Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. The other band members are saxophonist LeRoi Moore, bassist Stefan Lessard, electric violinist Boyd Tinsley and drummer Carter Beauford. Since 1998 the band has performed most of their shows with keyboardist Butch Taylor who, while not an officially named member of the band, is a fixture on stage. For 2006 and 2007, the band added trumpet player Rashawn Ross — most noted as the live trumpet player for Soulive — to the stage. It is not yet known if his presence will be permanent. Moore, Beauford, Ross, Tinsley and Taylor also perform back up vocals.
In November 1990, songwriter David John Matthews was working in Charlottesville as a bartender at a bar named Miller's. One particular friend that he had made in his time there was a lawyer named Ross Hoffman. Hoffman convinced Matthews to lay...
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