Bobby Sheehan (musician)
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.
Bobby Sheehan | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1987–1999 |
| Labels | A&M Records |
Life and Death
Sheehan attended the Berklee College of Music and co-founded Blues Traveler in 1987.[1] Sheehan had his own group of fans called FOB (Front of Bob) who would always meet in front of him during live shows.[2] FOB is also an abbreviation for "front of board", in reference to live concert recording by audience members, which Blues Traveler encouraged.
He died of an accidental overdose of heroin, cocaine, and valium in 1999.[3][4]
References
- "Blues Traveler's Bobby Sheehan Found Dead In New Orleans". Mtv.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "BluesTraveler.net - Interact". Bluestraveler.net. 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.
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