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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Dave Matthews
| Img = DaveMatthews2.jpg
| 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]
| Notable_instruments =
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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.
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==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]].<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.

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>

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}}

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>

===Formation of Dave Matthews Band===
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>

===Music===
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[[Image:DaveMatthewsTimReynoldsAmherst2007.jpg|thumb|left|200px|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 [[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]].

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 | 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==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
* [http://www.davematthewsband.com/ Official Website]
* [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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