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Singer and guitarist Steve Winwood, of English rock group Traffic, April 1974. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Traffic’s spiralling demise sent Steve Winwood driving his Rolls-Royce into the sunset

By Paul Rees Published

With seemingly constant personnel issues, the band leader wound up recording in a heavy coat with the hood pulled up, and his keyboards facing the wall

Bands & Artists
Steve Winwood and Dave Mason of Traffic rehearsing at The Fairfield Hall, Croydon, South London in preparation for a recorded concert for their Welcome To The Canteen album on the 6th June 1971
Steve Winwood pays tribute to fellow Traffic founder Dave Mason

By Fraser Lewry Published

Dave Mason and Steve Winwood founded Traffic in 1967 alongside Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood

Music
Dave Mason in 1968
Traffic founder Dave Mason dead at 79

By Fraser Lewry Published

Dave Mason worked with Traffic, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos, Mama Cass, Fleetwood Mac and many more in a sixty-year career

Music
Steve Winwood of Traffic rehearsing at The Fairfield Hall, Croydon, South London in preparation for a recorded concert for their Welcome To The Canteen album on the 6th June 1971
Nine Steve Winwood albums you should listen to and one to avoid

By Paul Elliott Published

Buying guide With the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and solo, Steve Winwood has shown himself to be a truly singular talent. These are his best albums

Buying guide
Chris Wood posing for a photograph in 1973
He played with Traffic, Hendrix and Free. But this doomed musician has been all but forgotten today

By Paul Rees Published

The life and death of lost musical alchemist Chris Wood

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Bands & Artists
Dave Mason with guitar (studio portrait)
Dave Mason cancels upcoming tour dates due to serious heart condition

By Fraser Lewry Published

The Traffic man's condition was discovered during a routine appointment

Concerts & Shows
Dave Mason headshot
Living the fantasy: Dave Mason on his extraordinary musical adventure

By Paul Rees Published

Former Traffic man Dave Mason on playing with Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and more

Interviews
Traffic studio portrait
In the spring of 1967, the newly formed Traffic retreated to a haunted cottage to write their debut album, Mr. Fantasy. Cue in-fighting, an unhappy local with a shotgun, and incredibly strong acid

By Max Bell Published

"We were like four students living on top of one another, surrounded by filthy crockery and unmade beds" - Steve Winwood on Traffic's early experiments with communal living

Albums
Chris Blackwell
Island Records founder Chris Blackwell to publish autobiography

By Jerry Ewing Last updated

Man who signed King Crimson, ELP, Jethro Tull, Traffic, Free and more will publish autobiography in June

Biographies
Jim Capaldi with flower petals on his eyes
In and out of Traffic: the fantastic career of Jim Capaldi

By Paul Sexton Published

Jim Capaldi made wonderful music with Traffic, and on a run of seriously star-studded solo albums

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