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A Beginner’s Guide to Dave Matthews Band

by Jacob Uitti December 1, 2023, 5:30 am

You’ve heard the name, you’ve probably even heard a few songs—maybe “ Crash Into Me ” or “Satellite”—and you’ve seen the face on show posters, billboards, or your television screen. But who is Dave Matthews and who is his titular Dave Matthews Band ? Find out below.

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When did the band begin?

While bartending in Charlottesville, Virginia, at Miller’s Bar, a young Dave Matthews, not then known as much of an artist and certainly not as a musician, began to take note of the local talent. With a bit of confidence and only a few songs he’d been writing in secret, Matthews in 1990 approached local standout drummer Carter Beauford about collaborating.

When Beauford agreed to jam, Matthews asked a few others if they would be interested, too, including psychedelic saxophonist LeRoi Moore and whirling dervish guitarist Rim Reynolds. Matthews also sought out high school bass player Stefan Lessard and violinist Boyd Tinsley, who wasn’t a full-time band member until 1992.

The band had its first shows in 1991 and released their first record, Remember Two Things , a live album in 1993.

What were the band’s early hits?

The band released its debut studio LP, Under the Table and Dreaming , in 1994. The album was rich with songs the group had perfected on the road over the first third of the 1990s. DMB lived much of the year out of a tour van, traveling to music venues, festivals, frat houses, and more, spreading its tunes with its charismatic singer and unique lineup that featured a violinist, saxophonist, and teenage bassist.

Songs on that debut studio LP include “What Would You Say,” “Satellite” and “Ants Marching.” But DMB wasn’t just a one-hit album wonder. Their follow-up, the 1996 studio LP, Crash , included some even bigger hits including “Crash Into Me,” “Two Step” and “Too Much.”

In 1997, the group won its sole Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the single, “So Much to Say.”

Who is Dave Matthews?

Born on January 9, 1967, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dave Matthews has seen much of the world, from New York to Charlottesville to South Africa and beyond. He also experienced tragedy as a young person, losing his father to lung cancer when he was 10. Later, as the band was beginning to take off, Matthews lost his sister Anne, who was murdered by her husband in 1994.

Matthews officially started DMB in 1991 and since then it has become one of the biggest touring groups in the world, grossing some $1 billion since its inception. But Matthews has also released solo material, including his 2003 solo album, Some Devil , which garnered him a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the single, “Gravedigger.”

What is the essential content?

Today, the band has a great deal of popular songs. Going to see DMB in concert, fans are privy to extended songs, long jams, and improvisations. So, any live show you can see becomes its own beautiful living, breathing experience.

But along with its first few album releases, fans can try to find the more obscure Recently EP , which features an early recording of the band’s song, “Halloween.” The group’s 1998 studio LP, Before These Crowded Streets , includes hits like “The Stone,” “Crush,” “Pig” and “Spoon.”

Other fun albums include the nearly all-electric Everyday and the bootleg album known as The Lillywhite Sessions , which was later re-recorded and released as Busted Stuff , though many fans prefer the bootleg.

What is the band’s latest release?

Most recently, the band released its 10th studio album, the 2023 offering Walk Around the Moon , its first album since Come Tomorrow in 2018. It was the band’s first album not to include Boyd Tinsley, who was ousted from the group due to allegations of past misconduct. DMB also lost Moore, who died in 2008 during an ATV accident.

Final thoughts?

In the 1990s, as Seattle-born grunge music was taking over the world, on the East Coast there were acoustic-driven jam bands bringing positivity to light in an otherwise sludgy rock world. Dave Matthews and the Dave Matthews Band were big reasons why those songs took hold and led to other artists like Dispatch, Howie Day, and O.A.R. Today, DMB is remembered for its massive live tours, big audiences, and its lovable lead singer.

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Dave Matthews Band’s Grown-Up View of Love and Dread

“Walk Around the Moon,” the group’s 10th album, faces troubles and searches for solace.

By Jon Pareles

Dave Matthews Band albums seesaw between joy and angst. On the home front, with a partner and family, the songs find affection, pleasure and ease. Beyond it, the wider world holds strife and dread. And looking inward can be just as troubling.

