, Dave Matthews, solo) — '''WON''' * ]: ] – "]", Dave Matthews


===ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards===
==Quotes==
*Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture – "Where Are You Going" (for '']'')
{{quotation|I'm way more American than George Bush and Dick Cheney.|Dave Matthews, '']'' interview "The Devil and Dave Matthews" (January 22, 2004)<ref name=TDADM/>}}
*Dave Matthews was awarded D.M.A. ''honoris causa'' by Haverford College on May 15, 2005.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.haverford.edu/publicrelations/news/dmatthews.htm |title=Haverford College News |publisher=Haverford.edu |date=February 18, 2005 |access-date=2012-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910023828/http://www.haverford.edu/publicrelations/news/dmatthews.htm |archive-date=September 10, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2002: Matthews was the recipient of the Orville Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.u2.com/news/article/788/|title=Adam, Edge, U2 Sweep Gibson Guitar Awards|website=www.u2.com|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref>


==Discography==
{{quotation|That's the magic of this band: shooting from the hip. The lights have to follow our cues, because we're not going to follow their cues. We're not going to stick to a song the way it's supposed to be. Everything is up to us. That's music to me. That's American music. We're an American band.|Dave Matthews, '']'' interview "The Boys of Summer" (June 16, 2005)<ref name=TBOS/>}}
{{See also|Dave Matthews Band discography}}
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===Studio albums===


* '']'' (1994)
{{quotation|Remember that there are hundreds of thousands of things you can eat that are not cheese.|Dave Matthews}}
* '']'' (1996)
* '']'' (1998)
* '']'' (2001)
* '']'' (2002)
* '']'' (2003)
* '']'' (2005)
* '']'' (2005)&nbsp;– as ]; originally recorded in 1989
* '']'' (2009)
* '']'' (2012)
* '']'' (2018)
* '']'' (2023)


===Live solo albums===
Never eat Thai food if it's really late at night, and you haven't eaten anything all day.
* ''Live at Sweet Briar College'' (2016); originally recorded in 1996


===Digital downloads===
==References==
Two shows have been released as part of the Dave Matthews Band's '']'' available only for online download.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davematthewsband.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=1_5575_15755&page=0 |title=DMBLive Series |publisher=Davematthewsband.shop.musictoday.com |access-date=2013-12-04}}</ref>
* , an episode of the VH1 show, featuring Matthews


* Dave Matthews Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (October 24, 2002) – 2008
==See Also==
] * Dave Matthews China Club, NYC (01/09/2004) – 2008
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===Live albums with Tim Reynolds===
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* '']'' – (1999)
* '']'' – (2007)
* ''DMBLive. Prism Coffeehouse, Charlottesville, VA (04.22.1993)'' – (2008)
* ''DMBLive. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (03.29.2003)'' – (2008)
* '']'' – (2010)
* ''Live Trax Vol. 23 Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, NH (02.19.96)'' – (2012)
* ''Live Trax Vol. 24 Spartanburg Memorial, Spartanburg, SC (02.08.97)'' – (2012)
* ''DMBLive. Memphis, Richmond, VA (06.13.1993)'' – (2012)
* ''DMBLive. J.T. Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, UT (03.03.1999)'' – (2014)
* ''Live Trax Vol. 41 Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA (03.13.99)'' – (2017)
* ''Live Trax Vol. 48 The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA (08.25.94)'' – (2019)
* ''Live Trax Vol. 49 Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY, (06.18.19)'' – (2019)


===Singles===
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| 73
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*<sup>A</sup> "I What What" charted as an album cut in 2008 before being released as a single in 2009

==Videography==
===Video albums===
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* Label: RCA / BMG
* Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
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===Collaborations===
*"Eleanor" and "See Jane" (1994), off the ] album ''Three Wishes''
*"Communication" and "Trouble and Strife" (1998), off the ] album '']''
*"Love Of My Life" (1999), off the ] album '']''
*"My Antonia" (2000) off the Emmylou Harris studio album ''Red Dirt Girl'', where Dave duets with Emmylou on her composition
*"For You" (2002) off the '']'' soundtrack with ]
*"Iwoya" (2002) off the ] album ''Black Ivory Soul''
*"Joyful Girl" (2002) off the ] album ''Next''
*"Sing Along" (2003) off the ] album '']'' with music video
*"Tremendous Brunettes" (2005) off the ] album '']''
*"Love Is The Only Way" (2006) off the ] album '']''
*"Work It Out" produced by ] (2006) off the ] album '']''
*"Fat Man in the Bathtub" (2008) off the ] album "]"
*"I'm Alive" (2008) off the ] album '']''
*"Mamma Boulet" (2008) off the ] album '']''
*"Caveman", "Sleep" & "Overdue" (2009) off the ] album ''Pizza Box''
*"Tomorrow Never Knows" (2010), off the ] album '']''
*"You Should Know Me", "Oh, Bangladesh" & "And He Slayed Her" (2010) off the ] album '']''
*"All the Same"(2011) off the ] album – The Secret
*"]" (2012) with ] and ], off the live album '']''
*"Walk of Shame" (2012) with ], off the comedy album '']''
*"Take Me to Tomorrow" (2013) off the ] tribute album – The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver
*"Forsaken Savior" (2013) off the ] album '']''
*"Sweetheart" (2018), off the ] album "High Flyer"

