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Counting Crows | |
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 Counting Crows in Brussels, 2008. Left to right: Bogios, Duritz, Immerglück, and Gillingham. Vickrey is cut off at the left, Powers is behind Duritz; Bryson is out of frame. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Geffen, Capitol, Cooking Vinyl |
| Members | Adam Duritz David Bryson Charlie Gillingham Dan Vickrey David Immerglück Jim Bogios Millard Powers |
| Past members | Steve Bowman Ben Mize Matt Malley |
| Website | countingcrows |
Counting Crows is an American rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Formed in 1991, the band consists of guitarist David Bryson, drummer Jim Bogios, vocalist Adam Duritz, keyboardist Charlie Gillingham, multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück, bass guitarist Millard Powers, and guitarist Dan Vickrey.[4] Past members include the drummers Steve Bowman (1991–1994) and Ben Mize (1994–2002), and bass guitarist Matt Malley (1991–2005).
Counting Crows gained popularity following the release of its first album, August and Everything After (1993). With the breakthrough hit single "Mr. Jones" (1993), the album sold more than 7 million copies in the United States. The band received two Grammy Awards nominations in 1994, one for "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" (for "Round Here") and one for "Best New Artist". The follow-up album, Recovering the Satellites, reached number one on the US Billboard 200 album chart and reached number one in several other countries. All but one of their subsequent albums reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 list.
Their hit singles include the aforementioned "Mr. Jones" as well as "Rain King", "A Long December", "Hanginaround", and a cover version of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi".[5] Counting Crows received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for the single "Accidentally in Love", which was included in the film Shrek 2. The band has sold more than 20 million albums and is known for its dynamic live performances. Billboard has also ranked the band as the 8th greatest Adult Alternative Artist of all time.[6]
The band's most recent full album, Somewhere Under Wonderland, was released in 2014. They released a four-song EP in 2021 titled Butter Miracle:Suite One, which is expected to be expanded to a full album.
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- ^ "Counting Crows: Hard Candy". PopMatters. September 5, 2002.
- ^ Maas, Tyler (July 24, 2014). "Counting Crows go long, fall short at Riverside Theater". Milwaukee Record.
- ^ Matzen, Morgan (September 14, 2018). "Q&A with Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz". Sioux City Journal.
- ^ "Counting Crows, Live team for '90s night in SF Bay Area". Mercury News. July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Greatest of All Time: Adult Alternative Artists". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.