Blues Traveler is a rock (rock music) band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul (soul music), and Southern rock. They are known for extensive use of segues in their live performances.

Currently, the group comprises singer and harmonica player John Popper, guitarist Chan Kinchla, drummer Brendan Hill, bassist Tad Kinchla and keyboardist Ben Wilson (Ben Wilson (musician)). Tad Kinchla and Ben Wilson joined the band following the death of original bassist Bobby Sheehan (Bobby Sheehan (musician)) in 1999 of a drug overdose in New Orleans, Louisiana.

While Blues Traveler is best known among fans for their improvisational live shows, the general public is most familiar with the group from their singles "But Anyway", "Run-Around" and "Hook (Hook (song))". They gained mainstream radio popularity from their fourth studio album Four (Four (Blues Traveler album)), released in 1994.

Sheehans death and Poppers struggle with obesity put a damper on the groups success, and A&M (A&M Records) dropped the band in 2002. However, the band took this transition period as an opportunity to start in new directions musically, going largely independent (independent music) and releasing on smaller experimental labels.

Recently, Blues Traveler recorded a "best-of" collection of older songs reinterpreted with acoustic instrumentation (Acoustic music) called Cover Yourself, released October 2007; a new studio album, North Hollywood Shootout, was released on the Verve Forecast label August 26, 2008.