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My Take
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.
Overview
Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. Other notable singles from his debut album were the title track and "Follow Through".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- South Fallsburg, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / pianist / guitarist / musician / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Ithaca College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.