“Walk Around the Moon,” the band’s 10th studio album, opens with its title song , swinging the beat and exulting in a relationship that has saved the grateful singer: “You gave me everything/Now I’m flying into this kaleidoscopic dream.” But that dream doesn’t last; up next is a song about school shootings. “Madman’s Eyes” is set to an ominous, Middle Eastern-tinged modal riff and buttressed by a moaning, swooping string orchestra, as Matthews howls, “Don’t sacrifice another child!”

More than most rock songwriters — especially in the jam-band realm where he has been barnstorming for three decades — Matthews, 56, leans into being a grown-up. He’s an unabashed dad-rocker, a proud parent who has long been thinking and worrying about the welfare of his children and of generations to come. In “Something to Tell My Baby,” a waltz backed by only his acoustic guitar and a few strings, Matthews muses on how fleeting life can be, crooning in his humblest falsetto and wondering what memories to leave behind “to make them smile/And maybe make things easier.”

“Walk Around the Moon” is the band’s first studio album since 2018, and the first since its longtime violinist, Boyd Tinsley, left the band and was sued for sexual harassment by a musician in a side project; the case was settled in 2019.

The band’s sound had already been changing and deepening. On its 1990s albums, Matthews’s guitar — often acoustic — was the band’s only chordal instrument, joined in light-fingered counterpoint by saxophone, violin, bass and drums for staccato grooves that blended folk, funk and jazz. Through the years, as its audiences grew to arena size, the band was bolstered with keyboards, electric guitar and horns, growing brawnier, weightier and brassier. (Rashawn Ross, a trumpeter who has toured with the band since 2006, now has a more prominent role.) But the band’s founding rhythm section — Carter Beauford on drums and Stefan Lessard on bass — still keeps the songs nimble, no matter how burdened Matthews’s thoughts can become.

“I’m down in this hole again,” he sings in “Looking for a Vein,” as he compares himself to a miner who works compulsively. “What if I strike it/rich as I want to be?” he muses over a loping, six-beat guitar lick. “Will it set me free/Or be just another hole to dig?” In “The Only Thing,” over a barreling electric guitar riff that hints at Led Zeppelin, Matthews is desperate to “Crawl out of this skin I’m living in/Crawl out of my mind into the outside.” And in “Monsters,” a reverberating ballad with a sputtering double time undercurrent, he’s trying to reassure a child — or possibly himself — that the “monsters in your head” aren’t real.

In these new songs, love, or even the possibility of love, solves a lot of problems: the fear in “Monsters,” the self-loathing in “The Only Thing.” Other songs — “After Everything” and “Break Free” — cautiously celebrate love going right, emotionally and carnally, with Matthews pledging devotion while full-tilt horn sections blare his delight.

But he’s well aware that love, in a happy domestic sphere, is just an individual refuge, not a global solution. “The world is going in all directions/Like bottles shattered on the floor,” he sings in the elegiac “All You Ever Wanted Was Tomorrow.” And he closes the album alone on acoustic guitar, with “Singing From the Windows.” The song imagines being within a siege, thinking about “when the war is over” while watching fires and hearing sirens.

“None of us know what’s to come tomorrow,” he sings. “So dance with me like the time we’ve got is borrowed.” Private comfort amid public catastrophe — it’s only a modest consolation, but that’s all there is.

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An earlier version of this article misstated information about a trumpeter who plays with Dave Matthews Band. Rashawn Ross did not replace Boyd Tinsley; he has toured with the band since 2006. An earlier version also misstated Dave Matthews’s age. He is 56, not 58.

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Jon Pareles has been The Times’s chief pop music critic since 1988. A musician, he has played in rock bands, jazz groups and classical ensembles. He majored in music at Yale University. More about Jon Pareles

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Announcing new studio album & first single madman’s eyes.

