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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Dave Matthews
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| Img_capt = Dave Matthews in 2000
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| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = David John Matthews
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1967|1|9}}<br/>[[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]
| Died =
| Origin = [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]]
| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]]
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[jazz fusion]], [[jam band]]
| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[musician]]
| Years_active = 1989–present
| Label = [[RCA Records]]<br/>[[Sony BMG]]
| Associated_acts = [[Tribe of Heaven]]<br/><small>(1989–1990)</small><br/>[[Dave Matthews Band]]<br/><small>(1991–present)</small><br/>[[Dave Matthews & Friends]]<br/><small>(2003–present)</small><br/>[[Emmylou Harris]]
| URL = [http://www.DaveMatthewsBand.com/ www.DaveMatthewsBand.com]
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'''David John Matthews''' (born [[January 9]], [[1967]]) is a [[South Africa]]n, now [[naturalization|naturalized]] [[United States|American]], [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] award-winning [[singer-songwriter]] and [[musician]]. He is best known as [[lead vocalist]], [[songwriter]], and [[guitar]]ist for the [[Dave Matthews Band]] but he has also worked as a solo artist, and with other musicians such as [[Tim Reynolds]] and [[Trey Anastasio]]. An occasional actor, he has also appeared in several [[feature film]]s.
'''Dating''' is any [[socializing|social activity]] performed as a pair or even a group with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as their partner in an [[intimate relationship]] or as a [[spouse]]. The word refers to the act of agreeing on a time and "date" when a pair can meet and engage in some social activity.


==Biography==
In many cultural traditions, dates are arranged by a third party, who may be a family member, an acquaintance, or a dedicated matchmaker. Recently [[internet dating|matchmaking services]] have become popular. Although dating rules in Western [[popular culture]] have become more relaxed during the 20th century, there is considerable variation between individuals' [[Value (personal and cultural)|values]]. For example, when the activity costs money, it has traditionally been the man's role to pay; in recent times the practice of "[[going Dutch]]" (splitting the expenses) has emerged. Traditional dating activities include sharing entertainment or a meal. In general, a person may date many different partners during the same time period in order to have the best chance of finding their most suitable available mate.
===Early life===
Matthews is the third of four children born to John and Val Matthews. At age two, Matthews' family migrated to Yorktown Heights in [[Westchester County, New York]], where his father, a physicist, started working for [[IBM]].<ref>Nevin Martell, ''The Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), 3-4</ref>


In 1974, the family again moved to Cambridge, England for a year before returning to New York—where his father died from lung cancer in 1977. Nevin Martell argues that Dave's father's death may be an impetus for his "carpe diem" lyrics.<ref>Nevin Martell, ''The Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), 5</ref> The family moved back to [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] in 1980.
==Types of dates==
* Regular date: a couple meet for an activity.
*Double date: two couples meet for an activity.
*[[Group dating]]: an activity shared by two or more couples.
*[[Blind date]]: a date where the participants have not met each other personally before (although may have seen each other's pictures); usually set up by a third party or an internet dating service.
*Long Distance / Holidating: due to a [[long distance relationship]], dating only when one, or both parties are on holiday or a big vacation and are together during that time period.
*Dating exclusively: when two people forming the couple do not allow each partner to go out on dates with third parties.


Upon Matthews' graduation from [[St Stithians College]] high school, he faced a requirement by the South African government to put in two years of compulsory military service. Coming from a devoutly [[Quaker]] family, military service was not an option.<ref name=CNN> Whitefield, Fredricka (2005). [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0505/14/pitn.01.html "Profiles of U2 and The Dave Matthews Band"] CNN.com (accessed May 3, 2006)</ref>
==Systems for organizing dates==
*[[Online dating]]: Instead of using a traditional matchmaker, online dating uses specifically targeted websites to meet new people.
*[[Speed dating]]: Where a group of people get together for several hours in a publt the predetermined time is asked to move and sit with someone else to repeat the process.
*[[Mobile dating]]/cell phone dating: Where text messages to and from a mobile/cell phone carrier are used to show interest in others on the system. Can be web-based or online dating as well depending on the company.
*[[Virtual dating]]: A combination of video game playing and dating, where users create [[avatars]] and spend time in virtual worlds in an attempt to meet other avatars with the purpose of meeting for potential dates.
*[[Singles event]]s: Where a group of singles are brought together to take part in various events for the purposes of meeting new people. Events can include such things as parties, workshops and games.