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==References==
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American singer-songwriter (born 1967) For other people named David Matthews, see David Matthews (disambiguation).

Dave Matthews
Matthews performing in 2018Matthews performing in 2018
Background information
Birth nameDavid John Matthews
Born (1967-01-09) January 9, 1967 (age 58)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
  • political activist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1990s–present
Labels
Member of
Websitedavematthewsband.com
Musical artist

David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Matthews was born in Johannesburg, and moved frequently between South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States while growing up. He started playing acoustic guitar at the age of nine.

From 1991 to 2003, Matthews predominantly focused on songwriting and performing with the Dave Matthews Band, which he started in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. He also has done various solo performances and produced other records. During the period from 2000 to 2010, his band toured constantly, selling more tickets and earning more money than any other act in North America. The band's 2012 album Away from the World made them the only group to have six consecutive studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard charts. This record was extended to seven consecutive number one albums with the 2018 release, Come Tomorrow.

In addition to music, Matthews has had multiple acting roles. He has also won two Grammy Awards: one with the Dave Matthews Band in 1997 for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("So Much to Say") and one in 2004 for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Gravedigger") from his solo album.

Early life

David John Matthews was born on January 9, 1967 in Johannesburg, the third of four children born to South African parents, John and Val Matthews. At age two, Matthews moved with his family to Yorktown Heights, New York, where his father, a physicist, started working for IBM.

In 1974, the Matthews family moved to Cambridge, England, for a year, then returned to New York, where his father died from lung cancer in 1977 when Matthews was ten years old. At some point, while residing in New York, Matthews attended his first concert, when his mother took him to a performance by Pete Seeger. The family returned to Johannesburg in 1977.

Matthews naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1980.

Upon Matthews's graduation from secondary school in 1985, he was faced with conscription into the South African military just as civil disobedience to the practice was becoming widespread. As a Quaker (and consequently pacifist), Matthews left South Africa to avoid service.

Matthews moved to New York in 1986 where he worked for IBM for a short time, then joined his mother that same year in Charlottesville, Virginia, a town Matthews's family had lived in before he was born. In Charlottesville, he became part of the local music community, rehearsing in a warehouse owned by Roulhac Toledano. Although Matthews had started playing the guitar at age nine, it was only in Charlottesville that he started performing publicly. Matthews met local star (and future collaborator) Tim Reynolds through mutual friend, Nic Cappon. In time, Reynolds had Matthews join him on stage, and Matthews was persuaded to record some of his own songs. This led to his first professional musical gig at a modern dance performance by the Miki Liszt Dance Company, based at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, singing "Meaningful Love", composed by John D'earth and Dawn Thompson. In 1991, he hatched the idea to form his own band. Before recording his first demo, Matthews bartended at Miller's in Charlottesville.

Formation of Dave Matthews Band

Matthews discussing Before These Crowded Streets in 1998

After writing his first few songs, including "I'll Back You Up", "The Song That Jane Likes" and "Recently", Matthews formed Dave Matthews Band in early 1991 with LeRoi Moore, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Peter Griesar (who left the band in 1993), and Boyd Tinsley while working at Miller's as a bartender. The band's first show was on March 14, 1991, as part of a benefit for the Middle East Children's Alliance at Trax Nightclub in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Matthews's older sister Anne, who lived in South Africa, was murdered by her husband in early 1994. Her husband then died by suicide on or around January 27 of that year. The event had a profound effect on Matthews's outlook on life and was referenced in a few of his songs. On January 29, 1994, he performed with Tim Reynolds at the Wetlands in New York, where he dedicated that performance "to her memory". Dave Matthews Band's Under the Table and Dreaming, released later that year, was dedicated to her. Anne Matthews was survived by her two children, and they traveled to the United States following her death. Dave and his younger sister Jane (after whom the Dave Matthews Band song "The Song That Jane Likes" is named) took responsibility for the children's upbringing.

