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Counting Crows is an American rock band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1991.〔Rubenstein, Jullian. (When Fame Glows Bright, It's Hard to Be Tortured ). ''The New York Times''. December 1, 1996.〕 The band consists of Adam Duritz (lead vocals, piano), David Bryson (guitar), Charlie Gillingham (accordion, keyboards), Dan Vickrey (lead guitar), David Immerglück (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Jim Bogios (drums) and Millard Powers (bass). Counting Crows gained popularity following the release of its debut album, ''August and Everything After'' (1993), which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones". They have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for their song "Accidentally in Love", which was included in the film ''Shrek 2''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Counting Crows following a logical path in recordings )〕〔Kaufman, Gil. (Jamie Foxx Gets Two Oscar Nods, 'Aviator' Leads Pack ). ''MTV.com''. January 5, 2005.〕 The band's influences include Van Morrison, R.E.M., Mike + The Mechanics, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, and The Band. ==Origin of band name== Singer Adam Duritz and guitarist David Bryson began playing San Francisco coffeehouses together, performing under the name Counting Crows. The name was taken from ''One for Sorrow'', a British divination nursery rhyme about the superstitious counting of magpies, a member of the crow family. Duritz heard the rhyme in the film ''Signs of Life'', which starred his close friend, actress Mary-Louise Parker.〔 Developing a following in the Bay Area and deciding to expand the band, Duritz and Bryson kept the name as they added members. The most common modern version of the rhyme:
The rhyme is featured in the third verse of the song "A Murder of One" - "murder" is the collective noun for crows - ("Well I dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snow/Casting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there/counting crows...") on the band's début album ''August and Everything After''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Counting Crows」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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