   sixpence none the richer (also known as sixpence) is an american christian rock/pop band that formed in new braunfels, texas, eventually settling in nashville, tennessee. they are best known for their songs "kiss me" and "breathe your name" and their covers of "don't dream it's over" and "there she goes". the name of the band is inspired by a passage from the book mere christianity by c. s. lewis. ==biography== ===origin of the band's name=== leigh nash described the origin of the band's name on the late show with david letterman:the fish â sixpence none the richer â http://www.thefish.com/music/reviews/11620504/  ===formation and early years (1992â1996)=== guitarist/songwriter matt slocum met vocalist leigh nash in the early 1990s. they recorded a demo, which circulates as "the original demos", with bassist t.j. behling at verge music works recording studio in dallas, and eventually an album, the fatherless and the widow, for the independent label rex music in 1993. the record featured chris dodds (a member of love coma, in which slocum also played guitar). shortly after the release of the fatherless and the widow, slocum left love coma to pursue sixpence none the richer full-time. the band added tess wiley (guitar), joel bailey (bass) and dale baker (
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