Matthews moved to [[New York]], then [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] in 1986, a town Matthews' family had lived in before he was born. 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 musicians 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>[http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/74427/episode_about.jhtml "Driven: Dave Matthews - About the Episode"] VH1.com (accessed May 4, 2006)</ref> This eventually led to his first professional musical gig at a [[modern dance]] performance by the ''Miki Liszt Dance Company'', singing "Sensitive Feelings," composed by [[John D'earth]] and Dawn Thompson. {{Fact|date=October 2008}} In 1990 he hatched the idea to form his own band. {{Fact|date=October 2008}}
== Religious ==
=== Christian Courtship===
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{{mainarticle|Biblical courtship}}
Christian courtship is a system practiced by some Christian families where two people figure out if they are to get married without modern dating practices. Christians who participate in courtship generally believe dating is a means of impersonally "trying someone out" before building a more significant and meaningful relationship. There is an absence of sexual activities, or at the very least an honest attempt to avoid them. On rare occasions some may even refrain from kissing until their wedding day if '''their''' (both people is essential) convictions lead them to do so.


In 1994, Matthews' older sister, Anne, who lived in South Africa, was murdered by her husband, who subsequently committed suicide on or around [[January 27]] of that year. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=16Htyr5v1N0C&pg=PA20&sig=GQ1W4rqby1XnA8EwXUKXa3nuikI#PPA34,M1]Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People - Retrieved on [[February 8]], [[2008]].</ref> The event that had a drastic effect on Matthews' outlook on life.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/pacific/magazine/20010326/band.html]Time Pacific Magazine - "And the band plays on..." Retrieved on [[September 15]], [[2007]].</ref> Immediately following her death, Matthews was forced to return to the United States from South Africa, due to professional obligations. On [[January 29]], [[1994]], he performed with [[Tim Reynolds]] at Wetlands in New York where he dedicated that performance "to her memory". Dave Matthews Band's "[[Under the Table and Dreaming]]" would be dedicated to her.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=16Htyr5v1N0C&pg=PA20&sig=GQ1W4rqby1XnA8EwXUKXa3nuikI#PPA34,M1]Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People - Retrieved on [[February 8]], [[2008]].</ref> Anne Matthews was survived by her two children who, upon her death, traveled to America, where Dave and his younger sister Jane took responsibility for their upbringing.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=16Htyr5v1N0C&pg=PA20&sig=GQ1W4rqby1XnA8EwXUKXa3nuikI#PPA34,M1]Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People - Retrieved on [[February 8]], [[2008]].</ref>
The courtship is a period of time where the couple build a strong friendship along with the romantic relationship resulting in a strong, non-sexual intimacy between the two. The hope is to set a strong foundation (along with a true faith in God) for a life-long marriage. It is not a chaperoned time, although many may believe it to be.


===Formation of Dave Matthews Band===
=== Jewish ===
Matthews had originally envisioned someone else singing his songs, but instead decided to use his own vocals. {{Fact|date=October 2008}} After writing his first few songs, including "The Song that Jane Likes" and "Recently", he began to consider starting his own band. {{Fact|date=October 2008}} Matthews formed [[Dave Matthews Band]] in early 1991 with [[Boyd Tinsley]], [[LeRoi Moore]], [[Carter Beauford]], [[Stefan Lessard]], and [[Peter Griesar]] (who left the band a short time later) while working as a bartender at Miller's, in Charlottesville. The band's first show was on [[April 20]] [[1991]], at the [[Earth Day]] Festival in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=453055857&tid=65&where=1991 | title=04.20.1991 Meade Park, Charlottesville, Virginia (Earth Day Festival) | publisher=DMBAlmanac.com | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>
{{main|Jewish view of marriage | shidduch}}
Orthodox Jewish men and women usually meet through matchmakers in a process called a ''[[shidduch]]'', for the purpose of marriage. When Jewish men and women come of marriageable age, their parents usually turn to a matchmaker to help them find an appropriate mate for their children. With the advice of the matchmaker and the consent of the parents the young man and woman meet on a date. If they like each other they continue dating over the course of a few weeks. The decision to marry is made by the couple themselves. Usually the groom is no more than 5 years older than the bride. Marriage age ranges from 17-25, with 18-22 considered the norm.


