BAND LIST

The South African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews formed the Dave Matthews Band in Virginia in the early '90s. Featuring Matthews Stefan Lessard Leroi Moore Boyd Tinsley and Carter Beauford the group's music presents a more pop-oriented version of the Grateful Dead crossed with the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. The band built up a strong word-of-mouth following in the early '90s by touring the country constantly concentrating on college campuses. In addition to amassing a sizable following their self-released album Remember Two Things sold well for an independent release; soon they were attracting the attention of majors. Signing with RCA the Dave Matthews Band released their major-label debut Under the Table & Dreaming in the fall of 1994. By spring of 1995 the record had launched the hit single "What Would You Say" and sold over a million copies