Coinciding with the launch of their U.S. summer tour, Dave Matthews Band will release Walk Around The Moon – their 10 th studio on May 19. Most of the album’s 12 original songs were recorded with producer Rob Evans, including the first single, “Madman’s Eyes,” which was released today. Longtime collaborator, John Alagia, served as executive producer of the album.  Walk Around the Moon took shape during the pandemic and is as much a reflection on the current times as it is an urge to find common ground. Click here to pre-order.

Today also marks the release of the first single release from Walk Around the Moon. “Madman’s Eyes” weaves Middle Eastern textures with heavy horns and strings as Matthews asks unflinchingly, “When it’s too late to untwist the knife / How do we face hatred with the love inside us.” View the visualizer here . Dave Matthews Band gave “Madman’s Eyes” its live debut at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH in November 2021. The pre-order for the physical album, featuring a limited-edition deluxe vinyl option, is exclusively available now at DaveMatthewsBand.com. Click here to pre-order.

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About The DMTB

For over 20 years, the dave matthews tribute band has been performing sold out shows around the world; playing over 2,000 concerts in 46 states and 9 countries. throughout the years, the band has evolved from a bar hopping cover band into a dedicated and true tribute band with one goal; to recreate the classic dave matthews band sound so many of us know and love . , since 2004, the dmtb’s ruthless touring schedule has been unparalleled. there is no prefix song title to name the group, and the dmtb is the only nationally touring tribute to the dave matthews band. like so many dmb fans, we can’t help but miss the iconic sounds of a high energy violin balanced with jazzy saxophone lines, or a sparkling acoustic guitar supported by smooth bass and explosive drumming. that is the magic sound that captivated so many of us all those years ago, and the dave matthews tribute band aims to bring that sonic joy back for all to share., while most dmb fans never witnessed the real band before they became the platinum-selling artists they are today, the dave matthews tribute band prides itself on giving audiences this opportunity at intimate venues as well as iconic clubs and outdoor stages around the world., as rick grant of entertaining u in jacksonville, fl wrote, “the dave matthews tribute band turned out to exceed its billing as a quality improvisational band that uses dave matthews material as themes to improvise. clearly, this distinguishes them from the other so-called tribute bands. the band is exceptionally tight and produces a solid groove over which the players improvise with hot chops.”, beyond mastering the dmb sound and the relentless touring, what separates the dave matthews tribute band from other cover bands is their attention to detail and to the nuances of dmb and their music. the dmtb aims to transport the listener back in time. that is what makes you come out of one of their shows saying, “yeah, they really do sound like the real dave matthews band”, meet the band, lead vocals and guitar - gary wilkinson.

Gary Wilkinson is the lead singer and acoustic guitarist for the DMTB. Gary began listening to DMB when his sister got a hold of the bands debut studio release “Under the Table and Dreaming” back in 1994.

Since becoming enamored with that album, gary picked up a guitar and started to learn dave songs, eventually making his way through the entire catalog. his passion has turned into a shareable experience with dmb fans around the country., drums - david suriani.

David began drumming at the age of 8 years old. He first discovered DMB around the age of 14 and began listening to the debut studio album “Under the Table and Dreaming”. The first song on the album, Best of What’s Around, caused David to take a deep dive into the unique drumming in DMB’s music.

Soon after listening through all of the group’s studio albums, the quest to hear all of the live releases began. david devoted all of his drumming practice to restructuring his drum set up and learning how to play open handed like carter beauford. countless hours were spent studying the renowned “under the table and drumming” dvd as well as any online video that featured carter’s unique playing style., david studied percussion and jazz drum set with eastman school of music graduate aaron staebell from 2003-2011. he has played in various drum corps and wedding bands around western new york before going full time with dmtb in 2020. along with carter beauford, his other influences include benny greb (benny greb brass band), dennis chambers (john scofield), petar janjic (cory wong), gavin harrison (porcupine tree), and jeff pocaro (toto, steely dan) among many others., saxophone - gresh laing.

Gresh Laing is a sax player who has musical influences including LeRoi Moore from the Dave Matthews Band, Clarence Clemons from the E Street Band, and Lenny Picket from the Saturday Night Live Band/Tower of Power. Gresh Laing served as a saxophone instrumentalist and band leader in the United States Navy Music Program for 23 years, leading bands world-wide including every country in South America, all islands in Micronesia, Australia, South Korea, and many other nations around the Pacific Rim.