== References ==
===Music===
{{Unreferencedsection}}
* {{cite book
[[Image:DaveMatthewsTimReynoldsAmherst2007.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds during an acoustic show in Amherst, MA in 2007.]]
| publisherr = Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Though originally trained on piano, Matthews was able to transfer his musical skills to the guitar.
| year = 2000

| first = Frances
Matthews sang on the track "Sing Along" on [[Blue Man Group]]'s second album ''[[The Complex]]'' in 2003.
| last = Sizer-Webb

| coauthors = Eleanor Noss DeBruyne; Linda Kelly DeBruyne
Later that year he released a solo album, "[[Some Devil]]", which went [[gold record|platinum]]; its single, "Gravedigger", won a [[Grammy Award]] in 2004. To support the album, Matthews toured with a group of musicians (most of whom performed on "Some Devil") under the name [[Dave Matthews & Friends]].
| title = Health: Making Life Choices

| pages = pp. 499-500
Matthews is also a close friend of [[Bela Fleck]]. Matthews appears as a guest vocalist on [[Bela Fleck and the Flecktones]]' 1998 release [[Left of Cool]] and both Fleck and Flecktones bassist [[Victor Wooten]] have made numerous appearances both live and studio with DMB. The Flecktones also opened for DMB on several tours.
}}

* {{cite book
Matthews appeared solo and sang "Everyday" on the post-[[September 11]],[[2001]], worldwide televised telethon, "[[America: A Tribute to Heroes]]".
| publisher = Capstone Press

| year = 2000
Matthews recorded a live session at [[Abbey Road Studios]] for "[[Live from Abbey Road]]" on the 14th May 2006.
| last = Havelin

| first = Kate
===Acting===
| title = Dating: What Is a Healthy Relationship?
Before he was known as a musician, Matthews was an amateur actor, appearing onstage in several productions at Charlottesville's [[Live Arts | Live Arts theater]] in the early 1990s; the role for which he is best remembered is as a used car salesman.{{fact}} Dave Matthews has also acted in four [[feature film]]s. He played Will Coleman in the 2003 adaptation of the [[novel]] "[[Where the Red Fern Grows]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192788/ |title=Where the Red Fern Grows |accessdate=2008-10-12 |work=Internet Movie Database |publisher=Amazon.com}}</ref> In the 2005 film "[[Because of Winn-Dixie (film)|Because of Winn-Dixie]]" (based on the [[Because of Winn-Dixie|novel of the same name]]), Matthews portrayed the character of Otis, a timid pet-shop employee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317132/ |title=Because of Winn-Dixie |accessdate=2008-10-12 |work=Internet Movie Database |publisher=Amazon.com}}</ref> In 2007, Matthews appeared briefly in the movie ''[[I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry]]'', where he plays a homosexual salesman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762107/ |title= I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |accessdate=2008-10-12 |work=Internet Movie Database |publisher=Amazon.com}}</ref> In 2008, he appeared in another [[Adam Sandler]] movie, ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]'', as a racist character named James.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0960144/ |title= You Don't Mess with the Zohan |accessdate=2008-10-12 |work=Internet Movie Database |publisher=Amazon.com}}</ref> His next film is [[Lake City (film)|Lake City]] with [[Sissy Spacek]] and [[Troy Garity]], in which he portrays the character "Red."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0875705/ |title=Lake City |accessdate=2008-10-12 |work=Internet Movie Database |publisher=Amazon.com}}</ref>
}}

In 2007, Matthews guest starred in the FOX drama series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' in the episode "[[Half-Wit (House episode)|Half-Wit]]." He played a piano-playing musical [[savant]] who ended up having half of his brain removed in order to recover from his mental retardation, but at the expense of his musical abilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942528/ |title="House M.D." Half-Wit |accessdate=2008-10-12 |work=Internet Movie Database |publisher=Amazon.com}}</ref> Matthews had a piano double for the complex pieces but played the simpler pieces.{{fact}}

