LeRoi Moore of Dave Matthew Band dies

[50 cent]

Posted Aug 19th 2008 9:14PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned LeRoi Moore, the sax player in the Dave Matthews Band, has died. He was 46.

Moore was seriously injured in an ATV accident June 30 outside Charlottesville. He had a punctured lung and broken ribs. Moore went back into the hospital last month due to complications.

Moore died in Los Angeles today, after taking a turn for the worse.

We're also told the band will perform tonight as scheduled at the Staples Center in L.A.
he was an amazing musician, and died much too soon. thoughts and prayers to all his loved ones.

We were at the Dave Matthews Band show in Dallas on Saturday and I was wondering where he was. I figured he was just taking some time off or something. I had no idea he had been seriously injured.

:depressed

http://www.weeklydavespeak.com/media/photos/dmb_gorge_2007/WeeklyDavespeak%20-%20DMB%20-%20Gorge%202007%20-%2017.jpg

http://www.dave-matthews-band.us/photos/leroi.jpg

http://www.weeklydavespeak.com/articles/images/leroi/LeRoi_2.jpg

http://www.antsmarching.org/bios/leroimoore.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/dmbfan2121/212.jpg

[timvp]

Damn, there isn't going to an "Obama voter" left by the time November rolls around.

[RashoFan]

:(
OMG!
Amazing talent there....Such a tremendous loss for the band, the family, the fans and musicians.:depressed
I was lucky to sit in the 3rd row on the side that LeRoi has all his insturments (at the Verizon Center in 2003), he played every instrument expertly and when he played "JCS" during "Bartender" I was stunned...(I <3 JCS). The guys really enjoyed performing and it was great to see them so close up and having a good time.
He will be missed.

R.I.P. LeRoi Moore.
:cry

[GuerillaBlack]

August - Dead Black Male Celebrities Month

R.I.P.

[MannyIsGod]

Damn, there isn't going to an "Obama voter" left by the time November rolls around.

No shit dude.


I haven't liked any of DMB's music for awhile but man they are all very good muscians. This pretty much sucks.

They talked a lot in interviews about how much they rode ATVs while working on albums. Crazy shit.

[marini martini]

Sons of Bitches!:depressed

[tlongII]

I don't like DMB, but this still sucks.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

oh wow. that sucks. sad to hear when musicians die. i'll just leave it at that.