Bobby Sheehan (musician)
Bobby Sheehan | |
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| Birth name | Robert Vaughan Sheehan |
| Born | June 12, 1968 Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 1999 (aged 31) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1987–1999 |
| Labels | A&M Records |
| Associated acts | Blues Traveler |
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.
Life and Death[]
Sheehan attended the Berklee College of Music and co-founded Blues Traveler in 1987.[1] He died of an accidental overdose of heroin, cocaine, and Valium in 1999.[2][3] Sheehan had his own group of fans called FOB (Front of Bob) who would always meet in front of him during live shows.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Blues Traveler's Bobby Sheehan Found Dead In New Orleans". Mtv.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Blues Traveler Bassist Overdosed". Apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Star-News - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "BluesTraveler.net - Interact". Bluestraveler.net. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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