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Welcome to More Than a Memory, a site dedicated to the very talented singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw. If you have anything you'd like to contribute, in the way of photos, news or articles, please send them in.
December 20, 2009
Gavin at VEVO Launch Party
From nymag.com: On Wednesday night, the music industry’s heaviest hitters came out to launch VEVO, a new website allowing one to watch music videos. The many, many artists present all seemed heartened that their labels had finally discovered the Internet and social networking. "I'm happy that the industry is getting involved in this for a change, instead of lagging behind," said Gavin DeGraw. "Because, let's face it, the industry at the corporate level has been hurting for a long time, and when it's hurting at the corporate level, it starts hurting at the artist level, too." View a photo of Gavin at the event. What's your favorite thing about this decade? "I think the biggest thing is that magnetic car that goes up walls and upside down on the doors and the tables. If you haven’t seen it, you need to watch more TV." - Gavin DeGraw
Gavin's Turkey Recipe October 16, 2009
Gavin at NASCAR Track
Yesterday, Gavin was spotted at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, NC, hanging out with NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Gavin was interviewed on the SPEED channel, during a break in practice. View the interview on Youtube. Gavin performed at Dale Jr.'s bar, Whisky River, later that night, as part of a concert series to benefit The Dale Jr. Foundation. Here's a photo of Gavin and Dale Jr., posted on Twitter by Dale Jr.'s PR guy Mike.
Motown Interview October 1, 2009
Wall Street Journal interview
Wsj.com has an interview with Gavin, done after the concert in Central Park. September 11, 2009
Three Upcoming Concert Dates
From pollstar.com: "Feel Free: A National Parks Celebration In Central Park" - 09/23/09 Central Park's East Meadow, New York, NY (freefree.org) From scenedaily.com: The Dale Jr. Foundation has announced the series of October concerts at Earnhardt Jr.'s Whisky River bar in Charlotte. The "Rockin' The River" series will feature singers Gavin DeGraw, Blake Shelton, Jessie James, The Carter Twins, Phil Vassar and Rehab. All proceeds from the concerts will benefit The Dale Jr. Foundation and its associated charities, including Make-A-Wish Foundation and Victory Junction Gang Camp. Gavin DeGraw will hit the stage on Oct. 15 in a Charlotte race-week performance. (buy tickets) From bizjournals.com: Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw will be the headline act at the Centennial Celebration of the fall High Point Market wholesale furniture trade show on Oct. 18 (in High Point, NC), according to an announcment.
Gavin the Actor?
Gavin Talks Motown
DeGraw got into Motown as a kid, hearing songs on Time Life compilation albums. "I remember hearing The Temptations and The Four Tops. ... It was really a great study for me as a singer," he said. Fast-forward a couple of decades. DeGraw is an established singer-songwriter and finds himself playing a gig that features one of his Motown idols ? Stevie Wonder. DeGraw is watching as Wonder's band starts playing at the Songwriters Hall of Fame event. "I know this track, but something important is missing," DeGraw said. He then sees Wonder reaching under the piano bench and raking the ground looking for his harmonica, which he had dropped. DeGraw runs up on stage, reaches under the bench and puts the instrument in Wonder's hand. Wonder starts playing, and DeGraw remembers thinking, "`I've never been so proud to be a stagehand.' ... That would have been an honor to anybody to give Stevie Wonder his harmonica to play that essential, essential riff." DeGraw also recalled sitting backstage and asking Wonder if he could record the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer on his cell phone. Wonder agreed, and DeGraw was thrilled, capturing some video of Wonder playing the harmonica in the intimate setting. DeGraw called it "the ultimate campfire hang." From google.com: "The studio itself is its own beast. It can take away or it can add to the sounds you're making with your instruments," said pop singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw. "Some rooms are dead. You play a note, and the sound disappears. "Some rooms they ring too much. Acoustically, they're just too active. But some of them, they just have good sound. The (Motown) recordings I've heard come out of that room. I listen to those recordings all the time, and I think: `Why does that room sound so good?' There's something to be said for it." DeGraw liked the Motown recording approach so much that he rereleased his 2003 hit album "Chariot" a year later in a "stripped" format. "I was really using that Motown ... sound as a template," he said. "I was thinking about those records and the rawness of those records." "I think that's why it was so successful as a social tool, because it wasn't race-specific," DeGraw said. "It was just great music. "And it allowed people to look past those typical lines. ... People could hear music like that in a time when people were looking at each other strangely, wondering what their motivations were, and they could go: 'Hey man, OK, no one's holding a grudge. It just sounds good. Let's enjoy ourselves.'" June 22, 2009
Craig Ferguson Video
Visit Youtube for a video of Gavin performing Dancing Shoes on Craig Ferguson this past Tuesday.
Interview from American Idol Finale
Official Twitter Page
Mix 985 Video April 2, 2009
More on Gavin's Trip to Uganda
Read Gavin's blog from his Nothing But Nets visit to Uganda. OK Magazine has an interview with Gavin about his Uganda trip, as well as photos.
MySpace Celebrity Playlist
US Weekly Video Interview
ABC News Video Interviews
Billboard.com Article March 20, 2009
Regis and Kelly Video
I uploaded video of Gavin performing Dancing Shoes on Regis and Kelly today.
Dancing Shoes
Making of 'Free' Video
Free Concert in Detriot March 17, 2009
Upcoming TV Appearances
Gavin will be appearing on Regis and Kelly on March 20th, and on Jay Leno on March 30th. March 11, 2009
Listen to Stay
Listen to the new song Stay, off of the upcoming album Free, on iLike.com or imeem.
Gavin's Trip to Uganda "I am really looking forward to this trip," said DeGraw. "After being driven from their homes due to violent conflict, millions of refugees in Africa now face another harrowing threat, malaria. These bed nets can help stop the suffering faced by so many."
Read more and view photos here.
February 14, 2009
New Album and Tour Info
Form USA Today: Less than a year after releasing his self-titled sophomore album, Gavin DeGraw has readied a third. Recorded in January and due March 31, Free features original tunes by the singer/songwriter, including a new version of Young Love. There also is a cover of the late Chris Whitley's Indian Summer. DeGraw, 32, made Free "to remind myself why I began playing music to begin with ? because it feels good," he says. "It was a pleasure to make an album with understated production where the featured element was the content." He will share that content live starting March 27, when he launches his Where It Began tour in Portland, Ore. Tickets go on sale Feb. 20. Watch a video of Gavin in the recording studio talking about his new album. View the cover art of Free at Gavin's MySpace page. Click here for the new US tour dates.
Gavin to Sing at Daytona 500
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