Today I am in grieve for the death of LeRoi Moore. I am very sad that such a talented musician is gone so fast. I wonder who will replace him. Hmm.. What a very sad day..

LeRoi Moore (September 7, 1961 – August 19, 2008) was the saxophone player for the Dave Matthews Band, and a founding member of the band. Moore often arranged the music for the songs written by frontman Dave Matthews. He had co-writing credits on many of the band’s songs, most notably “Too Much” and “Stay”.

Moore was born on September 7, 1961 in Dunn, North Carolina to Lee Vester and Pennie Louise (née Smith) Moore. Raised in Virginia, he attended college at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia studying tenor saxophone and later became an accomplished jazz musician in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was tapped by Dave Matthews in 1991 to record some songs he had written and wished to flesh out with larger instrumentation.

He played bass, baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, as well as the flute,bass clarinet and wooden penny whistle.

“For a moment this good time would never end
You and me
Just wasting time
I was kissing you
You were kissing me, love
From good day into a moonlight
Now a night so fine
Makes us wanna stay… for awhile”

-”Stay” by Dave Matthews Band