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Article: Blues Traveler
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Blues Traveler
Rock band
For the Record
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Selected discography
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Following in the footsteps of the legendary cult band Grateful Dead
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s dedicated touring schedule, Blues Traveler has lived up to its name. More than its recorded music, touring stints that last months at a time have earned the rock band notoriety. The group started out by playing high school parties, and its members insist they perform better onstage than in the recording studio. Blues Traveler, in fact, was able to maintain a loyal fan base throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, despite their virtual nonexistence on the music charts. All of that changed in 1995 when the LP
four
produced a Top 40 ...