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Article: Blues Traveler returns to roots.(Washington Weekend)(Riffs)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2000
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A survey of the performers currently dominating the top-40 charts might lead some music fans to become disenchanted. Today more than ever, success in popular music depends as much on physical appearance, fashion sense and the ability to dance or recite lewd tongue twisters as it does on honest-to-goodness musical talent.
Fortunately for purists, there are still popular bands on the scene whose members are musicians in the truest sense. A good example is the Grammy-winning quintet Blues Traveler, performing at the 9:30 Club on Tuesday.
Blues Traveler built a loyal following through its live performances, not via a studio-created hit or a splashy ...