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The Grammy Award winning band Blues Traveler formed in 1987. The members of the group met in high school and formed a garage band which was originally named The Establishment. They later changed their name to the Blues Band which then transformed into Blues Traveler before they released their first album.
The band's original members are John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Bobby Sheehan and Brendan Hill. The band contains all of its original members except for Bobby Sheehan, who died in 1999 from an accidental drug overdose. The group replaced the bassist spot with Chan Kinchla's brother, Tad Kinchla. He got the gig after performing an audition for the rest of the band members. Ben Wilson was a keyboardist who was added to the band after the death of Sheehan.
The group released a total of thirteen albums between 1990 and 2008. Three albums went platinum and three earned gold. Their debut self-titled album, Blues Traveler received gold status as well as their second album Travelers & Thieves and third album Save His Soul. Their fourth studio album, released in 1994 and titled Four, went six times multi-platinum and their hit single "Run-Around" earned a Grammy Award. They followed this with two more platinum albums, Live From the Fall and Straight On Till Morning.
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Fast Facts:
- Origin: Princeton, New Jersey
- Years Active: 1987-Present
- Record Label: C3 Records
- Band Members: John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Tad Kinchla, Brendan Hill and Ben Wilson
- Original band member Bobby Sheehan died in 1999 from an accidental drug overdose.
- Formerly known as The Establishment and Blues Band
- 1995 Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by Band or Duo with single "Run-Around"
- John Popper has had two arrest for marijuana possession
- Discography
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Quotes:
- "Aside from my incredible hoops game I've always loved to write." —Chan Kinchla, Washburn Guitar interview
- "[I'm] a libertarian who is a Republican when pushed." —John Popper, St. Petersburg Times
- "Well, I believe in freedom for markets and freedom for individuals, so I guess that makes me a libertarian." —John Popper, MTV Rock the Vote
- "A Blues Traveler live show is where you'll see us jumping through hoops." —Brendan Hill, Modern Drummer Online
- "Pretty much we have a policy, if somebody comes up with an idea all we got to do is try it." —Bobby Sheehan, The Celebrity Cafe
- "There's the sadness of Bob's passing, but also the happiness of this rebirth." —Ben Wilson, Mix Online 2002
- "For a year it was strange to hear the music. One, to see them without Bobby, and two, to be the one playing - it was weird." —Tad Kinchla, Aspen Times 2005
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This fourth album from the New York's Blues Traveler finally brought their harmonica-based blues riffs into the public eye. Indeed, "Run-Around" spent nearly a year on the Billboard singles chart. Harpman/vocalist John Popper moves e...
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Blues Traveler/Four was the album that made this band the surprise sensation of 1995. This album-matching folio also offers transcriptions of group leader John Topper's dazzling harmonica solos. Titles include: Brother John * C...
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View All Blues Traveler Questions (913) | Ask a QuestionWhat do you think of the JetBlue marketing strategy of unlimited travel for $599 for the month? Are any of you buying this? (4 Answers)Gosh. Well, many other industries have switched to monthly fees rather than individual charges. Maybe it would work for an airline. I really would not want to predict its success ... read moreI'm traveling the US via JetBlue with its pass to promote a social networking website I'm launching for college students. (3 Answers)I don't have the answers for everything but I can offer the ones for my neck of the woods in western New York. I'm also going to assume mostly "mainstream" ... read moreWhat parts of the world did the Egyptians travel? (1 Answer)Interestingly enough (to me) is that as powerful as they were, the Egyptians never ventured much outside of the range of the Nile. The went upstream into Namibia, but otherwise, ... read more
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The Grammy Award winning band Blues Traveler formed in 1987. The members of the group met in high school and formed a garage band which was originally named The Establishment. They later changed their name to the Blues Band which then transformed into Blues Traveler before they released their first album.
The band's original members are John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Bobby Sheehan and Brendan Hill. The band contains all of its original members except for Bobby Sheehan, who died in 1999 from an accidental drug overdose. The group replaced the bassist spot with Chan Kinchla's brother, Tad Kinchla. He got the gig after performing an audition for the rest of the band members. Ben Wilson was a keyboardist who was added to the band after the death of Sheehan.
The group released a total of thirteen albums between 1990 and 2008. Three albums went platinum and three earned gold. Their debut self-titled album, Blues Traveler received gold status as well as their second album Travelers & Thieves and third album Save His Soul. Their fourth studio album, released in 1994 and titled Four, went six times multi-platinum and their hit single "Run-Around" earned a Grammy Award. They followed this with two more platinum albums, Live From the Fall and Straight On Till Morning.
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Fast Facts:
- Origin: Princeton, New Jersey
- Years Active: 1987-Present
- Record Label: C3 Records
- Band Members: John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Tad Kinchla, Brendan Hill and Ben Wilson
- Original band member Bobby Sheehan died in 1999 from an accidental drug overdose.
- Formerly known as The Establishment and Blues Band
- 1995 Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by Band or Duo with single "Run-Around"
- John Popper has had two arrest for marijuana possession
- Discography
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Quotes:
- "Aside from my incredible hoops game I've always loved to write." —Chan Kinchla, Washburn Guitar interview
- "[I'm] a libertarian who is a Republican when pushed." —John Popper, St. Petersburg Times
- "Well, I believe in freedom for markets and freedom for individuals, so I guess that makes me a libertarian." —John Popper, MTV Rock the Vote
- "A Blues Traveler live show is where you'll see us jumping through hoops." —Brendan Hill, Modern Drummer Online
- "Pretty much we have a policy, if somebody comes up with an idea all we got to do is try it." —Bobby Sheehan, The Celebrity Cafe
- "There's the sadness of Bob's passing, but also the happiness of this rebirth." —Ben Wilson, Mix Online 2002
- "For a year it was strange to hear the music. One, to see them without Bobby, and two, to be the one playing - it was weird." —Tad Kinchla, Aspen Times 2005
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