===Business===
Since 2000, Matthews has been one of the board members of [[Farm Aid]] along with [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], and [[Neil Young]].<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 |accessdate=2008-10-12 }}</ref> Matthews owns 542 hectares (1,340 acres) of farmland near [[Scottsville, Virginia]] named Maple Hill Farm, where he grows [[organic food|organic]] vegetables, flowers, and herbs through a [[community-supported agriculture]] program.<ref>[[Food & Wine]], October 2005, [http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/the-wine-worlds-no1-rock-star]</ref> He also has a 1.6 hectare (4 acre) wine-growing operation, Blenheim Vineyards, which utilizes gravity flow and other gentle winemaking techniques.<ref name="wine">[http://www.blenheimvineyards.com/ Welcome to Blenheim Vineyards!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Matthews is one of the principles of [[ATO Records]], founded in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atorecords.com/?page_id=7 |publisher=ATO Records |title=About Us |accessdate=20081012}}</ref>

===Personal life===
Matthews married his long time girlfriend, Ashley Harper, a [[naturopathic]] doctor, on [[August 10]], [[2000]]. The couple have twin daughters, Stella Busina and Grace Anne, born on [[August 15]], [[2001]], and a son, August Oliver, born on [[June 19]], [[2007]]. They currently reside in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]].<ref>[http://www.dmband.com/news/view/cb3b7a7e7b6d5086bee55ac0624874dd The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20045105,00.html Dave Matthews Goes Green with Eco-Friendly Diapers - Birth, Dave Matthews : People.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Charity===
Matthews has been very active in charity work, both personally and with his bandmates. He has performed several benefit concerts for music education, Hurricane Katrina victims, and most recently victims of the Virginia Tech shooting. At the Virginia Tech concert, on September 6, 2007, they were joined by [[John Mayer]], [[Phil Vassar]], and [[Nas]].<ref name=vt.edu>[http://www.vt.edu/concert/] A Concert For Virginia Tech. Retrieved on [[August 1]], [[2007]].</ref> The whole concert lasted 6 hours and more than 52,000 people attended. The band's charitable organization, the Bama Works Fund is administered by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, benefiting charitable programs in the region.<ref>[http://www.davematthewsband.com/bama/charities/ The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: Charity<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In 2008 he participated in a [[Album (Music)|music album]] called [[Songs for Tibet]], together with a number of other celebrities as an initiative to support [[Tibet]] and the current [[Dalai Lama]] [[Tenzin Gyatso]].<ref>E-Online (July 22, 2008) [http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b147502_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing]</ref>

===Politics===
Matthews openly supported the 2008 presidential campaign for [[Barack Obama]], both in the primaries and in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20093048/dave_matthews_speaks_out_for_barack_obama?source=music_news_rssfeed |title=Dave Matthews Speaks Out for Barack Obama |accessdate=2008-09-07 |author=Bates, Eric |date=2008-04-17 |publisher=RollingStone }}</ref> On April 6, 2008, he and Tim Reynolds played a concert titled
[http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/7609326981d081ac5a758b04ad0b30fd "Change Rocks"] to encourage students in Indiana to register to vote. The tickets were distributed by the Obama campaign.<ref>http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/indavematthews</ref> Even though he was recently bereaved by the loss of band co-founder and saxophonist, LeRoi Moore, he and Tim Reynolds played for DNC delegates on Sunday, August 24 at Red Rocks.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/rockymountainnews/20080825/pl_rockymountainnews/davematthewsconnectswiththednc_0</ref>

