BY: JOSH WAYMAN

Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1967

Grew Up in Charlottesville, Virginia

Miller’s Bar-The Beginning of a legend….

Carter Beauford LeRoi Moore

First Members of the Band

Dave Matthews

Stefan Lessard

4th member of the Band

Bass player

Boyd Tinsley

5th member of the band

Violinist

Basement Rehearsals

Club Performances

Eastern Standard

Trax

First Producer- John Alagia

Helped DMB record their first album

Becoming a “Real Band”

The Red Van

Spring Break Shows

Under the Table and Dreaming-1994

Released in 1994Produced by Steve Lillywhite

Crash-1996

Debut in 1996

Added Baritone Sax to give a masculine undertone

Top Song, Crash

Everyday-2000

New Producer Glen Ballard

Released in 2001

In Memory of LeRoi Moore 1961-2008

Fatal ATV accident causes adversity for the band

Jeff Coffin & RaShawn Ross

New Members Added to the Band

Greatest Musicians of All Time

Dave Matthews Band Music

BartenderJIMI THING

Ants MarchingPantala Naga Pampa

CrashStay

So Much To Say

What Would You Say

41

When The World EndsSay Goodbye

Two StepCry Freedom

“Jimi Thing” - History

First performed in 1991

Recorded in 1994

Album-Under the Table and Dreaming

Song derived from Jimi Hendrix’s “Spanish Castle Magic” & “The Wind Cries Mary”

“Jimi Thing” - Timed Listening Guide

Major ChordViolin SoloHarmony kept by DrumsSax SoloFades Out to End

“Ants Marching” - History

Released in 1994

Recorded on Under the Table and Dreaming

#18 on Modern Rock Tracks Chart

“Ants Marching” - Timed Listening Guide

Dynamic introduction

Dueling Sax & Violin section

Drums keep Harmony

Bridge with Quicker Tempo

Dave Matthews Rocks!!

Works Cited

Bama Rags, Inc. n.d. 18 February 2012. <http://davematthewsband.com>.

Van Noy, Nikki. So Much to Say Dave Matthews Band 20 Years on the Road. New York: Touchstone, 2011.

"DMB Documentary: The Road to Big Whiskey" Fuse HD. 13 May 2009. Television.