Bobby Sheehan- Bassist - Blues Traveler
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BLUES TRAVELER BASSIST BOBBY SHEEHAN FOUND DEAD AT THIRTY-ONE
August 20, 1999 New York -- Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan was found
dead in his New Orleans apartment this morning. He was 31 years old. Since
the band's early days in Princeton, NJ, Sheehan had always been one of the
four cornerstones of the highly successful and loved quartet. He was there
for every tour date, and had performed on all six of the band's albums. He
will be missed by the artistic community to which he gave so much. Most recently,
Sheehan had begun to work on his first solo album. His plans for the fall
included a return to the studio with the surviving members of Blues Traveler
- John Popper, Brendan Hill and Chan Kinchla - as they were set to begin pre-production
of BT's sixth studio recording. John Popper commented, "Despite the fact that
Bob Sheehan was respected, loved and revered by all who knew him, or knew
of his music, he was easily the most underestimated member of the band. The
best friend I've had in the world just died and I don't want to talk about
it."