==Past and present equipment==
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* [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]] DM3MD [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|Steel 6-String Acoustic Guitar]] model numbers 1, 2 and 3
* [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]] HD-28V [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|Steel 6-String Acoustic Guitar]]
* [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]] D-35 [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|Steel 6-String Acoustic Guitar]]
* [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]] D12-28 [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|Steel 12-String Acoustic Guitar]]
* [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor]] 914C Steel 6-String Acoustic Guitar<ref name="gear">{{cite web |url=http://road.davematthewsband.com/bandgear.html |title=Gear |publisher=Dave Matthews Band |accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref>
* [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor]] 714 Steel 6-String Acoustic Guitar<ref name="gear"/>
* [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor]] W65 Steel 12-String Acoustic Guitar <ref name="gear"/>
* [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor]] Custom Baritone Jumbo Guitar (Based on LKSM6)
* [[Yamaha]] Country Jumbo CJ-818SB 6 String Guitar
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] J-150 6 String Guitar
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] Chet Atkins SST Solid Body Acoustic Guitar (not used since 2000)
* [[Lakewood]] M-32 [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|Steel 6-String Acoustic Guitar]]
* [[Veillette]] Gryphon<ref name="gear"/>
* [[Veillette]] Baritone 12-String<ref name="gear"/>
* Modulus Genesis Three SH
* [[Jerry Jones Guitars|Jerry Jones]] Baritone Electric Guitar<ref name="gear"/>
* Santa Cruz Bob Brozman Baritone
* [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop]] Tortex .6mm Guitar Picks
* [[D'Addario]] EXP17 [[Strings (music)|Strings]] (6-String)
* [[D'Addario]] EJ39 [[Strings (music)|Strings]] (12-String)
* [[Matchless Amplifiers|Matchless]] DC-30 [[Guitar amplifier|Amplifier]]<ref name="gear"/>
* [[Shure]] [[UHF]] Wireless System<ref name="gear"/>
* Shure UHE Antenna Distro<ref name="gear"/>
* UltraSound/[[BSS Audio]] [[Soundweb]] Custom Switcher<ref name="gear"/>
* [[Korg]] DTR-1 Digital Tuner<ref name="gear"/>
* Taylor GS7
* Taylor T5
* Taylor 854ce 12-string Acoustic Guitar

==Discography==
{{see also|Dave Matthews Band discography}}
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===Studio albums===
* [[Some Devil]] (2003)
* [[Tribe of Heaven#Imagine We Were|Imagine We Were]] (2005) – as [[Tribe of Heaven]]; originally recorded in 1989

=== Live albums ===
* [[Live at Luther College]] (1999) – with Tim Reynolds
* [[Live at Radio City]] (2007) – with Tim Reynolds
* [[Live at Piedmont Park]] (2007)

===Singles===
* "[[Gravedigger (song)|Gravedigger]] (2003)
* "[[Save Me (Dave Matthews song)|Save Me]]" (2003)
* "[[Oh (Dave Matthews song)|Oh]]" (2004)
* "[[Eh Hee]]" (2007 - iTunes exclusive)

==Awards==
===Grammys===
* [[Grammy Awards of 1997|1997]]: [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]] – "[[So Much to Say]]", Dave Matthews Band
* [[Grammy Awards of 2004|2004]]: [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]] – "[[Gravedigger (song)|Gravedigger]]", Dave Matthews

===ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards===
*Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture – "Where Are You Going" (for ''[[Mr. Deeds]]'')

===Honorary degrees===
*Dave Matthews was awarded D.Ma ''honoris causa'' by [[Haverford College]] on May 15, 2005, and was invited to speak at Commencement.<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/publicrelations/news/dmatthews.htm Haverford College News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Guitar===
*2002: Orville Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist


==References==
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==See also==
==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
* [[Group dating]]
* [http://www.davematthewsband.com/ Official Website]
* [[Teen Dating Violence]]
* [http://www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com/ The Official Dave Matthews Band Fan Association]
* [http://www.thehook.net/2007/01/07/dave-to-guest-star-on-tvs-house/ ''The Hook weekly''] on the upcoming House, M.D. episode
* [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/74427/episode_about.jhtml ''Driven''], an episode of the VH1 show, featuring Matthews
* [http://somethingglorious.typepad.com/somethingglorious/2006/06/interview_dave_.html Interview]
* [http://www.blender.com/DaveMatthewsLiveEarth2007/video/3357.aspx?src=jb258 Live Earth 2007 Live Performance Video]
*{{imdb name|0559986|Dave Matthews}}


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For other people named David Matthews, see David Matthews (disambiguation).
This article is about Dave Matthews. For the band, see Dave Matthews Band.
Dave Matthews

David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band but he has also worked as a solo artist, and with other musicians such as Tim Reynolds and Trey Anastasio. An occasional actor, he has also appeared in several feature films.

