AP - Jul 12, 2007
John Popper has been granted a conditional dismissal in a marijuana case that resulted in his arrest in March. The misdemeanor charge of possession of pot and drug paraphernalia will be dropped if Popper...
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He may sing the blues for a living, but when it comes to his personal life, John Popper couldn't be happier. The Blues Traveler frontman has been granted a conditional discharge of his pot case...
More »E! Online - Mar 8, 2007
Forget American Express. John Popper doesn t leave home without a lot of things. The Blues Traveler frontman was busted for pot possession Wednesday after Washington State Patrol officers...
More »USRN - Mar 15, 2002
(3/15/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- John Popper says Blues Traveler has been laying low while in Austin, Texas, writing material for the band s next album, but he couldn t resist the lure of the local South By Southwest...
More »USRN - Nov 16, 2001
(11/16/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- John Popper, the frontman from the rock band Blues Traveler, won t give you the runaround when you dial up People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animal s (PETA) holiday hotline...
More »USRN - May 11, 2001
(5/11/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- Blues Traveler frontman John Popper looks like a new man. He is now down to 220 pounds after dropping close to 180 pounds. Popper s weight loss is the result of a medical procedure...
More »USRN - May 8, 2001
(5/8/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- Blues Traveler releases Bridge, its first album since the death of original bass player Bobby Sheehan, today (May 8). The band recruited Tad Kinchla, the brother of Blues Traveler...
More »USRN - Mar 14, 2001
(3/14/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- Blues Traveler will return May 8 with its first album since the drug overdose death of bassist Bobby Sheehan in August 1999. Bridge, which is being released on Universal Music...
More »USRN - Sep 29, 2000
(9/29/00, 6 p.m. ET) - Blues Traveler frontman John Popper has resurfaced as part of Frogwings, the band put together by Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks. The album arrives in stores on Tuesday...
More »USRN - Aug 29, 2000
(8/29/00, 5 p.m. ET) - Jamming rock band Blues Traveler will embark on its first national tour of the new century this fall, according to the group s official website bluestraveler.com. Before hitting...
More »USRN - Jan 25, 2000
(1/25/00, 6 p.m. ET) - John Popper s presence has definitely been felt in the early days of the Sundance Film Festival, taking place this week in Park City, Utah. First, the Blues Traveler front man previewed...
More »USRN - Dec 23, 1999
(12/24/99, 10 a.m. ET) - Blues Traveler frontman John Popper helped make one of the final shows ever by fellow blues-jam band God Street Wine into something a little more special when he appeared unannounced...
More »USRN - Nov 18, 1999
(11/18/99, 4 p.m. ET) - Blues Traveler has a new bassist in Tad Kinchla, the younger brother of band guitarist Chan Kinchla. Tad, 26, replaces founding member Bobby Sheehan, who succumbed to an accidental...
More »USRN - Oct 21, 1999
(10/21/99, 11 a.m. PDT) - The Orleans Parish Coroner has confirmed that Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan died of an accidental drug overdose. He was found dead Aug. 20 at his home in New Orleans (...
More »USRN - Oct 6, 1999
(10/6/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - The three remaining members of the Grammy Award-winning quartet Blues Traveler have announced plans to remain together following the death of the band s bassist Bobby Sheehan,...
More »USRN - Aug 27, 1999
(8/27/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - It may take a little longer for the world to find out what happened to Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan, according to Ann Black of the Orleans County Parish Coroners Office...
More »USRN - Aug 27, 1999
(8/27/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - A tribute was held Thursday (Aug. 26) at the New York City club Wetlands for the late Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan (LAUNCH, 8/20), just one day after his funeral was attended...
More »USRN - Aug 20, 1999
(8/20/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Blues Traveler frontman John Popper has released the following statement regarding bandmate Bobby Sheehan, who was found dead this morning in his New Orleans home at the age of...
More »USRN - Aug 20, 1999
(8/20/99, 2 p.m. PDT) - Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan was found dead in his New Orleans home this morning. He was 31 years old. The cause of his death was unknown at press time, according to a...
More »USRN - Aug 5, 1999
(8/5/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - A Sept. 7 release date has been set for Zygote, the debut solo album by Blues Traveler frontman John Popper. The singer got a scare earlier this summer when he had to enter the...
More »USRN - Jul 9, 1999
(7/12/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Reports of the demise of the Blues Traveler-formed H.O.R.D.E. festival may be premature, despite the comments by singer and tour organizer John Popper in an interview with a student...
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