The Dave Matthews band has lost a friend and band member. One of the founding members of the band, based in Virginia died yesterday at age 46.
LeRoi Moore, one of the bands founders and their saxophonist passed away at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, E news confirmed last night.
The cause of death has not been released yet, but Moore did sustain some very serious injuries when he was involved on an ATV crash which took place on his farm, located in Charlottesville, Va. ATV Crash News
During that incident it was reported that he had sustained some broken ribs and a punctured lung, which have prevented him from performing since the accident, but he had in fact gone back to LA.
The band performed there and after a show opener, Dave Matthews asked the audience for some quiet and told the audience that “our good friend LeRoi Moore” had passed away.
“He gave up his ghost to heaven and we will miss him always,” the singer said.