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Widespread Panic - 85% match to Blues Traveler

The Allman Brothers Band of the 90s and 00s, this Athens, Georgia, USA-based jam band was formed at the University of Georgia in the mid-80s by college friends John Bell (14 April 1962, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; vocals/guitar), Michael Houser (b. 6 January 1962, Boone, North Carolina, USA, d. 10 August 2002, Athens, Georgia, USA; guitar) and Dave Schools (b. 11 December 1964; ba Read more

Dave Matthews Band - 72% match to Blues Traveler

Sister Hazel - 64% match to Blues Traveler

A modern pop rock quintet who built their reputation on a rugged touring schedule and stern work ethic, Sister Hazel were rewarded with a contract from Universal Records in 1997. Formed in Gainesville, Florida, USA, the band had already recorded their self-titled debut for independent label Soul Trax by this point, attracting a strong local following and critical attention from Read more

Los Lonely Boys - 62% match to Blues Traveler

This Tex-Mex group was formed in San Angelo, Texas, USA by brothers Henry Garza (14 May 1978; guitar/vocals), JoJo Garza (b. 4 June 1980; bass/vocals) and Ringo Garza Jnr. (b. 29 November 1981; drums/vocals). The trio, who were raised in Snyder, Texas, began their music careers backing their father, Ringo Garza Snr., in a group that gained some notoriety around Nashville. In Read more

Trey Anastasio - 62% match to Blues Traveler

Ernest Joseph Anastasio III, 30 September 1964, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Anastasio is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists to emerge from the American rock scene in the latter part of the twenty-first century. He is best known for his work with the highly successful US jam band Phish, for which he was both the guitarist and the main songwriter.

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Gov't Mule - 60% match to Blues Traveler

Modern day southern rockers Gov’t Mule started as merely a side-project for latter-day Allman Brothers Band members Warren Haynes (6 April 1960, Asheville, North Carolina, USA; guitar/vocals) and Douglas Allen Woody (b. 3 October 1955, USA, d. 26 August 2000, Queens, New York City, New York, USA; bass), but soon took on a life all its own. Haynes and Woody had been part Read more

Hootie & The Blowfish - 58% match to Blues Traveler

This hugely successful US quartet was formed at the University of South Carolina in 1989. They are led by Darius Rucker (13 May 1966, Charleston, South Carolina, USA), whose soulful vocals add sparkle to an otherwise fairly formulaic rock sound. The quartet is completed by Mark Bryan (b. 6 May 1967, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA; guitar, ex-Missing In Action), Dean Felber (b. Read more

Barenaked Ladies - 57% match to Blues Traveler

Taking their name from a childhood slang term for a naked woman, the Barenaked Ladies are, in fact, five strapping lads from Scarborough, near Toronto, Canada. They were formed in 1988 by songwriters Steven Page (22 June 1970, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; guitar/vocals) and Ed Robertson (b. Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson, 25 October 1970, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; guitar/ Read more

Rusted Root - 57% match to Blues Traveler

Often compared to the Grateful Dead, this multi-instrumentalist US outfit appeared on the scene the same time as similarly-styled, acoustic-based jam bands such as the Dave Matthews Band and Sister Hazel. The band’s origins lay in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the late 80s, when singer-songwriter and guitarist Michael Glabicki began writing songs with fellow vocalist and son Read more

Toad the Wet Sprocket - 57% match to Blues Traveler

This US rock band was formed in the mid-80s at high school in Santa Barbara, California, by friends Dean Dinning (9 June 1967; bass/keyboards), Randy Guss (b. 7 March 1967; drums), Todd Nichols (guitar/vocals) and Glen Phillips (b. 29 December 1970; vocals/guitar/keyboards). The unconventional name came from British television’s cult comedy series Rutland Weekend Televi Read more

The Black Crowes - 54% match to Blues Traveler

Exposed to a wide variety of music from an early age by their musician father, brothers Chris Robinson (Christopher Mark Robinson, 20 December 1966, Marietta, Georgia, USA; vocals) and Rich Robinson (b. Richard S. Robinson, 24 May 1969, Marietta, Georgia, USA; guitar) formed the band under the name Mr. Crowe’s Garden in 1984. A procession of six bass players and three d Read more

North Mississippi Allstars - 53% match to Blues Traveler

Despite enlisting numerous special guest players, the core of US blues band North Mississippi Allstars is brothers Luther (guitar) and Cody Dickinson (drums), sons of renowned Memphis musician/producer, Jim Dickinson. Since they were around recording studios all their lives, the duo started appearing on other artists’ recordings while still teenagers, including the Replace Read more

Spin Doctors - 52% match to Blues Traveler

This four-piece band came together in 1989 when Christopher Barron (5 February 1968, Hawaii; vocals) and Eric Schenkman (b. 12 December 1963, Massachusetts, USA; guitar) met Aaron Comess (b. 24 April 1968, Arizona, USA; drums) at the New School of Jazz in New York. With the line-up completed by Mark White (b. 7 July 1962, New York, USA; bass), the band signed a recording con Read more

O.A.R. - 49% match to Blues Traveler

O.A.R. is often compared to the Dave Matthews Band, owing to vocalist and guitarist Marc Roberge’s (4 October 1978, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA) close vocal approximation to Matthews, as well as their mutual love for jamming. The roots of O.A.R. (‘Of A Revolution’) stretch back to the early 90s, when Roberge and drummer Chris Culos were classmates in junior h Read more

Gin Blossoms - 47% match to Blues Traveler

‘A big slice of American cheese’ was how the singer of this American rock band once described their sound. Favoured sons of MTV, they had earlier attracted a fierce local following after formation in Tempe, Arizona, USA, in 1987. Their original line-up comprised Doug Hopkins (Douglas Hopkins, 11 April 1961, USA, d. 5 December 1993, Tempe, Arizona, USA; guitar), Bil Read more