Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews is one of those artists whose studio records never quite capture what makes him special, because the real magic lives in the live shows. The improvisational interplay between him, the late LeRoi Moore, Carter Beauford's busy drumming and Boyd Tinsley's violin built a sound that nobody else really has. His acoustic-driven, percussive guitar style and that distinctive yelping baritone are instantly recognizable. I respect that he turned a Charlottesville bar band into a stadium institution largely through relentless touring rather than radio. He is an acquired taste, but few frontmen command a crowd with such warmth and looseness.

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Dave Matthews is a South African-born American singer-songwriter, guitarist and frontman of the Dave Matthews Band, which he founded in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the early 1990s. Born in Johannesburg in 1967, he emigrated to the United States and built one of the most commercially successful touring acts in American rock. The band is known for its eclectic blend of rock, jazz, folk and worldbeat influences and a devoted live following.

Name (English)

Dave Matthews

Name (Japanese)

デイヴ・マシューズ

Reading

でいゔ・ましゅーず

Born

January 9, 1967 (age 59)

Origin

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Occupation

Singer-songwriter / Guitarist / Singer / Music producer / Composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Sheep

• Official sitehttps://www.davematthewsband.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/DaveJMatthews
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Matthews
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380381

Tags

• From Gauteng
• Singer-songwriter
• Guitarist
• Singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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