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Dave Matthews Band and AT&T have recently cooperated to produce exclusive Ringtones on AT&T Wireless Phones. In fact, this is the first time that Dave Matthews Band ringtones have become available through any wireless carrier. Starting from Nov. 14, AT&T will provide ringtones from popular songs, starting with the live version of “Ants Marching. Other Dave Matthews Band ringtones that AT&T will provide include: “Don’t Drink the Water”, “Everyday” (Live),”Say Goodbye”, “Two Step”, “Warehouse” (Live),”When The World Ends” (Live).

Fire destroyed the house of Dave Matthews Band bassist’s, Stefan Lessard, which is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and built in 2001. Luckily, Lessard and his son managed to escape from the house on fire unharmed. The fire started outside the cedar shake house and brought the damage worth of $880,000. According to the words of Lee Catlin, a spokeswoman for Albermarle Country, arson is not suspected.

DMB allows fans to record the majority of their live shows and permits not-for-profit trading of the recordings. Dave Matthews Band cites college students trading the tapes in the early ‘90s as a key reason for their fame. DMB and its management worked with the United States federal government in ‘96 to launch a crackdown on for-profit bootleggers. It resulted in numerous arrests of those responsible for illegally manufacturing and selling copies of Dave Matthews Band material

In late September 1994, Dave Matthews Band released their 1st album, entitled Under the Table and Dreaming. The LP featured their 1st commercial hits “Satellite,” “What Would You Say,” and “Ants Marching.” The record was dedicated “In memory of Anne” for Matthews’ elder sister Anne, who was killed by her own husband in 1994. Under the Table and Dreaming and the following release, called Crash brought the music group national attention, that culminated in a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song “So Much to Say.”

The Best of What’s Around Vol. 1 is the most recent hits compilation album by the Dave Matthews Band that was released in November 2006. The 2 CD set is the band’s 1st ever greatest hits album. It features 12 studio tracks on the 1st disc, as well as 8 previously unreleased live songs on the 2nd disc. Inside the CD case of Live Trax Vol. 6 there was an advertisement for The Best of What’s Around Vol. 1. The advertisement was incorrectly claiming that “Where Are You Going” was to be among the studio tracks appearing on disc 1, and that the compilation was to be released on November 6, but not November 7.

Yesterday, AT&T Inc. announced an agreement with Dave Matthews Band that gives customers 1st-ever access to selected ringtones. The initial offer that was made will be followed by a wider range of the most popular music group’s ringtones. It is the 1st time that the band ringtones have been available through any wireless carrier. AT&T delivers Dave Matthews Band’s ringtones from popular songs, like “Ants Marching,” and many more.

David John Matthews, a famous singer, song-writer, lead vocalist and guitarist of the Dave Matthews Band, has also played in three feature films and now he is taking part in the fourth. His first role was Will Coleman in “Where the Red Fern Grows” based on the novel. In the 2005 he played Otis (shy cousin of the proprietor of a pet-shop) in “Because of Winn-Dixie”. In 2007 he had a short episode in “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” (a role of a homosexual salesman). Now David is starring with Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity in the movie “Lake City”.

David John Matthews was born on January 9, 1967. And, whatever amazing it may seem, right from the very beginning of his life touring became the way of his life.

After the boy was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the family moved to a suburb of New York. Later they went to Cambridge, England. After a year in Europe, the family returned to the New York Suburb.

It was back in the USA when Dave, a 9 year old kid, took his first guitar lesson. However, as soon as they arrived in the States, Dave lost his father. This, and his mother’s anti-apartheid movement activist mood contributed much to Dave’s creative work as a singer and songwriter.

After a brief time in New York City, Dave returned back to Charlottesville, where he started to attend college but very soon understood that guitar and singing were his cup of tea. Exactly there, in C’Ville, he met his future band-members and it was in a local bar he first performed in public.That’s how Dave’s first steps to music were made.  In our further posts, we will discuss other bright facts from Dave Matthews’s shining career.