Other musical work

Toots and the Maytals with Dave Matthews when performing together in 1998
L to R: Reynolds and Matthews in 2007 performing in Amherst, Massachusetts, in one of many acoustic shows the two play as a duo

Matthews focused primarily on songwriting and performances with Dave Matthews Band from 1990 to 2003. The band's sound blends acoustic guitar, bass, saxophone, drums and violin. In 1994, DMB signed with RCA Records. Since that period, he has occasionally ventured outside the band in various solo performances and records. Matthews sang on the track "Sing Along" on Blue Man Group's second album The Complex in 2003. Later that year he released the solo album Some Devil, which went platinum; its single "Gravedigger" won a Grammy Award in 2004. To support the album, Matthews toured with a group of musicians (many of whom performed on "Some Devil") under the name Dave Matthews & Friends.

Dave often collaborates with banjoist Béla Fleck. Fleck is the frontman and namesake of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones; Matthews appears as guest vocalist with the band on their 1998 release, Left of Cool. Both Fleck and the Flecktones' bassist Victor Wooten have made numerous live appearances and in studio with the Dave Matthews Band. Wooten soloed in the second part of the Daniel Lanois song "The Maker", and also in "#41" on the 1998 live album Live in Chicago. The Flecktones also opened for DMB on several tours. Matthews performed a duet with Emmylou Harris on "My Antonia" on her 2000 album Red Dirt Girl. They also appeared together on the musical television show CMT Crossroads, where the two performed Matthews's "Gravedigger" and the folk song "Long Black Veil".

Matthews played a cover of Neil Young's song "The Needle and the Damage Done" at the 2010 tribute MusiCares Person of the Year, honoring Young on January 29, 2010. The Dave Matthews Band opened for the Rolling Stones on their Bridges to Babylon Tour (1997–1998), and Matthews sang "Wild Horses" and "Memory Motel" with Mick Jagger.

Acting

Before he was known as a musician, Dave Matthews was an amateur actor, appearing onstage in several productions at Charlottesville's Offstage Theatre and Live Arts theater in the early 1990s; the role for which he is best remembered is as a used car salesman in Offstage Theatre's "Just Say No," directed by John Quinn, co-starring Kylie Suture. He played Will Coleman in the 2003 adaptation of the novel Where the Red Fern Grows. In 2005, he played in Because of Winn-Dixie as Otis, a man who works at a pet store and plays guitar. In 2007, Matthews appeared briefly in the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, where he plays a homosexual salesman. In 2008, he appeared in the Adam Sandler movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan as a racist redneck character named James. He also had a significant role in Lake City with Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity, in which he portrays the character Red. He was in one movie in 2011: the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston comedy Just Go with It.

In 2007, Matthews guest-starred in the medical-drama series House in the episode "Half-Wit". He played a piano-playing musical savant who had the two hemispheres of his brain severed from each other in order to recover from his epilepsy, but at the expense of his musical abilities. Dave had a piano double for the complex pieces, but played the simpler pieces himself. In the season one episode of House, "Love Hurts", the song "Some Devil" can be heard playing at the end. In another episode, one of the tracks from Stand Up, "You Might Die Trying" was played in the season five episode, "Not Cancer".

The fifth time Matthews appeared as musical guest on Saturday Night Live in November 2009 (which was also the fourth time the Dave Matthews Band appeared on the show), he made an appearance as Ozzy Osbourne in a skit called "The Mellow Show". Bill Hader impersonated Matthews in the same skit.

Matthews was also a cast member and performer in the popular music documentary Before the Music Dies. In 2018, Matthews guest-starred on Pete the Cat as the voice of Gustavo's father, a platypus.

Other activities

In 1999, Matthews purchased more than 10 acres of land in Albemarle County, Virginia, known as Blenheim Farm, to preserve its historical significance. He later decided to plant grapes on the property, since it is located within both the Virginia and Monticello viticultural areas. Blenheim Vineyards was founded in 2000, and currently produces 5,500 cases of wine per year, including its signature Petit Verdot and several special edition wines that have featured unique labels with drawings by Matthews.

In 2011, Matthews collaborated with wine makers Steve Reeder and Sean McKenzie in creating the Dreaming Tree Wines.

In April 2012, Matthews was credited as producer on the documentary Last Call at the Oasis, directed by Jessica Yu.

In early 2013, Matthews participated in a jam session at Blade Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana, with Jakob Dylan, Charlie Sexton, Blade studios co-owner Brady Blade, and Sexton's brother Will. This led to the formation of a band named The Nauts with Matthews, Dylan, Blade, and the Sexton brothers as members. However, there has been no news regarding an album release since that jam session.

On May 16, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine, Matthews appeared streaming on the virtual graduation ceremonies for the University of Virginia. He wished students his best and said "it is now your small opportunity to make the world a better place, as you see fit." He then sang the song "Singing from the Windows".

