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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

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

Nine Steve Winwood albums you should listen to and one to avoid
By Paul Elliott published
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

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

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

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

“Steve Winwood has his failings… I guess you can’t have everything”: The story of Traffic
By Paul Rees published
It seems every member of the groundbreaking band paid a price for their involvement – but a three-album run of rare quality remains as testimony to their lofty creative intentions

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
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