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Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died in August from injuries suffered in an ATV accident in June, was not included in the tributes to music-industry people who died in 2008 during Sunday's Grammy telecast.

Per TMZ, the explanation was, well, there really wasn't one:

"Nearly 250 members of our music community have passed in the last year, and all of them have been listed in the program book for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards, including LeRoi Moore. For the "Encore" segment of our annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, unfortunately we are unable to include all of the talented and wonderful people within the allotted timeframe. The Academy recognizes Moore's contributions to music and music education, and we are deeply saddened by his premature passing."

TMZ asks, "They're tellin' the story. You buyin' it?"

I don't know; I'm still waiting for an actual story.

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