Gresh has been playing saxophone for over 35 years, producing bands for over 20 years, and singing pop and jazz for over 15 years. currently, gresh has retired from the u.s. navy and is producing the wicked 80’s party band along with the other amazing musicians in the band. gresh also plays in the dave matthews tribute band based in buffalo ny., bass - tim sheldon.

From concert halls to biker bars, symphony orchestras, jazz ensembles and rock bands, Tim has performed professionally as a musician in many settings. He began playing with DMTB in 2018 and has been having a great time performing the music of Dave Matthews Band. Besides music Tim enjoys red wine, nerdy TV shows and snacks.

Violin - abe dewing.

Abe Dewing is a multi-instrumentalist who plays a variety of music genres ranging from bluegrass, country, rock and modern pop. Hailing from Boston, MA, Abe is a classically trained violinist and before his time at Eastman School of Music in Rochester NY, Abe played under the baton of Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa and performed throughout North America and in Europe. He is a co-founder of Fusion String Ensemble, a group that combines programs of classical and contemporary rock/pop covers with string arrangements of covers he created. Fusion has played in Symphony Hall Boston and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Abe has been featured through articles in Strings Magazine and his stadium rock violin arrangements have been recognized by the New England Patriots, a project he created during the 2020 pandemic NFL season.

Since his amplified career officially began in 2018, he has performed in local venues such as gillette stadium, the sinclair and roadrunner and worked with several local bands at festivals, farms and donated performances at local community events. abe also owns his private studio where he teaches multiple instruments to about 30 families. he has two sons and resides near fenway park in brookline, ma. he is an avid chicken wing eater and a mixer of ciders and beers while cheering on his celtics, red sox, patriots and bruins with his prized championship ring collection., “i am extremely grateful and fortunate to have an opportunity to share music across the country so i look forward to meeting you in my travels. ”, keys - zach sweetser, zach began taking classical piano lessons at seven years old. alongside the piano, he enjoyed also learning the violin, trombone, euphonium, drums, and singing in an internationally touring vocal ensemble. ultimately – his primary focus landed on studying jazz piano. zach discovered dave matthews band when he was 13 and quickly became intrigued by the playing of their pianist at the time: butch taylor. zach initially learned how to transcribe music by way of learning butch’s integral parts on many earlier dmb albums. at the age of 18 back in 2012, he played his first gig with the dmtb while paying tribute to butch’s work., while flying airliners is his day job, zach loves playing shows with the dmtb part time outside of work. in his free time – zach also enjoys skiing, flying seaplanes, hiking with his wife and dog, riding his electric dirt bike, and flying radio-controlled airplanes..

Drums - Benny Montgomery

Benny started playing drums at age 4 and embarked on his first gig at the age of 7. he toured the country with local and national gospel act the southern travelers out of anniston, al. while on the road he was picked up by grammy nominee leomia boyd from aberdeen, ms and toured with mrs. boyd throughout the southeastern us., during his teen years benny discovered the dave matthews band after a long time friend introduced him to them in 1994. since then benny has groomed his style to mirror the great carter beauford. benny has been touring with the dmtb since 2007 and you can catch him on many of the band’s southeastern dates..

Violin - Sean Bowen

Sean has been playing with the dmtb from the early days dating back to 2004 a life long violinist, he started his classical training at the age of three and has spent time playing with the all state and all eastern symphony orchestras including performing at carnegie hall. over the years sean’s musical interests have expanded into more bluegrass, folk, and traditional fiddle tunes. he’s been part of a few original projects and has had the pleasure of guest recording on several singer songwriter albums., his love of dmb started at the age of 13 when he first listened to under the table and dreaming, heard the violin, and realized he could do more on the instrument than just mozart concertos from that moment he was completely captivated by the music and just wanted to perform the songs with an equally obsessed group of musicians. over the years he has made lasting memories traveling with the band and sharing our mutual admiration of this music with everyone who has come out to a show..

