Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder Behind Feelin’ Alright?, Dies at 79
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Dave Mason, the guitarist who co-founded Traffic and wrote the classic 'Feelin’ Alright?,' has died at 79 with no immediate cause disclosed. A prolific session player and solo artist—behind hits like 'Alone Together' and 'We Just Disagree'—Mason worked with the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison, among others, and briefly spent time with Clapton’s Derek & the Dominos and Fleetwood Mac. He left Traffic in 1967, rejoined for a period, published a 2024 memoir, and spent his later years touring until retiring from the road last fall due to health concerns.
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