Biography

Early life

Matthews is the third of four children born to John and Val Matthews. At age two, Matthews' family migrated to Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, New York, where his father, a physicist, started working for IBM.[1]

In 1974, the family again moved to Cambridge, England for a year before returning to New York—where his father died from lung cancer in 1977. Nevin Martell argues that Dave's father's death may be an impetus for his "carpe diem" lyrics.[2] The family moved back to Johannesburg, South Africa in 1980.

Upon Matthews' graduation from St Stithians College high school, he faced a requirement by the South African government to put in two years of compulsory military service. Coming from a devoutly Quaker family, military service was not an option.[3]

Matthews moved to New York, then Charlottesville, Virginia in 1986, a town Matthews' family had lived in before he was born. It was in Charlottesville that he became part of the local music community.[3] 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 musicians 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.[4] This eventually led to his first professional musical gig at a modern dance performance by the Miki Liszt Dance Company, singing "Sensitive Feelings," composed by John D'earth and Dawn Thompson. [citation needed] In 1990 he hatched the idea to form his own band. [citation needed]

In 1994, Matthews' older sister, Anne, who lived in South Africa, was murdered by her husband, who subsequently committed suicide on or around January 27 of that year. [5] The event that had a drastic effect on Matthews' outlook on life.[6] Immediately following her death, Matthews was forced to return to the United States from South Africa, due to professional obligations. On January 29, 1994, he performed with Tim Reynolds at Wetlands in New York where he dedicated that performance "to her memory". Dave Matthews Band's "Under the Table and Dreaming" would be dedicated to her.[7] Anne Matthews was survived by her two children who, upon her death, traveled to America, where Dave and his younger sister Jane took responsibility for their upbringing.[8]

Formation of Dave Matthews Band

Matthews had originally envisioned someone else singing his songs, but instead decided to use his own vocals. [citation needed] After writing his first few songs, including "The Song that Jane Likes" and "Recently", he began to consider starting his own band. [citation needed] Matthews formed Dave Matthews Band in early 1991 with Boyd Tinsley, LeRoi Moore, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, and Peter Griesar (who left the band a short time later) while working as a bartender at Miller's, in Charlottesville. The band's first show was on April 20 1991, at the Earth Day Festival in Charlottesville, Virginia.[9]

Music

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds during an acoustic show in Amherst, MA in 2007.

Though originally trained on piano, Matthews was able to transfer his musical skills to the guitar.

Matthews sang on the track "Sing Along" on Blue Man Group's second album The Complex in 2003.

Later that year he released a 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 (most of whom performed on "Some Devil") under the name Dave Matthews & Friends.

Matthews is also a close friend of Bela Fleck. Matthews appears as a guest vocalist on Bela Fleck and the Flecktones' 1998 release Left of Cool and both Fleck and Flecktones bassist Victor Wooten have made numerous appearances both live and studio with DMB. The Flecktones also opened for DMB on several tours.

Matthews appeared solo and sang "Everyday" on the post-September 11,2001, worldwide televised telethon, "America: A Tribute to Heroes".

Matthews recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios for "Live from Abbey Road" on the 14th May 2006.

Acting

Before he was known as a musician, Matthews was an amateur actor, appearing onstage in several productions at Charlottesville's Live Arts theater in the early 1990s; the role for which he is best remembered is as a used car salesman.[citation needed] Dave Matthews has also acted in four feature films. He played Will Coleman in the 2003 adaptation of the novel "Where the Red Fern Grows."[10] In the 2005 film "Because of Winn-Dixie" (based on the novel of the same name), Matthews portrayed the character of Otis, a timid pet-shop employee.[11] In 2007, Matthews appeared briefly in the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, where he plays a homosexual salesman.[12] In 2008, he appeared in another Adam Sandler movie, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, as a racist character named James.[13] His next film is Lake City with Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity, in which he portrays the character "Red."[14]

In 2007, Matthews guest starred in the FOX drama series House in the episode "Half-Wit." He played a piano-playing musical savant who ended up having half of his brain removed in order to recover from his mental retardation, but at the expense of his musical abilities.[15] Matthews had a piano double for the complex pieces but played the simpler pieces.[citation needed]

