Blues Traveler

BIOGRAPHy

Formed while the four members were high school classmates in Princeton, New Jersey, Blues Traveler came of age after graduating to become one of the New York City’s biggest attractions. After releasing their self-titled debut, “Blues Traveler,” in 1990, the band took to the road, their base of dedicated followers steadily growing as they shared bills with bands such as Phish, Widespread Panic and the Dave Matthews Band. Then Popper had his epiphany: Why shouldn’t all these improv-based bands get together for a formal tour? And so was born the H.O.R.D.E. tour, beginning humbly in 1992, with eight East Coast dates, each averaging 7,500 fans. Five years later, it was a certified smash, having featured The Allman Brothers, The Black Crowes, Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge, along with the original crop of bands. On their fourth studio record, the band was finally commercially acknowledged with two Top 10 singles, “Run-around” and “Hook,” and sold more than six million copies of the 1994 release “Four.” The group returned in 1997 with its fifth studio album, “Straight on Till Morning.” The new millennium saw a newly charged Blues Traveler, and their sixth record, “Bridge,” appeared in May 2001. The next winter, Blues Traveler released the live “What You and I Have Been Through.” “Truth Be Told “followed in 2003, and, “Live on the Rocks” appeared in 2004. The group then returned to the studio, eventually releasing “iBastardos!.” “Suzie Cracks the Whip” was released in 2012, and “Blow Up the Moon” arrived in 2015. Blues Traveler continues to play to sold out crowds all over the world.

Career Path

1990Released the self-titled debut album 'Blues Traveler' and hit the road relentlessly, building a devoted following by sharing bills with Phish, Widespread Panic, and the Dave Matthews Band.
1992Founded the H.O.R.D.E. Festival, launching with eight East Coast dates that averaged 7,500 fans and grew over five years to feature the Allman Brothers, the Black Crowes, Sheryl Crow, and Melissa Etheridge.
1994'Four' shipped over six million copies in the U.S., powered by the Top 10 singles 'Run-Around' and 'Hook' and establishing Blues Traveler as one of the defining acts of the decade.
1994'Run-Around' won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and broke the record for most weeks on the Billboard chart at the time.
1994Celebrated the 30th anniversary of 'Four' with a 25-city fall tour performing the album in its entirety, from 'Run-Around' through every deeper cut.
2001Released 'Bridge', followed by the live document 'What You and I Have Been Through,' signaling a new creative phase after the band's early-2000s reinvention.
2012Released 'Suzie Cracks the Whip,' continuing the band's tradition of self-produced studio work while maintaining a year-round touring schedule.
2021'Traveler's Blues,' the band's first official blues album featuring Keb' Mo', Warren Haynes, and Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album.
2023'Traveler's Soul,' a collection of R&B and soul covers recorded with Pat Monahan of Train, Valerie June, and Daisha McBride, was released.
2025Co-headlined a summer tour with the Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors, including a Fourth of July show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and released the collaborative single 'Indiana Wants Me' with both bands.

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