The Plain White T's -Meet the band

The Plain White T's was formed in Lombard in fall 1997. The group began as a trio, with Higgenson as singer and guitarist, Fletcher on bass guitar and Tirio on drums. They played mostly local punk shows in Chicago's suburbs, eventually having gigs at the Metro in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood. As the band began to establish itself in the local scene, a fourth member was recruited, Steve Mast, who joined playing lead guitar and sang backing vocals

' Higgenson broke several vertebrae in a car crash in 1999 while driving the band's van. He was in a back brace for three months and had to learn to walk again. Higgenson changed his song-writing process, choosing songs that were more meaningful to him, and the band began taking its music career more seriously.

The band is best known in the USA for the number-one hit song "Hey There Delilah", which achieved platinum status in 2007 and earned twoGrammy nominations, as well as "1234" and "Rhythm of Love", which were certified platinum in 2009 and 2011.

​​"Despite writing the song about her, Delilah never gave Tom a chance, but she did go with him ​to the Grammy Awards. Can't you picture his band mates telling Tom, "Dude, you've got to let it go. She's just playing you." Delilah later joined Columbia as an assistant coach and got a ​​sponsorship deal with Puma. Photo courtesy: Columbia University Athletics/Gene Boyers'

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Band members

• Tom Higgenson – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar (1997–present)

• Dave Tirio – lead guitar (2003–present), drums, percussion (1997–2003)

• Tim Lopez – rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals (2002–present)

• Mike Retondo – bass guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)

• De'Mar Hamilton – drums, percussion (2003–present)

Former members

• Steve Mast – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1997–2002)

• Ken Fletcher – bass guitar (1997–2002)

Plain White Ts - Official Website:

-http://plainwhitets.com/