Business

Since 2000, Matthews has been one of the board members of Farm Aid along with Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young.[16] Matthews owns 542 hectares (1,340 acres) of farmland near Scottsville, Virginia named Maple Hill Farm, where he grows organic vegetables, flowers, and herbs through a community-supported agriculture program.[17] He also has a 1.6 hectare (4 acre) wine-growing operation, Blenheim Vineyards, which utilizes gravity flow and other gentle winemaking techniques.[18]

Matthews is one of the principles of ATO Records, founded in 2000.[19]

Personal life

Matthews married his long time girlfriend, Ashley Harper, a naturopathic doctor, on August 10, 2000. The couple have twin daughters, Stella Busina and Grace Anne, born on August 15, 2001, and a son, August Oliver, born on June 19, 2007. They currently reside in Seattle, Washington.[20][21]

Charity

Matthews has been very active in charity work, both personally and with his bandmates. He has performed several benefit concerts for music education, Hurricane Katrina victims, and most recently victims of the Virginia Tech shooting. At the Virginia Tech concert, on September 6, 2007, they were joined by John Mayer, Phil Vassar, and Nas.[22] The whole concert lasted 6 hours and more than 52,000 people attended. The band's charitable organization, the Bama Works Fund is administered by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, benefiting charitable programs in the region.[23]

In 2008 he participated in a music album called Songs for Tibet, together with a number of other celebrities as an initiative to support Tibet and the current Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso.[24]

Politics

Matthews openly supported the 2008 presidential campaign for Barack Obama, both in the primaries and in the general election.[25] On April 6, 2008, he and Tim Reynolds played a concert titled "Change Rocks" to encourage students in Indiana to register to vote. The tickets were distributed by the Obama campaign.[26] Even though he was recently bereaved by the loss of band co-founder and saxophonist, LeRoi Moore, he and Tim Reynolds played for DNC delegates on Sunday, August 24 at Red Rocks.[27]

Past and present equipment

Discography

See also: Dave Matthews Band discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

Awards

Grammys

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture – "Where Are You Going" (for Mr. Deeds)

Honorary degrees

  • Dave Matthews was awarded D.Ma honoris causa by Haverford College on May 15, 2005, and was invited to speak at Commencement.[29]

Guitar

  • 2002: Orville Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist

References

  1. ^ Nevin Martell, The Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), 3-4
  2. ^ Nevin Martell, The Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), 5
  3. ^ a b Whitefield, Fredricka (2005). "Profiles of U2 and The Dave Matthews Band" CNN.com (accessed May 3, 2006)
  4. ^ "Driven: Dave Matthews - About the Episode" VH1.com (accessed May 4, 2006)
  5. ^ [1]Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People - Retrieved on February 8, 2008.
  6. ^ [2]Time Pacific Magazine - "And the band plays on..." Retrieved on September 15, 2007.
  7. ^ [3]Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People - Retrieved on February 8, 2008.
  8. ^ [4]Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People - Retrieved on February 8, 2008.
  9. ^ "04.20.1991 Meade Park, Charlottesville, Virginia (Earth Day Festival)". DMBAlmanac.com. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
  10. ^ "Where the Red Fern Grows". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  11. ^ "Because of Winn-Dixie". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  12. ^ "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  13. ^ "You Don't Mess with the Zohan". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  14. ^ "Lake City". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  15. ^ ""House M.D." Half-Wit". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  16. ^ "Board and Staff". Farm Aid. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  17. ^ Food & Wine, October 2005, [5]
  18. ^ Welcome to Blenheim Vineyards!
  19. ^ "About Us". ATO Records. Retrieved 20081012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: News
  21. ^ Dave Matthews Goes Green with Eco-Friendly Diapers - Birth, Dave Matthews : People.com
  22. ^ [6] A Concert For Virginia Tech. Retrieved on August 1, 2007.
  23. ^ The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: Charity
  24. ^ E-Online (July 22, 2008) Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing
  25. ^ Bates, Eric (2008-04-17). "Dave Matthews Speaks Out for Barack Obama". RollingStone. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  26. ^ http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/indavematthews
  27. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/rockymountainnews/20080825/pl_rockymountainnews/davematthewsconnectswiththednc_0
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gear". Dave Matthews Band. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  29. ^ Haverford College News

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