John Popper

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John Popper
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Popper performing in 2012
Background information
Birth nameJohn Popper
Born (1967-03-29) March 29, 1967 (age 57)
Chardon, Ohio, U.S.
Origin New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • harmonica
  • guitar
Years active1987–present
Labels
Member of Blues Traveler, the John Popper Project
Spouse
Jordan Auleb
​
(divorced)​

John Popper (born March 29, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter, known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and frontman of the rock band Blues Traveler.

Contents

Early life

John Popper was born in Chardon, Ohio. [1] His father was a Hungarian immigrant who left Budapest in 1948. [2] Through him, Popper is related to David Popper, an important 19th-century European cellist. [3] Popper's mother and brother are lawyers. [4]

Popper was raised in Stamford, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. He attended Davenport Ridge School, Stamford Catholic High School (now Trinity Catholic High School), and Princeton High School, from which he graduated in 1986. [5] He took lessons on the piano, the cello, and the guitar, but none of those instruments appealed to him, and he hated being forced to practice. [6] [7]

He originally wanted to become a comedian, finding he could use humor to make friends and avoid bullies, [8] but when he and a friend performed a routine as the Blues Brothers, he found that he enjoyed musical performance. From there, he took up the harmonica. Popper played trumpet in the Princeton High School Studio Jazz Band and convinced the teacher to let him play harmonica instead, after an in-class solo on the song "She Blinded Me with Science." [6] [9]

He formed several garage bands with friends in Princeton, New Jersey, one of which evolved into Blues Traveler in 1987. After graduating from high school, the group's members all moved to New York City, where Popper enrolled in the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, along with two of his bandmates as well as high school friend Chris Barron. Popper attended for three years but devoted himself to the band full-time once they signed a record contract, in 1990. [6] [9]

Career

Blues Traveler

Popper is a founding member of Blues Traveler, serving as the band's frontman with lead vocals and harmonica. For some songs, he forgoes the harmonica in favor of guitar, most often a 12-string acoustic. In addition, Popper has played the tin whistle on some recordings.

A prolific songwriter, he has composed the majority of the lyrics and music of Blues Traveler's songs.

The band grew a following with its extensive touring, sometimes with over 300 dates a year, and gained a reputation in the jam band scene of the 1990s. Blues Traveler crossed over into mainstream pop/rock radio success with their 1994 album, four , which garnered the group extensive media exposure. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996 was awarded to "Run-Around", a song that Popper composed. In 2021, Blues Traveler's album "Traveler's Blues" was nominated by the Recording Academy for "Best Traditional Blues Album" for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards.

Solo work

In 1990, Popper began to perform occasional solo concerts in addition to touring with Blues Traveler. Several songs that originated as Popper's solo pieces have become part of Blues Traveler's repertoire, and vice versa.

Bolstered by Blues Traveler's mainstream success, Popper released a solo album, Zygote , in 1999, and toured in support of it with his own John Popper Band. The album was produced by Terry Manning, and the backing band consisted of longtime friends [9] Dave Ares, Crugie Riccio, and Rob Clores of Cycomotogoat, with drummer Carter Beauford of Dave Matthews Band. The album's release came less than three months after Popper's heart surgery, and only days after the death of Bobby Sheehan, Popper's bandmate and best friend. The subsequent tour was canceled midway due to poor ticket sales, and Popper instead took the time to focus on his health. [10]

Popper has co-written songs with Trey Anastasio, Warren Haynes, Chris Barron, and Jonny Lang. He also frequently appears as a guest performer with musicians both famous and obscure, from a diverse variety of genres. He has performed with, among others, jam bands Spin Doctors, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, and most recently, the Allman Brothers Band in 2009; bluesmen Eric Clapton and B.B. King; singer-songwriters Jason Mraz and John Mayer; saxophonist Karl Denson; San Francisco's Culann's Hounds; heavy metal band Metallica; rock trio ZO2, and even with the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States, András Simonyi.[ citation needed ] He sat in with the Smashing Pumpkins on the second day of their acoustic 1997 Bridge School Benefit appearance, contributing harmonica for their song "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans"; Popper's solo garnered major applause from the audience.[ citation needed ] He also performed with the Grateful Dead at a tribute to Bill Graham in 1991.[ citation needed ] Popper played the harmonica on Hanson's album This Time Around in 2000, for which he performed on "If Only" and "In the City." He also composed, wrote, and performed the theme song for the ninth season of the sitcom Roseanne .[ citation needed ]

In 2017 and 2018, Popper began to play solo acoustic performances across the United States. He is often accompanied by Blues Traveler keyboardist Ben Wilson and performs songs that span both Blues Traveler and his solo catalog.[ citation needed ]

Side projects

In 1992, Popper conceived the HORDE Festival as a venue to gain exposure for up-and-coming independent musicians. It ran until 1998.

