Dave Mason Musical artist

David Thomas "Dave" Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. In his long career, Mason has played and recorded with many of the era's most notable pop and rock musicians, including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney Bramlett, and Cass Elliot. One of Mason's best known songs is "Feelin' Alright", recorded by Traffic in 1968 and later by many other performers, including Joe Cocker, who had a major hit with the song in 1969. For Traffic, he also wrote "Hole in My Shoe", a psychedelic pop song that became a hit in its own right. "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo US hit written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of US Classic Hits and Adult Contemporary radio playlists.In 2004, Mason was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Traffic.

Personal facts

Dave Mason
Birth dateMay 10, 1946
Birth place
Worcester

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Musical artist

Career started1966
associated musical artist
Eric Clapton
Fleetwood Mac
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Derek and the Dominos
Rory Gallagher
Traffic (band)
Cass Elliot
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Pop music
Psychedelic rock
Rock music
Soft rock
Folk rock
instrument
Banjo
Bass guitar
Drum kit
Guitar
Harmonica
Percussion instrument
Piano
Trombone
Trumpet
Tanpura (instrument)
Mellotron
Viola
Minimoog
Organ (music)
Singing
Sitar
Shehnai
record label
Blue Thumb Records
Columbia Records
Harvest Records

Dave Mason on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.davemasonmusic.com
  2. http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/dave-mason
  3. http://www.wvfv.net