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Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King by Dave Matthews Band
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is an album by Dave Matthews Band, released in 2009. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 19 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Funny the Way It Is”, on 19 lists with a best position of #4.
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band's seventh studio album, came out on RCA on June 2, 2009. It's the last to feature saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died before it was released. Rob Cavallo produced it, his first time with the band, and the record carries a heavy heart: Dave Matthews, Stefan Lessard and Carter Beauford play with a tougher, darker edge, as if the jam band had something to prove.
The ranks swell around them. Tim Reynolds plays on a DMB studio record for the first time since 1998's Before These Crowded Streets, Rashawn Ross, touring with them since 2006, makes his first appearance on one of their studio albums, and Jeff Coffin fills the sax chair. It opened at number one on the Billboard 200 with 424,000 copies sold in a week, and earned Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funny the Way It Is | 19 | #4 | – | 2009–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.