Bobby Sheehan (1968-1990)
Bobby Sheehan (1968-1990) Robert Vaughan Sheehan was born on June 12th, 1968 in Summit, New Jersey. Bobby was a musician and songwriter best known as a founding member and bassist of the band Blues Traveler; which he co-founded in 1987. He attended the Berklee College of Music. Accomplishments: Blues Traveler released their self-titled debut album in 1990, with the song "But Anyway" getting airplay on college radio stations. The album included Joan Osborne on backing vocals on two tracks. A second album, Travelers and Thieves, followed in 1991. Upon Bill Graham's death that year, they released a live EP, On Tour Forever, as a tribute to Graham, which featured guitarist Carlos Santana. The group was becoming well known in the new wave of jam bands that was developing in the early 1990s. Around this time, the mainstream national audience was exposed to Blues Traveler by television host David Letterman, who has introduced them as "[his] favorite b...