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 Singer/songwriter
Gavin DeGraw grew up playing music at home with piano studies beginning
at eight and later playing in cover bands with his older brother in
upstate New York. After a brief stint studying music at the prestigious
Berklee School of Music, DeGraw, who had been writing his own songs
since his cover band days, decided to make a go of it as a
singer/songwriter in New York City. Upon his arrival in the late '90s,
DeGraw made an impression with crowds, and occasionally with
journalists, as his name began to pop up in columns and best-of lists.
The steady buzz led to offers from major labels, but DeGraw chose to
take his time, and let his craft develop and his audience grow. He
eventually signed a record deal with Clive Davis and his J Records
imprint (home of Santana as well as R&B mainstays Alicia Keys and Angie
Stone). DeGraw's debut, Chariot, arrived in the summer of 2003 and, like
his early days in New York City, it slowly built momentum and earned the
young singer a small but fervent following.
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