Gavin DeGraw

Gavin DeGraw occupies a warm corner of my listening memory. The New York native broke through with 'I Don't Want to Be,' which became the theme for One Tree Hill and lodged itself in a generation's adolescence. What I value in him isn't chart dominance but that gravelly, soulful voice and an honesty that never strains for cool. He plays piano and guitar, writes his own songs, and his debut Chariot is full of plainspoken truth. In an era of chasing trends, DeGraw's stubborn loyalty to his own sound is exactly what makes me keep coming back to him.

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Name (English)

Gavin DeGraw

Name (Japanese)

ギャヴィン・デグロウ

Reading

ぎゃゔぃん・でぐろう

Born

February 4, 1977 (age 49)

Origin

South Fallsburg, New York, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / pianist / guitarist / musician / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

University

Ithaca College

• Official sitehttps://www.gavindegraw.com
• Xhttps://x.com/GavinDeGraw
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin%20DeGraw
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337722

Tags

• New York
• singer-songwriter
• pianist
• guitarist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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