Popper was a part of a one-time studio band brought together in 1997 by New York drummer/songwriter Solomon Deniro. Other players included Trey Gunn, Bernie Worrell, Marc Ribot, and Vernon Reid. The group's only recordings were released as the album Gimme Gimme, under the name the Devotees. [11] The same recording was re-released by Deniro in 2001, under the title Solomon. [12]

Popper took over in 1998 as frontman of jam-band supergroup Frogwings, which then released the live album Croakin' at Toad's .

Popper later formed a rock/jazz/hip hop fusion group called the John Popper Project with DJ Logic, which released an album in 2006 and performs occasionally. He also performs on the 2008 album Jason Miles: Global Noize: A Prayer for the Planet. [13]

Popper's latest side project is John Popper & the Duskray Troubadours, which plays Americana roots music. [9] The group's self-titled debut from 429 Records was released in March 2011 and was produced by band member Jono Manson, who co-wrote much of the material.[ citation needed ] The first single, "Something Sweet", written by Manson and Bruce Donnola, was released February 7, 2011, on iTunes. Mason and Popper conceived the project after Popper says he was "running out of ideas" for Blues Traveler before they took a short break. [14] [15]

Acting and media appearances

Popper is known for singing the song "But Anyway" in the Farrelly Brothers comedy Kingpin , starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, and Vanessa Angel.

He had a speaking guest role in an episode of the sitcom Roseanne as a musician similar to himself. He appeared on episode 30 of Space Ghost Coast to Coast as a musical guest as well as featuring as a guest on the IFC television comedy series Z Rock . On the show, he plays himself and befriends the band, ZO2, helping them get a record deal. He also performed the Star-Spangled Banner prior to game 4 of the 1996 World Series.

Popper has provided narration for art projects produced by his friends, including Das Clown, an award-winning short film in slideshow style that was screened at the Sundance Film Festival. [16]

He served as host of the third annual Jammy awards in 2002.

He has been a recurring guest on Howard Stern's and Bill Maher's shows and sat in with the CBS Orchestra on the Late Show with David Letterman on occasion. In 2009, he sat in with the Roots on an episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . Popper performed "Something Sweet" with the Duskray Troubadours on the TBS show Lopez Tonight on March 1, 2011. He also sat in with the house band for the closing number of the show.

In 2016, Popper, along with the rest of Blues Traveler, made a cameo appearance in The Meddler . [17]

In 2018, Popper appeared in the "Fully Vested" episode of Pawn Stars . [18]

Personal life

Since the success of Blues Traveler, Popper has lived in various locations, including rural Pennsylvania and New Orleans.[ citation needed ] On November 23, 2015, Popper and his then-wife Jordan Auleb had their first child, a daughter; [19] the couple divorced in 2018. [20]

In October 1992, Popper was involved in a traffic collision on a motorcycle while traveling to a studio to record for Blues Traveler's third album. The crash put him in a wheelchair for several months, but Popper continued touring with the band performing in a wheelchair.[ citation needed ]

In 1999, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack brought on by years of compulsive overeating (he had been diagnosed with diabetes a few years earlier). Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center [21] performed an emergency angioplasty, which saved Popper's life; he had 95% arterial blockage. [22] Popper later underwent gastric bypass surgery and lost a significant amount of weight. [23]

Popper has a tattoo across his chest that says "I WANT TO BE BRAVE", written backwards. [8] [24] [25]

In August 2016, he announced a pending surgical procedure to repair collapsed vertebrae in his neck, necessitating the postponement and cancellation of some Blues Traveler shows. [26] [27]

Weapons collecting

Popper is an avid collector of weaponry, including firearms, swords, and a working $10,000 American Civil War cannon. [28] He cites a fascination with their aesthetic of being "life-savingly efficient" machines. [29] [30] Popper is a supporter of Second Amendment rights and once appeared on an MTV-sponsored roundtable discussion on gun control, which included panelists from the Law Enforcement Alliance of America and Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. [31] He carries weapons in any state where it is allowed, even when onstage. [32] On his 2003 Daily Show appearance, he stated that he decided to move away from New Jersey because of the state's tight gun laws. [33] He said that his Bucks County, Pennsylvania property had 32 acres (13 ha) on which he built a private gun range.

