Portrait of Carter Beauford

Carter Beauford

Musicians · drummer

🇺🇸 United States

American musician

About Carter Beauford

Carter Anthony Beauford (born November 2, 1958) is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band. He is known for his ability to adapt to a variety of genres, and both his ambidextrous and his open-handed drumming styles. He plays the drums and sings backing vocals in the band. Beauford was ranked number 10 by a Rolling Stone magazine reader's poll in 2010 for the greatest drummers of all time.

Quick facts

Known for
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, MTV Video Music Awards, Dave Matthews Band: Coral Sky Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL - 7/27/19
Born
1957-11-02
Artist type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Charlottesville
Associated area
United States
Active period
1957-11-02
Genres
jazz
Music tags
jazz
ISNI
0000000119323588, 0000000371901503
IPI
00338401674

Official & social profiles

External & source links