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David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalization|naturalized United States|American, Grammy Award|Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. He has also worked as a solo artist, and with other musicians such as Tim Reynolds and Trey Anastasio. An occasional actor, he has also appeared in three feature films.
Biography
Early life
Dave is the third of four children born to John and Val Matthews. At age two, Dave's family migrated to Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, New York, where his father, a physicist, started working for IBM.<ref>Nevin Martell, ''The Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), 3-4</ref>
In 1974, the family again moved to Cambridge, England for a year before returning to New York—where his father died from lung cancer in 1977. Nevin Martell argues that his father's death may be an impetus for his "carpe diem" lyrics.<ref>Nevin Martell, ''The Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), 5</ref> The family moved back to South Africa in 1980.
Upon Dave's graduation from St Stithians College high school, he faced a requirement by the South African government to put in two years of compulsory military service. Coming from a devoutly Quaker family, military service was not ... read all