Politics

Popper endorsed George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. [34] In November 2008, Popper said, regarding Barack Obama, "this is the first time I've voted for a Democrat, ever." [35] Popper was a supporter of Ron Paul during the 2012 U.S. presidential election and participated in phone-banking at Paul's New Hampshire campaign headquarters. [36] He also played a short set during Paul's "We are the Future Rally", an alternative convention for Paul supporters that was held in Tampa the day before the 2012 Republican National Convention. [37]

Popper (with and without Blues Traveler) has played at conventions, fundraisers, and ceremonies for both Republican and Democratic politicians. [38]

Popper has said, "I was a bleeding-heart liberal, until I got a job," [38] and describes himself as "a libertarian who is a Republican when pushed". [29] The singer summed up his political position by saying, "I believe in freedom for markets and freedom for individuals, so I guess that makes me a libertarian." [29]

Popper has toured with the USO, both with Blues Traveler and solo. [24] In the mid-2000s, he toured the Middle East, performing with the Band of the Air Force Reserve and Jamie O'Neal at various military camps.

He has appeared with Rock the Vote and recorded "The Preamble" for the Schoolhouse Rocks the Vote! album.

Popper performed the Blues Traveler hits "Run-Around" and "Hook", as well as a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner", alongside Greensky Bluegrass, for Bernie Sanders' "A Future to Believe In" rally at Safeco Field in Seattle, on March 25, 2016.[ citation needed ]

Religion

Popper was raised Catholic, and for a time attended Stamford Catholic High School in Connecticut. However, he does not actively practice in his adult life. He has described himself as a "recovering Catholic". He wrote the song "Trina Magna" as an exploration of his religious views. [39]

In 2003, Popper was arrested for possession of marijuana. [40] He was arrested again on March 6, 2007, near Ritzville, Washington, by the Washington State Patrol. [41] He was the passenger in his own vehicle, which was stopped for speeding, and was found to be in the possession of a small amount of marijuana and weapons. Popper was released the same night. The vehicle had a stash of hidden compartments, which contained four rifles, nine handguns, a switchblade knife, a Taser, a set of brass knuckles, and night vision goggles. The vehicle was temporarily seized. [42] [43]

No charges were filed for the weapons, as they were all registered and securely locked away, and Popper was licensed to carry them, with the exception of the brass knuckles and switchblade knife, which he agreed to surrender. A deal was reached that allowed the marijuana charge to be dropped if Popper remained free of further drug infractions for one year and attended eight hours of drug counseling. [44] Popper and the driver had been driving back to Washington from Austin, Texas, and Popper likes to visit gun ranges during long trips. [45]

Online controversy

Popper is also known as an avid Twitter user and has caused some controversy on the platform. [46] He also has publicly posted the home address and information of a particular Twitter user [47] who often made jokes at his expense. [48] Popper also drew attention for arguing with a bot [49] named "assbott", which had become well-known during the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump; [50] it was the co-creator of this bot that Popper doxed in July 2017.

Autobiography

On March 29, 2016, Da Capo Press released Popper's autobiography, Suck and Blow: And Other Stories I'm Not Supposed to Tell, written by Popper with the help of Relix co-editor-in-chief Dean Budnick. In the book, among band exploits and a variety of topics, Popper discusses the group's rebound from the death of bassist Bobby Sheehan, the creation of the H.O.R.D.E. tour, his relationship with Bill Graham, and his personal battle with being overweight. [51]

Equipment

Popper's trademark hat and custom modified harmonica microphone New Orleans Jazz Fest 2010 John Popper Blues Traveler.jpg
Popper's trademark hat and custom modified harmonica microphone

John Popper has expressed a preference for the Hohner Special 20 diatonic harmonica, calling them "the Porsche of harmonicas." [52] Since 2015, he uses mainly his own signature harmonicas, manufactured by Fender. Popper uses Shure microphones and Mesa Boogie amplifiers.[ citation needed ] He also uses D'Addario strings.[ citation needed ]

Trademark equipment

Popper has developed some equipment innovations to accommodate his use of harmonicas during performances. Because each individual diatonic harmonica is tuned to one particular key, he fashioned belts with enough pockets to hold harmonicas in all twelve keys (plus extras) and wore them as a bandolier, or slung over his neck. He switches keys multiple times within one song, and this arrangement has allowed him to quickly trade one harmonica for another without looking. In 2002, he stopped using the belts, as they no longer fit him properly due to his weight loss. One such belt later sold for $2,700 on the History Channel series Pawn Stars . [53] He now carries his harmonicas in a small black attaché case. He uses a special microphone with switches that change the audio effect of the harmonica as it is played through an amplifier, similar to a guitar effects pedal. Popper was inspired by Jimi Hendrix's guitar playing to make his instrument sound however he wanted. [9] He has fashioned a number of floppy-brimmed hats with flattened harmonica cover plates on the band, which he almost always wears during appearances with Blues Traveler.

