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Also known as Matthew Sidney Sweet, Sidney Matthew Sweet

American musician

Person · Open Library

Works
15

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1964-10-06
alternative rockindie popjangle poprocksinger/songwriter

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Listeners
318,122
Total plays
3,797,608

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power popsinger-songwriteralternativerockindie

Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is a power pop musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s. As a young musician wanting to make a name for himself, Sweet set off to Athens, Georgia in the mid '80s, to attend college and join the vibrant Athens music scene, most famous as the home base for R.E.M. and The B-52's. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Q3960161
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Lincoln
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Columbia Records
Official website
www.matthewsweet.com
Image
Matthew Sweet, 2006.jpg
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date of birth
1964-10-06
Commons category
Matthew Sweet
birth name
Sidney Matthew Sweet
name in native language
Matthew Sweet
start of work period
1978-00-00
social media followers
7500
Sources (3)

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