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Dave Mason
David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic. While with Traffic, he wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's most famous songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?". His song "Only You Know and I Know" became a signature song for Delaney and Bonnie, and "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo U.S. hit, written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of U.S. classic hits and adult contemporary radio playlists.
After leaving Traffic he became a session musician, recording for George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, and Cass Elliot.
In 2004, Mason started a new electric guitar company with business partner and industrial designer Ravi Sawhney, the same year as he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Traffic.
Mason's tenure with Traffic was disjointed. He was a founding member of the group, but left following the release of their debut album, Mr. Fantasy (1967), only to rejoin halfway through the sessions for their next album, Traffic (1968), after which he left again. Last Exit (1969), a compilation of odds and ends, features little material by Mason apart from his song "Just for You".
Traffic later re-formed without Mason, although he briefly began working with the band for a third time, touring with them in 1971 and playing on Welcome to the Canteen. In his brief spells with the group, Mason wrote alone; Steve Winwood later recalled, "We all [Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood] tended to write together, but Mason would come in with a complete song that he was going to sing and tell us all what he expected us to play. No discussion, like we were his backing group."
Mason did some session work on Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland (Sept 1968), playing 12-string acoustic guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", and backing vocals on "Crosstown Traffic". He plays the Shehnai and bass drum on "Street Fighting Man" on the Rolling Stones' 1968 album Beggars Banquet.
In 1969–1970, Mason toured with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, along with Eric Clapton and George Harrison. Mason appears on George Harrison's 1970 solo set All Things Must Pass. In 1970, Mason played on early studio sessions for Derek and the Dominos, including the Phil Spector production of "Tell the Truth", which was released on Eric Clapton's 1988 box set Crossroads. He played at their first gig at the London Lyceum but left the group soon after that.[citation needed] For fellow Traffic member Jim Capaldi's 1971 album Oh How We Danced, he co-wrote "Big Thirst" and played harmonica, and played the guitar solo on "Don't Be a Hero".
After Traffic, Mason pursued a moderately successful solo career. His first single was "Just for You". On the B-side, he was backed by the band Family on "Little Woman" following his production of Family's first album, 1968's Music in a Doll's House (which included the original Mason song "Never Like This"). In 1970, he released his first solo album, Alone Together featuring "Only You Know and I Know" (which reached No. 42 on the Billboard chart), as well as the lesser hit "Look at You, Look at Me". A collaboration with Cass Elliot followed in 1971. In the early 1970s, Mason enlisted his friend, singer-songwriter Ray Kennedy, to tour and write for his next album.
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Dave Mason
David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic. While with Traffic, he wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's most famous songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?". His song "Only You Know and I Know" became a signature song for Delaney and Bonnie, and "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo U.S. hit, written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of U.S. classic hits and adult contemporary radio playlists.
After leaving Traffic he became a session musician, recording for George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, and Cass Elliot.
In 2004, Mason started a new electric guitar company with business partner and industrial designer Ravi Sawhney, the same year as he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Traffic.
Mason's tenure with Traffic was disjointed. He was a founding member of the group, but left following the release of their debut album, Mr. Fantasy (1967), only to rejoin halfway through the sessions for their next album, Traffic (1968), after which he left again. Last Exit (1969), a compilation of odds and ends, features little material by Mason apart from his song "Just for You".
Traffic later re-formed without Mason, although he briefly began working with the band for a third time, touring with them in 1971 and playing on Welcome to the Canteen. In his brief spells with the group, Mason wrote alone; Steve Winwood later recalled, "We all [Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood] tended to write together, but Mason would come in with a complete song that he was going to sing and tell us all what he expected us to play. No discussion, like we were his backing group."
Mason did some session work on Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland (Sept 1968), playing 12-string acoustic guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", and backing vocals on "Crosstown Traffic". He plays the Shehnai and bass drum on "Street Fighting Man" on the Rolling Stones' 1968 album Beggars Banquet.
In 1969–1970, Mason toured with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, along with Eric Clapton and George Harrison. Mason appears on George Harrison's 1970 solo set All Things Must Pass. In 1970, Mason played on early studio sessions for Derek and the Dominos, including the Phil Spector production of "Tell the Truth", which was released on Eric Clapton's 1988 box set Crossroads. He played at their first gig at the London Lyceum but left the group soon after that.[citation needed] For fellow Traffic member Jim Capaldi's 1971 album Oh How We Danced, he co-wrote "Big Thirst" and played harmonica, and played the guitar solo on "Don't Be a Hero".
After Traffic, Mason pursued a moderately successful solo career. His first single was "Just for You". On the B-side, he was backed by the band Family on "Little Woman" following his production of Family's first album, 1968's Music in a Doll's House (which included the original Mason song "Never Like This"). In 1970, he released his first solo album, Alone Together featuring "Only You Know and I Know" (which reached No. 42 on the Billboard chart), as well as the lesser hit "Look at You, Look at Me". A collaboration with Cass Elliot followed in 1971. In the early 1970s, Mason enlisted his friend, singer-songwriter Ray Kennedy, to tour and write for his next album.