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Intro
Blues Traveler member; bassist; musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
12 June 1968(Summit)
Death:
20 August 1999(New Orleans)
The details
Biography
Robert Vaughan "Bobby" Sheehan (June 12, 1968 – August 20, 1999) was an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member and bassist of Blues Traveler.
Sheehan attended the Berklee College of Music and would co-found Blues Traveler in 1987. He died of an accidental overdose of heroin, cocaine and Valium in 1999. Sheehan had his own group of fans called FOB (Front of Bob) who would always meet in front of the bass player during live shows. There is a collection of poems, memories, and thoughts that can be read and added to on the Bluestraveler.net website.