The Resume

(1988- )
Formed in New York City, New York
John Popper (March 29, 1967- ), vocalist/harmonicist/guitarist (1988- )
Chan Kinchla (May 28, 1969- ), guitarist (1988- )
Bobby Sheehan (June 12, 1968-August 20, 1999), bass guitarist (1988-1999)
Brendan Hill (March 27, 1970- ), drummer (1988- )
Tad Kinchla, bass guitarist (2000- )
Ben Wilson (November 17, 1967- ), keyboardist (2000- )
Recorded Albums: 'Blues Traveler,' (1990) 'Travelers & Thieves,' 'Save His Soul,' 'Four,' 'Live From the Fall,' 'Straight on Till Morning,' 'Bridge' and 'Truth Be Told'
Performs: 'Run-Around,' 'Conquer Me,' 'Hook,' 'But Anyway,' 'Most Precarious,' 'Carolina Blues,' 'I Hate My Moments,' 'But Anyway,' 'Crystal Flame' and 'Crash & Burn'

Why they might be annoying:

They were called, 'The Blues Band,' before finally changing it to 'Blues Traveler.'
David Letterman was a sponsor of the band and they had over a dozen appearances in the first four years of the show.
Some of their shows were cancelled after John got into a serious car accident and had major injuries that prevented him from playing.
John used to be extremely obese and he had to undergo angioplasty.

Why they might not be annoying:

They're influenced by The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin.
John wanted to be a harmonica player after seeing 'The Blues Brothers' and he had a huge fascination with an actor in that movie, John Belushi.
Mike died of an accidental drug overdose at 31 years old (August 20, 1999).
They have been compared to Spin Doctors, Hootie and the Blowfish, Counting Crows and Dave Matthews.
'Four' was a huge hit on the charts and went 4x platinum.
They performed their song, 'But Anyway' at the end of the comedy movie, 'Kingpin.'
They performed at Woodstock 1994.
'Run-Around' was one of the biggest singles of 1995 and was most requested on a lot of radio stations and television networks.
They toured with Widespread Panic, Phish and Spin Doctors.

Credit: Whitestrpsrocker

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 90's Bar Bands
• Grammy for Best Rock Group (Ranked: 1996)
• Howard Stern's E! Show
• I Sing About Chicago
• I Sing About New York
• Jam Band Rockers
• Lollapalooza 2006
• Lollapalooza 2008
• Lollapalooza 2010
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• My Fourth Album has #4 in the Title
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Whatever: The 90's Pop & Culture Box'
• Profiles 8501-8750 (Ranked: 8639)
• Red, White and Blue
• Saturday Night Live Musical Guests [1995-99] (Ranked: 1995)
• Southern Rockers
• VH-1's Behind the Music
• VH-1's Greatest Songs of the 90's (Ranked: 76)
• We Allow Our Fans to Tape Our Concerts
• Whitestrprocker's Profiles [Series 2]
• Woodstock '94 Performers
• World Series - National Anthem Singers (Ranked: 1996)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 60 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 80.95% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 37.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 85 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 124 Votes: 54.03% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 265 Votes: 50.94% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 299 Votes: 55.18% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 237 Votes: 55.27% Annoying