# LeRoi Moore died?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [August 20, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630 "2008-08-20T02:28:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630/1 "2008-08-20T02:28:57Z")
Just came over the local news here in Boston.
I knew he’d been injured, but this is the first I heard about his death.
Man, I’m hoping this isn’t true. That guy had talent!
☹☹☹
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### Author:  [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630/2 "2008-08-20T02:56:13Z")
Damn.
Just…
huh?
I am utterly sad.
I can’t even cry.
I used to go see them in the early 90s at the Flood Zone in Richmond VA.
I love DMB. They will never be the same.
confirmed on dmband.com
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### Author:  [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630/3 "2008-08-20T20:14:26Z")
Yeah this totally sucks. The saxophone added so much depth to their sound.
I think it will be hard to find a replacement, these guys have been jamming together for years and know each other like the back of their hand and they all have great chemistry on stage.
Any idea how this will effect their tour? My buddy is supposed to see them at the Gorge in a couple of weeks.
MtM
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### Author:  [@Drakkar\_Sauna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drakkar_Sauna)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630/4 "2008-08-20T20:54:45Z")
Wow, that’s weirdly tacky -
“Dave Matthews paid tribute to Moore on August 19, 2008 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, after the band’s first song of the performance - “Bartender”.[8] “We all had some bad news today,” Matthews told the sold-out crowd. “Our good friend LeRoi Moore passed on and gave his ghost up today and we will miss him forever.” Fans then shouted Moore’s name in remembrance.[9]”
Playing a show the day the guy died? Really?
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### Author:  [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630/5 "2008-08-20T21:03:40Z")
[QUOTE=Drakkar Sauna]
Playing a show the day the guy died? Really?
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Assuming that the members of DMB were his close friends, they probably knew what his wishes would be… maybe he would have wanted them to play in his memory?
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### Author:  [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630/6 "2008-08-20T21:34:17Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow]
Assuming that the members of DMB were his close friends, they probably knew what his wishes would be… maybe he would have wanted them to play in his memory?
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Agreed. Jeff Coffin has been sitting in for the last month and a half.
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### Author:  [@Drakkar\_Sauna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drakkar_Sauna)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroi-moore-died/460630/7 "2008-08-21T18:33:52Z")
[QUOTE=Doug Bowe]
Agreed. Jeff Coffin has been sitting in for the last month and a half.
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I bet he felt uncomfortable about his last name last night.