Discography

Solo

with Blues Traveler

with The Devotees

with Frogwings

with The John Popper Project

with The Duskray Troubadours

Guest music appearances

YearRoleSongArtistAlbumNotes
1989Harmonica"Just One of Those Things" Gutterboy Gutterboy
"Growing Up Under the RR"Extra track on 1992 re-release
1991Harmonica"More Than She Knows" Spin Doctors Pocket Full of Kryptonite Album reached #3 on Billboard 200
Backing vocals"Two Princes"Reached #1 on Mainstream Rock; #7 on the Billboard Hot 100
Harmonica"Off My Line"
1992Harmonica"You Can Leave Your Hat On" Merl Saunders Save the Planet so We'll Have Someplace to Boogie Randy Newman cover
"My Problems Got Problems"
Harmonica"You're So Fine"CycomotogoatCycomotogoat (EP)
1993Harmonica"I Lost My Mule in Texas" Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit Mirrors of Embarrassment
Harmonica"Built for Comfort"Merl SaundersIt's in the Air
Harmonica"I Was Made to Love Her" Paul Shaffer and the Party Boys of Rock 'n' Roll The World's Most Dangerous Party Stevie Wonder cover
"Middle of the Road" The Pretenders cover
Harmonica and vocals (background and duet)"Sip of Your Wine"The HattersLIVE ThunderchickenStudio recording
1994Madcap Adventures of the Avocado Overlord
Harmonica"What Would You Say" Dave Matthews Band Under the Table and Dreaming Reached #9 Top 40 Mainstream; #11 Modern Rock Tracks
Harmonica"Louisiana Blues" Foghat Return of the Boogie Men
Harmonica"Communication Breakdown" Jeff Healey Cover to Cover Led Zeppelin cover
1995Harmonica"Mule" Gov't Mule Gov't Mule
Harmonica"Man of Peace" et al. Jamie Notarthomas Heads or Tails Bob Dylan cover
1996Harmonica and vocal duet "Today I Started Loving You Again" Dolly Parton Treasures Merle Haggard cover
Harmonica"Harmonica"CycomotogoatBraille
1997Harmonica"Feather" God Street Wine God Street Wine
"She Comes Up Softly"
Harmonica"Walk not Run"Solomon DeniroDot Calm, Not Calm
"Smile"
"The Emperor"
"King Solomon"
"I"
1998Harmonica"Tuesday's Gone" Metallica
Pepper Keenan
Jerry Cantrell
Sean Kinney
"Big" Jim Martin
Gary Rossington
Les Claypool 		Garage Inc. by MetallicaLive Lynyrd Skynyrd cover; album reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Top Canadian Albums
1999Harmonica"She Caught the Katy" Taj Mahal Blue Light BoogieLive
Harmonica"On the Other Side" Leftover Salmon The Nashville Sessions
Harmonica"Leave Me Alone"Tino GonzalesTwo Sides of a Heart
"Twine Time"
2000Harmonica"If Only" Hanson This Time Around Album reached #19 on the Billboard 200
"In the City"
Harmonica"Diana"God Street WineThe Last of the Wine
Harmonica"Scarred but Smarter" Kevn Kinney The Flower and The Knife
2001Harmonica"I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" Chico Hamilton Foreststorn
2002Harmonica"Country Love" Cee-Lo Green Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
Harmonica"Our Greatest Year" Bad Astronaut Houston: We Have a Drinking Problem
Harmonica"On the Run"Todd WolfeWolfe
2003Harmonica and vocals"I Saw a Bird Fly Away" Dar Williams The Beauty of the Rain
2004Harmonica"Curbside Prophet" Jason Mraz Tonight, Not Again Live; album reached #49 on the Billboard 200 and Top Internet Albums
"Too Much Food"
Harmonica and vocals"Invisible" Buddahead Crossing the Invisible Line
Harmonica"Stranger Blues" Wolfe Delaware Crossing
"Tumblin' Down"
2005Harmonica Tom "Bones" Malone Soul Bones
2007Harmonica"Tequila Mockingbird" Stolen Ogre Tequila Mockingbird EP
2008Harmonica"The Souk" Global Noize Global Noize
Harmonica"Purifier" Live Live at the Paradiso – Amsterdam Studio recording
Harmonica"Ghost Town" John Oates 1000 Miles of Life
2009Background vocals"No Way Out"ZO2Casino Logic
2010Harmonica"Only the Tequila Talkin'" Lisa Bouchelle Blue Room with a Red Vase
Harmonica"Last to Know" Ron Noyes Band Dust Bowl Diary
Harmonica"There Ya Go" Beats Antique Blind Threshold
2011Harmonica"Burn That Bridge When We Get to It" Joey Cape Lagwagon's Let's Talk About Feelings reissue bonus discAcoustic; originally recorded for Acoustic (2004)
Harmonica"Last Night" Johnny Winter Roots
2012Harmonica"Closer I Get" Rebelution Peace of Mind
2015Harmonica"What Would You Say"Dave Matthews BandLive; DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MIElectric set; Reprise of the original recording from Under the Table and Dreaming (1994)
2022Harmonica"The Devil" Twiddle Every Last Leaf

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Other appearances

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