associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
blues traveler 20 august 1999 new orleans , louisiana united states 1987 -- 1999 summit , new jersey united states a & m records non_vocal_instrumentalist 12 june 1968 bass guitar rock bobby sheehan -lrb- musician -rrb-
 bobby sheehan musician , songwriter
bobby sheehan -lrb- musician -rrb-

robert vaughan `` bobby '' sheehan -lrb- june 12 , 1968 -- august 20 , 1999 -rrb- was an american musician and songwriter best known as a founding member and bassist of blues traveler .
sheehan attended the berklee college of music and would co-found blues traveler in 1987 .
he died of an accidental overdose of heroin , cocaine and valium in 1999 .
sheehan had his own group of fans called fob -lrb- front of bob -rrb- who would always meet in front of the bass player during live shows .
there is a collection of poems , memories , and thoughts that can be read and added to on the bluestraveler.net website .
