The H.O.R.D.E. (or Horizons of Rock Developing Everywhere) music festival toured stadiums across the United States every summer from 1992 to 1998. The festival gave an opportunity for less popular bands to reach a wider audience and play in the biggest venues (with one of those acts being G. Love & Special Sauce). It is also said to have helped dawn the second generation of great Jam Rock highlighted by such acts as Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, and Phish. The whole festival and jam movement, however, was headed by Blues Traveler.
Blues Traveler formed in a garage in Princeton, New Jersey in the mid-eighties. By the end of high school, they solidified into a solid four-piece: John Popper (lead singer, harmonica), Brendan Hill (drummer), Chan Kinchla (guitar), and Bobby Sheehan (bass). The four all moved to New York to study music but all eventually dropped out as their gig success grew. By 1990, Blues Traveler were scouted and signed to A&M Records. They released their debut Blues Traveler in May of that year and attained Gold status and college radio popularity.
Here is the discography surrounding Blues Traveler's debut album:
Blues Traveler
"But Anyway" by Blues Traveler
"Alone" by Blues Traveler
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