Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained fame in 1993 following the release of their debut album, titled 'August and Everything After', when track "Mr. Jones" became a big hit. Known for their melancholic yet melodic songwriting, the band started when singer Adam Duritz (previously of The Himalayans and Sordid Humor) teamed up with guitarist David Bryson (local producer and former member of the band Mr. Dog) in San Francisco, California in 1990. Counting Crows originally performed as an acoustic duo, playing gigs in and around the cities of Berkeley and San Francisco. For the group's first album, Adam and David added bassist Matt Malley, multi-instrument talent Charlie Gillingham, and drummer Steve Bowman. David Immergluck served as the second guitarist on the first album, but he did not officially join the band until 1999. Guitarist Dan Vickery was added just as the band set out on their first tour. As stated before, 'August and Everything After' provided the band with a surprise yet very welcome success, garnering them critical praise and commercial success. Released on September 14, 1993 through Geffen Records, the album hit #2 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, showing that their tunes had tapped into something. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies in the United States. The group was nominated at the 1994 Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" for Round Here and for "Best New Artist." They would see many more nominations and wins at various different award shows such as the American Music Awards, Juno Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards. Their follow-up album, Recovering the Satellites, reached #1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, with all but one of their subsequent albums reaching the top 10 of this list. Counting Crows, with their intimate and confessional yet smooth, often catchy musical approach, achieved a large fan base among melodic rock fans over the years. Their live performances have also been praised, being extremely energetic and passionate. They often alter the arrangements and lyrics of their songs when they're performed live, which can be heard on their various live albums. Their 90s acclaim reflected that a significant music scene looked for something different from the raging guitars of the Seattle-based grunge movement as well as from either boilerplate pop music or the budding electronic music subgenres. The group kept on releasing new songs into the new millennium. The band's more recent successes include the 2004 hit song "Accidentally In Love", which was featured on the Shrek 2 soundtrack (that has sold over 1,000,000 copies). That song has also garnered nominations for a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. They also saw success with their cover of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi. That same year, the band released their first ever best of set, which they titled 'Films about Ghosts'. That album features songs from every phase of the Counting Crows' recording career. To date, the band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Billboard has ranked them as the 8th greatest Adult Alternative Artist of all time. The group made the news when 'Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings' was released on March 25th, 2008. In addition, on January 16, 2008, the band released a digital EP as a free download on their official web site, consisting of the songs "1492" and "When I Dream Of Michelangelo". The lead single from the album was "You Can't Count On Me", which was released for radio play on February 4, 2008. The album itself is thematically and stylistically divided into two parts: the first, more rock-influenced Saturday Nights, and the second, more country-influenced Sunday Mornings. Theme changes along with style; in the Sunday Mornings portion of the album, songs become more reflective. The iTunes release contains several bonus tracks, including a track-by-track interview with Duritz. Since then, the band has put out a cover album, 2012's Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation), 2014's studio album Somewhere Under Wonderland, and an EP, 2021's Butter Miracle: Suite One. Butter Miracle is expected be expanded into a full album. Alongside these studio efforts, the band has also released two more live albums, 2011's August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall and 2013's Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow. Members of the band: Adam Duritz - lead vocals, piano, wurlitzer, tamborine David Bryson - guitars, dobro, vocals Charles Gillingham - piano, organ, accordion, mellotron, vocals Dan Vickery - guitars, sitar, banjo, vocals David Immergluck - guitars, bass, electric sitar, mandolin, vocals Jim Bogios - drums, percussion loops, vocals Millard Powers - bass guitar, upright bass, piano, vocals Ex-members of the band: Matt Malley - guitars, double bass, vocals Ben Mize - drums, percussion, tambourine, bulbs, vocals Steve Bowman - drums, vocals Ben Ulrich - drums Marty Jones - bass guitar Lydia Holly - keyboards Toby Hawkins - drums Albums August And Everything After - (September 14, 1993) Recovering The Satellites - (October 14, 1996) Across a Wire - Live in New York City - (1998) This Desert Life - (November 1, 1999) Hard Candy - (July 8, 2002) Films About Ghosts: The Best Of - (November 25, 2003) *New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall - (June 19, 2006) August And Everything After, Deluxe Edition - (Fall 2007) Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings - (March 25, 2008) iTunes: Live from SoHo - (July 22, 2008) August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall - (August 29, 2011) Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation) - (April 10, 2012) Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow - (April 8, 2013) Somewhere Under Wonderland - (September 2, 2014) Butter Miracle: Suite One (May 21, 2021)