Blues Traveler Profile

Formed: in Princeton, New Jersey (1983)

Genres: alternative

Members:
John Popper
Chan Kinchla
Tad Kinchla
Brendan Hill
Ben Wilson

Past members:
Bobby Sheehan

Debut Album: Blues Traveler (1990)

Breakthrough Single: "Run-Around" and "Hook" (1994)

Known for: their improvisational live shows,

First Band Name: The Establishment

John Popper Influenced By: Police, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, jimmy hendrix

Did You Know:
Bobby Sheehan in 1999 of a drug overdose in New Orleans.

Popper, had gastric bypass surgery in 2000 and is no longer obese.

The band appeared in a 1995 episode of the sitcom Roseanne, as the former band of character Dan Conner.

Blues Traveler appeared as an Amish band in the film Kingpin.
Blues Traveler appeared as themselves in the movie Blues Brothers 2000. They also appear on the soundtrack with the song "Maybe I'm Wrong".