Saxophone - Eric Wozniak

Woodwind specialist eric wozniak grew up in buffalo, ny. he attended the premier new york music education and saxophone performance program at ithaca college, where he learned from jazz masters including steve brown, marion mcpartland, bill goodwin, steve gilmore, phil woods, and les brown. after traveling abroad as a shipboard musician for carnival cruise lines and royal caribbean cruise lines, eric returned home where he performed with the outlyers, the pyramid band, and the jump kings. in buffalo, he soon found himself side by side with a variety of artists including keely smith, dita von teese, kansas and the cherry popping daddies., eric started performing with the dave matthews tribute band in 2021 and can be seen on shows in the northeast and midwest regions..

Violin - Alex Crinzi

Alex crinzi is a professional violinist & senior product manager at a fintech startup, currently residing in buffalo, ny. starting violin when he was 4 years old, he has had the honor to perform with local professional and community ensembles, including the buffalo philharmonic orchestra, western new york chamber orchestra, southern tier symphony, and the orchard park symphony, among many others. alex enjoys spending time listening to his vinyl record collection, watching the buffalo bills & sabres, playing golf or disc golf at the area’s courses, and of course enjoying the company of his friends & family whenever possible..

Saxophone - Noah Mosca

Noah, “the big nasty”, has been playing the saxophone for 12 years, and began touring with the dmtb in spring of 2023. his interest in the instrument stemmed from hearing artists such as john coltrane, stan getz, pink floyd, and earth wind and fire. after playing through middle and high school band, he decided to further his knowledge of the saxophone and studied music performance at the university of central florida, under director george weremchuk. while attending, noah played alongside world class musicians, performed in the top classical and jazz ensembles, and was a national finalist in the mtna chamber music competition. after graduating in 2022, noah continues to play in his hometown of orlando, fl in various funk, jazz, and rnb groups..

Drums - Damone Jackson

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music educator & mentor damone “a-miracle” jackson is a drum set specialist and percussion teacher living in western ny. damone graduated from villa maria college in 2014 with a b.a. in music performance and a concentration in jazz. he has won several awards, including best blues drummer in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 by the buffalo music awards., recently, damone has been on tour in south america and europe playing shows and teaching master-classes. he is thankful that music has provided the opportunity to play with many truly fine musicians in the buffalo area as well and all over the world. damone gigs extensively throughout western new york and is one of the areas most in-demand drummers for both live shows and studio work. currently, he is the drummer and founder of the damone jackson outcome..

Saxophone - Chris Whiteley

Born and raised in reading, pa and now residing in phoenix, az, chris hasn’t just moved all over the country, but has performed all over the world. he holds three bachelor’s degrees in music and spent a short 3-year stint as a music teacher before becoming a full-time performer., having been given the privilege of working in the cruise line industry as a showband musician, chris entertained guests while sailing to all seven continents. while onboard, he was fortunate to back up such international talents as dale kristien, fabo zini, melissa manchester and judy carmichael. outside of his us touring with the dave matthews tribute band, chris also toured the country with several colorado-based indie bands before moving to arizona where he currently works and performs full-time with international production and talent agency tad management..

Violin - Alexei Mejouev

In 2014 alexei received an email asking him if he was interested in playing the gig at the myrtle beach house of blues. he was just 15 years old. it’s now been over 10 years and alexei is still rocking out with the band, always excited to see the fans for his day job alexei is a filmmaker, directing music videos, producing documentaries and going on tour with artists like rhiannon giddens, demeanor and more., alexei’s favorite songs to play: #41, blue water, the stone.

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Dave Matthews Band coming to Alpine Valley — opposite Summerfest, Kenny Chesney concert

After headlining Summerfest in 2023 , Dave Matthews Band is heading back to Alpine Valley Music Theatre in 2024 — during Summerfest.

The band's summer tour, announced Tuesday, includes two shows at the East Troy amphitheater June 21 and 22, the first Friday and Saturday of Summerfest. That second show also will be opposite a Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band American Family Field show, and the Tacos and Tequila Festival, led by Ludacris, at Franklin Field.

