Newsletter August 2011 – The Faces of US Immigrants: David John Matthews – Musician and Songwriter
August 18th, 2011 by Eric J. Ramos
IN THIS ISSUE
The Heart of America Held Hostage by a Tea Party That Never Ends
Salvador Zamora, On a Hunger Strike to Protest Georgia’s Immigration Law, HB 87
Green Card Renewal
The Date for the 2013 Green Card Lottery is Set
When Federal Law Discriminates, Marriages That Are based On Love, Suffer
Recipes From The Melting Pot: Arabic Honey Cake, A Middle Eastern Delight
Quote of the Month
David John “Dave” Matthews – Musician and Songwriter
Dave Matthews was born in January 9, 1967 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa. He is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band and performs mainly with acoustic guitar and favors rhythm rather than solos in his playing.
At two years old, Matthews’ family moved to Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, New York, where his father, a physicist, started working for IBM. In 1974, the family moved to Cambridge, England, for a year before returning to New York, where his father died from lung cancer in 1977. His family moved back to Johannesburg, South Africa, later that year and upon Matthews’ graduation from St Stithians College high school, Matthews left South Africa to avoid military service. Dave Matthews moved to New York in 1986.
Matthews formed the Dave Matthews Band in early 1991 with LeRoi Moore, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Peter Griesar (who left the band in 1993), and Boyd Tinsley.
Some of his songs include “Crush,” “So Much To Say,” “Gravedigger,” “Crash Into Me,” and “Save Me.”