Personal life

Dave Matthews married longtime girlfriend Jennifer Ashley Harper in 2000. They have twin daughters born in 2001, and a son born in 2007. They reside in Seattle. In a 2001 interview, Matthews stated that he was agnostic. He joined the Farm Aid board of directors in 2001, to serve alongside fellow musicians Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young to raise money for family farmers in the United States.

Political activism

Matthews published an Internet video before the 2000 U.S. presidential election, urging viewers to vote without advocating any candidate. He mentioned only Ralph Nader by name, and updated fans about the recording sessions for Everyday. Although his music often explores political and social issues, Matthews refrained from public campaigning for presidential candidates until 2004. He cast his support strongly with Democratic nominee John Kerry, performing at political events including the Vote for Change tour.

Matthews also supported Barack Obama for president in 2008, both in the primaries and in the general election. On April 6, 2008, he and Tim Reynolds played a concert titled "Change Rocks" at Indiana University to encourage students to register to vote. The tickets were distributed by the Obama campaign. Questions regarding his citizenship were answered by advertisements and videos on YouTube, where he says he is a "real American" and a "real Virginian," stating that "real Virginians get out and vote." Although bereaved by the loss of band co-founder and saxophonist LeRoi Moore on August 19, 2008, he and Tim Reynolds played for the Democratic National Convention delegates on Sunday, August 24, at Red Rocks, and again with Reynolds at Virginia Commonwealth University on October 26, 2008, among other places. Matthews has often supported environmental initiatives, such as biofuel availability and the fight against global climate change.

On September 21, 2009, Matthews stated that some of President Barack Obama's harsher critics were motivated by his race, and stated that he "sees it everywhere" in the United States. Matthews is also a strong supporter of gay rights and participated in "Love Unites Shepard Fairey Equality Project", a gay marriage advocacy project.

On May 10, 2012, Matthews entertained a sellout crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle where President Obama was hosting a campaign fundraiser.

In a September 28, 2015, interview with Rolling Stone, Matthews said that "when I hear someone like Bernie Sanders talking, I think there's a hope." Matthews performed at a San Francisco rally for Sanders during the 2016 presidential primaries and later, during the general election campaign. He was a major donor to the 2017 gubernatorial campaign of progressive Charlottesville politician Tom Perriello.

On October 30, 2021, Matthews performed at a Democratic get out the vote event in Charlottesville, Virginia with gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. During the 2022 election campaign, Matthews performed at campaign events for Democratic candidates Tim Ryan in Ohio and John Fetterman in Pennsylvania.

During a Dave Matthews Band concert in Virginia Beach on June 15, 2024, Matthews paused in the set to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Awards and accolades

Grammy Awards

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture – "Where Are You Going" (for Mr. Deeds)
  • Dave Matthews was awarded D.M.A. honoris causa by Haverford College on May 15, 2005.
  • 2002: Matthews was the recipient of the Orville Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist.

Discography

See also: Dave Matthews Band discography

Studio albums

Live solo albums

  • Live at Sweet Briar College (2016); originally recorded in 1996

Digital downloads

Two shows have been released as part of the Dave Matthews Band's DMBlive series available only for online download.

  • Dave Matthews Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (October 24, 2002) – 2008
  • Dave Matthews China Club, NYC (01/09/2004) – 2008

Live albums with Tim Reynolds

  • Live at Luther College – (1999)
  • Live at Radio City – (2007)
  • DMBLive. Prism Coffeehouse, Charlottesville, VA (04.22.1993) – (2008)
  • DMBLive. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (03.29.2003) – (2008)
  • Live in Las Vegas – (2010)
  • Live Trax Vol. 23 Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, NH (02.19.96) – (2012)
  • Live Trax Vol. 24 Spartanburg Memorial, Spartanburg, SC (02.08.97) – (2012)
  • DMBLive. Memphis, Richmond, VA (06.13.1993) – (2012)
  • DMBLive. J.T. Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, UT (03.03.1999) – (2014)
  • Live Trax Vol. 41 Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA (03.13.99) – (2017)
  • Live Trax Vol. 48 The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA (08.25.94) – (2019)
  • Live Trax Vol. 49 Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY, (06.18.19) – (2019)

Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
US Mod US Adult US Pop
2003 "Gravedigger" 35 35  — Some Devil
"Save Me"  — 26  —
2004 "Oh"  —  —  —
2007 "Eh Hee"  —  — 73 Non-album single
2024 "Pretty Bird"  —  —  — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Chart positions Album
US Country US CAN
2009 "I'm Alive" Kenny Chesney 6 32 73 Greatest Hits II
  • "I What What" charted as an album cut in 2008 before being released as a single in 2009

Videography

Video albums

Title Album details
Live at Radio City
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: RCA / BMG
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

Collaborations

See also

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