Tickets for Dave Matthews Band’s tour go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 16 at livenation.com , with presales underway for fan club members through davematthewsband.com .

After hosting just two concerts in 2023, Alpine Valley is going to have a busier summer this year. Along with Matthews, Noah Kahan, Hootie & the Blowfish, Jason Aldean and the Avett Brothers have all announced Alpine shows.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Inductees: Cher, Jimmy Buffett, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews, Peter Frampton, Foreigner and More

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has revealed the names of 16 artists or other musical figures who will be inducted in 2024. It’s a diverse list that stretches from R&B/rock pioneer Big Mama Thornton to pop superstars Cher and Dionne Warwick, and from ’70s-rooted rockers like Peter Frampton, Foreigner and Ozzy Osbourne to ’90s icons the Dave Matthews Band , Mary J. Blige and A Tribe Called Quest.

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For the first time, the inductees were announced as part of an “American Idol” broadcast, during a Sunday night episode themed around the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Following is the complete list of inductees for 2024:

Performer Category:

• Mary J. Blige 
• Dave Matthews Band
• Peter Frampton
• Kool & The Gang
• Ozzy Osbourne
• A Tribe Called Quest

Musical Influence Award:

• Alexis Korner
• John Mayall
• Big Mama Thornton

Musical Excellence Award:

• Jimmy Buffett
• Dionne Warwick
• Norman Whitfield

Ahmet Ertegun Award :

• Suzanne de Passe

The eight “performer” inductees are the ones selected by a ballot sent out to the Hall’s voters after the 15 nominees were announced on Feb. 10.

That leaves seven nominees from this year who will have to wait for another crack at getting in: Mariah Carey, Jane’s Addiction, Sade, Sinead O’Connor, Oasis, Lenny Kravitz and the duo Eric B. and Rakim.

One question mark now is how Cher will react to her induction. Just last December, in an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” she aid, “You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars … I’m never going to change my mind. They can just go you-know-what themselves.” At that point, though, she had never received so much as a nomination, so the odds favor her changing her tune on that vow, now that she got voted in her first time actually appearing on the ballot.

Five out of the eight voted in this year were first-time nominees: Osbourne, Cher, Frampton, Foreigner and Kool & the Gang.

A Tribe Called Quest got in on the hip-hop collective’s third time on the ballot (and their third year in a row being nominated). Blige and Matthews both got in on their second try (she was previously up for it in 2021; DMB had a prior nod in 2020).

Frampton, for his part, beyond the merits of having had one of the biggest albums of all time, may be a sentimental favorite this year, due to his being in the acknowledged twilight of his musical career. He has been out on a farewell tour off and on since 2019, following his diagnosis with the debilitating disease inclusion body myositis in 2015. The rocker just wrapped up the last round of dates he had scheduled, although he has not said there won’t be more.

Osbourne becomes a second-time inductee this year; his group Black Sabbath was voted in all the way back in 2006. Sometimes there is contention over whether singers who are already in the Hall of Fame, as group members, really need to be pushed to the front of the line as solo artists, too, ahead of other contenders. In any case, voters decided that Osbourne’s post-Sabbath career established him as one of rock’s major icons, even apart from his initial round of influence and success as a frontman.

De Passe is getting her flowers for a career that included a long stint as one of the major players at Motown, developing the Jackson 5 into superstars and signing the Commodores, among other triumphs, before becoming a film and TV executive. She was profiled by Variety about her long and wide-ranging career in 2022.

Motown is also being celebrated with the induction of Whitfield, a songwriter and producer whose astonishing catalog of hits in the ’60s and ’70s included “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Just My Imagination,” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” “War,” “Ball of Confusion,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “(I Know) I’m Losing You,” “I Wish It Would Rain,” “I Can’t Get Next to You” and “Car Wash.” He died in 2008.

Coming on under the “musical influences” umbrella, Alexis Korner may be the name among this year’s inductees that is least known to contemporary music fans. He was a major player in the British blues scene of the 1960s and became a popular broadcaster as well; he died in 1984 at age 55. With John Mayall also being selected by the committee for the same honor, it’s an unexpected banner year for British blues-rockers.

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