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Dave Mason: Traffic co-founder and rock icon dies at 79

Dave Mason, the co-founder of Traffic and a prolific guitarist who also collaborated with Jimi Hendrix and a host of rock greats, has died aged 79 at his Nevada home. Mason helped shape Traffic with hits like Hole in My Shoe and Feelin’ Alright?, then forged a long solo career that yielded 15 albums, a platinum Let It Flow, and the 1977 hit We Just Disagree. His career spanned work with Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Derek and the Dominos, Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison, and others, alongside ventures like the guitar maker RKS and a memoir published in 2024; he retired in 2025 after ill health.

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Winwood Honors Mason’s Lasting Impact on Traffic

Steve Winwood paid tribute to Dave Mason after Mason’s death on April 19, praising his songwriting and his role in shaping Traffic’s early sound. Mason co-founded Traffic in 1967, left and rejoined the band multiple times, and later toured as Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam; their relationship included tensions, such as a 2024 Guardian interview in which Winwood reportedly told Mason he was out of the band. Traffic dissolved when Winwood joined Blind Faith, then reformed without Mason. Mason’s onstage reunion with Winwood and Capaldi at the 2004 Rock Hall induction is noted, as is Capaldi’s death in 2023. Mason continued to keep the Traffic catalog alive in his later years, leaving a lasting mark on classic rock.”,

via Rolling Stone|

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Music Legend Dave Mason Dies at 79

Dave Mason, the English guitarist and co‑founder of Traffic, died at 79 at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada. A renowned collaborator and solo artist, he played with Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. Mason’s solo career yielded albums like Alone Together and Let It Flow, and his 2025 release A Shade of Blue preceded his retirement from touring due to health issues.

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Dave Mason: Traffic Co-Founder and 'We Just Disagree' Singer Dies at 79

Dave Mason, Traffic co-founder and the singer behind the solo hit 'We Just Disagree,' died at 79; a Rock Hall of Fame guitarist who collaborated with icons from Hendrix to McCartney and helped shape Traffic and his own long-running solo career, including the hit 'Feelin' Alright.'

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder and Rock Hall Inductee, Dies at 79

Dave Mason, the lead singer and co-founder of Traffic and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, died at 79 at his Gardnerville, Nevada home; no cause of death was disclosed. Mason also had a successful solo career with hits like Feelin’ Alright?, Only You Know and I Know, and We Just Disagree. He had canceled the 2024 Traffic Jam Tour due to a serious heart condition and announced his retirement from touring in 2025 because of ongoing health challenges. He is survived by his wife Winifred Wilson, daughter Danielle, and other family.

via Deadline|

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Dave Mason, Traffic co-founder and rock legend, dies at 79

Dave Mason, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and Traffic co-founder, died at 79 at his Nevada home. A prolific musician who played with Hendrix, McCartney and the Rolling Stones, Mason wrote the enduring “Feelin’ Alright?” and scored solo success with “We Just Disagree.” He faced health issues leading to tour cancellations in 2024–25 and published a memoir in 2024; in 2025 he released his 21st album, A Shade of Blues. He is survived by his wife and family.

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Dave Mason, Traffic Founding Member and Feelin’ Alright Songwriter, Dies at 79

Dave Mason, a founding member of Traffic and writer of the classics “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe,” has died at 79. A prolific guitarist and singer who also contributed to the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and others, Mason led a solo career that included hits like “We Just Disagree” and helped shape late-1960s psychedelic rock. He was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2004; health issues forced him to cancel tours in 2024. He is survived by his wife and daughter; his son True and sister Valerie Leonard had predeceased him.

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Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder Behind Feelin’ Alright?, Dies at 79

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.

via Rolling Stone|

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