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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason Dies at 79
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason, co-founder of the British rock band Traffic, has died. He was 79. “It is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dave Mason,” a statement on the…
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About Traffic
Traffic were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards, sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music.
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- 1967