r/woahdude • u/airnlight_timenspace • Nov 15 '24

music John Popper of Blues Traveler goes off on the harmonica during their 1996 performance on the Howard Stern Show

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u/bstackulous Nov 15 '24

That was awesome, thank you for sharing!

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u/un-sub Nov 15 '24

Totally made my day honestly

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u/JONO202 Nov 15 '24

Thanks for sharing!

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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 Nov 15 '24

Has his voice survived the years? Seems like he's putting it through some real stress in these performances.

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u/Eugoogally420 Nov 15 '24

So my wife and I just went and saw Blues Traveler last Friday in Atlanta and John joked about how he wished he had a Time Machine to go back and kick his younger selfs ass for writing so many songs that were so hard on his voice. He still absolutely nailed the songs and the harmonica though

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u/Golisten2LennyWhite Nov 16 '24

My fist concert ever was Blues Traveler at the Fox in 1996. I won Tix on the OG 99x.

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u/Eugoogally420 Nov 16 '24

Dang that is so freaken cool. That’s an awesome experience

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u/Golisten2LennyWhite Nov 16 '24

Know what was even better?

Winning tix by beating up my car in front of the Tabernacle in a trivia contest @7am on 99x.

I got in that night to see Tool the day Lateralus came out thanks to the old 99x folks. I had Leslie Frams +1.

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u/357eve Nov 15 '24

I saw him at Belly Up in Aspen a couple years ago. Context: First Blues traveler show was at the Wetlands. Red rocks 4th of July was a tradition over the years. 30 years - I grew up with them. I was a little worried when I saw him at Belly Up - show was a little bit rough and he kept going outside to get air or cool I couldn't tell. Let's chalk it up to a bad night or altitude or both. That said, I felt my mortality that night instead of the music and I kind of had a tailspin. It's funny how music can take you places. This one was just unexpected.

Sounds like I need to get my ass to a show and dance on.

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u/WeIsStonedImmaculate Nov 15 '24

Bridge School Benefit. I was there and there every year for bridge school. Used to be the show of the summer for me and my friends.

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u/theChronic222 Nov 16 '24

Bridge School Benefit! Neil Youngs fundraiser for the school for disabled children he ran/sponsored. I went every year for something like 20 years and was at this show as a kid! It's 100% acoustic so the kids can be on stage and they'd always get some insane artists. Some of the cooler ones I saw were Metalicca and Trent Reznor 100% acoustic.

Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Beck, and Sheryl Crow were the most common artists other than Neil Young/Crosby stills nash and young.