Table of Contents
Introduction ix
1 Dive In: A Brief History of Dave Matthews Band 1
2 Why I Am: Who Are the Members of Dave Matthews Band? 14
3 I'll Back You Up: Latter-Day Members and Auxiliary Players 36
4 You and Me: Collaborators and Coconspirators 44
5 Warehouse: The People and Places of Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia 56
6 What You Are: DMB's Influences 63
7 Dancing Nancies: What Is a Jam Band? 73
8 The Riff: Is Dave Matthews Band a Jam Band? 79
9 What Would You Say: Was Dave Matthews Band Ever "Alternative Rock"? 86
10 Tripping Billies: Fellow Travelers on the H.O.R.D.E. Circuit 92
11 So Damn Lucky: Who Has Sat in with Dave Matthews Band? 107
12 Remember Two Things and Recently: The First Album and EP 118
13 Under the Table and Dreaming: The Major-Label Debut 128
14 Crash: The Breakthrough 140
15 Before These Crowded Streets: The Masterpiece 151
16 The Lillywhite Sessions: The Lost Album 160
17 Everyday: The Crossover Album 166
18 Busted Stuff: Rescuing The Lillywhite Sessions 176
19 Some Devil: Dave Matthews Goes Solo 185
20 Stand Up: The Modern R&B Album 194
21 Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King: Requiem for LeRoi Moore 203
22 Away from the World: Back to Basics 211
23 Come Tomorrow: Easing into Middle Age 219
24 So Much to Say: The Videos 227
25 Too Much: Stray Songs and Detours 243
26 Pay for What You Get: Tape Trading 257
27 Two Step: Official Live Albums 262
28 The Riff: Live Trax and DMBLive 275
29 Hunger for the Great Light: Key Concerts 285
30 Crush: Songs Covered in Concert 294
31 Joyride: Satellite Tours 308
32 Save Me: Guest Appearances 314
33 Ants Marching: Online Fan Sites 322
34 One Sweet World: Philanthropic Work 330
35 Belly Belly Nice: Dave Matthews Band and Food 335
36 I Did It: Dave Matthews Onscreen 341
37 The Last Stop: Poopgate 344
Bibliography 349
Selected Discography 353
Index 357
