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The group's distinctive sound, innovative recordings and collaborative songwriting approach influenced many other groups in the progressive rock genre in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Like many other groups of the period, Traffic was heavily influenced by the early recordings of The Band, and they famously imitated them by retreating to a country house in Berkshire England for an extended period, to write and develop their material, before making their live debut. Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog, prog rock, or progrock) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, but continues as a musical form long afterward. ... The Band was an influential Canadian-American rock group of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

History

Winwood had become friends with his future band mates in the latter days of the Spencer Davis Group (which also hailed from Birmingham) and Capaldi, Wood and Mason are reputed to have performed (uncredited) on at least two Spencer Davis Group singles, "I'm A Man" and "Gimme Some Lovin'". The Spencer Davis Group was a mid-1960s British rock band founded by Spencer Davis (born 1942 in Swansea, Wales). ... Gimme Some Lovin is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, and originally performed by the Spencer Davis Group. ...

The four musicians often jammed together at a club called The Elbow Room in Aston, Birmingham. With Mason and Capaldi eager to form a new group, Winwood agreed to join the partnership along with Chris Wood and so the four members retreated to a secluded cottage in Aston Tirrold, Berkshire to rehearse. Their first official recordings together were made for the soundtrack of the 1967 British feature film Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush. The Elbow Room is a nightclub in the Aston area of Birmingham, England. ... Aston is an area of Birmingham, England, in the north-east of the city centre. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Aston Tirrold is a village and civil parish in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, about four miles south-east of Didcot. ...

Traffic signed to Chris Blackwell's Island Records label (of which Steve Winwood's elder brother Muff Winwood later became an executive) and their debut single "Paper Sun", was a UK hit in mid-1967. The second single, Mason's psych-pop classic "Hole in My Shoe", was an even bigger hit, and it became one of their best-known tracks, but it set the stage for increasing friction between Winwood and Mason, the group's principal songwriters. Their debut album was Mr. Fantasy which, like the singles, was a hit in the UK but not in the U.S. or elsewhere. Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. ... Island Records was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall but moved to the UK in May 1962. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mr. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

Friction with Mason led to his departure from the group shortly before the release of Mr. Fantasy. Mason was content to avoid collaboration, a direct contrast with the lyricist/songwriter partnership of Capaldi and Winwood. During the time without Mason, Winwood had to play bass pedals in addition to playing keyboard and singing when the group performed live. The group also had difficulty maintaining a well-rounded repertoire of songs without Mason's strong songwriting ability.

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The band began touring the U.S. in late 1968, which led to the following year's release of Traffic's next album Last Exit, with one side recorded live. During the tour, Mason was fired and Winwood announced the band's breakup. Winwood formed Blind Faith with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech which lasted only a year. The remaining members of Traffic began a project with Mick Weaver, the short-lived Mason, Capaldi, Wood, and Frog, which played a few live dates and recorded some BBC sessions, but broke up before releasing any formal recordings. During this period Winwood, Wood and Mason also contributed to the sesssions for the landmark Jimi Hendrix double-album Electric Ladyland (1968). Image File history File links Trafic123564. ... Image File history File links Trafic123564. ... There are other articles with similar names; see Blind Faith (disambiguation). ... An example of the famous Clapton is God graffiti craze Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into... This is actually Steve Winwood Peter Edward Ginger Baker (born August 19, 1939, Lewisham, London) is a British drummer who gained fame as a member of possibly the worlds first supergroup Cream from 1966 until 1968 with Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton. ... Richard Roman Grech, November 1, 1946 – March 17, 1990. ... Mick Weaver, also known during the sixties as Wynder K Frog, is one of British rocks unsung heroes of the Hammond B3 organ (and other keyboards). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Electric Ladyland is a rock album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1968). ...

After the split of Blind Faith in 1969, Winwood began working on a solo recording which eventually turned into another Traffic album (without Mason), John Barleycorn Must Die, their most successful album yet. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... For the article about the song and character John Barleycorn, see John Barleycorn. ...

Traffic went on to expand its lineup in 1971 adding Ric Grech on bass, drummer Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos, and percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah. The live album Welcome to the Canteen was released in September and marked the band's break with United Artists Records. It did not bear the "Traffic" name on the cover, but instead was credited to the band's individual members including Dave Mason, returning for his third and final spell with the band. Mason played two songs from his recent solo album, Alone Together, and the album ended with a cover of the Spencer Davis Group song, "Gimme' Some Lovin'". 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Richard Roman Grech, November 1, 1946 – March 17, 1990. ... There have been several notable figures, both real and fictional, named James Gordon. ... Derek and the Dominos were a blues-rock supergroup formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon, who had all played with him in Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. ... Anthony Rebop Kwaku Baah, also spelled Reebop, (born 1944) was a Nigerian percussionist. ... Welcome to the Canteen is an album by the British rock band Traffic. ... The Spencer Davis Group was a mid-1960s British rock band founded by Spencer Davis (born 1942 in Swansea, Wales). ...

Following the departure of Mason, Traffic released The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, an American hit that did not chart in the UK. Once again, personnel problems wracked the band as Capaldi began a solo career and Grech and Gordon left the band. Following Winwood's recovery from a long case of peritonitis, Traffic's sixth studio album Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory was another hit, recorded in 1973 with drummer Roger Hawkins and bassist David Hood taking Gordon and Grech's former spots. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is a 1971 rock album by Traffic. ... Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory was the fifth studio album from the band Traffic in 1973 following the 1971 hit The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... David Hood is a world class bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. ...

When the Eagle Flies (1974) included bassist Rosko Gee. After this Traffic disbanded. Their breakup was followed by two compilations from United Artists (Heavy Traffic and More Heavy Traffic), both of which only drew from the first half of their output. When the Eagle Flies was the final album released by the British rock band Traffic in 1974. ... See also: 1973 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // January - The Ramones form. ... Rosko Gee is a bassist who has played with the British band Traffic and the German band Can, along with his late bandmate Rebop Kwaku Baah. ...

Capaldi and Winwood reunited as Traffic in 1994 for a one-off tour, and they recorded and released a CD of all-new material Far From Home, but it was made without Chris Wood, who had died in 1983 from alcohol-related causes. The flute/sax role on the tour was played by Randall Bramblett, who had never been a member of Traffic, but had worked extensively with Steve Winwood. The bass player for the tour was Rosko Gee. Michael McEvoy joined the line up playing keyboards, guitar and viola. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tentative plans for another Traffic project were cut short by Jim Capaldi's death aged 60 in January 2005, ending the songwriting partnership with Winwood that had fuelled Traffic from its beginning.

Trivia

• Winwood and Mason were friends of Jimi Hendrix. Winwood played organ on the slower jam version of Voodoo Chile from Hendrix's double-LP Electric Ladyland and Mason played 12-string guitar on Jimi's version of All Along The Watchtower on the same album. Hendrix first heard Bob Dylan's Watchtower at a party he was invited to by Mason and decided to record a version the same night.

• Additionally, Chris Wood provided flute for 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be).

• Every Traffic album displays the "Traffic symbol" somewhere on the front and/or back cover. On the album cover reproduced above, Chris Wood is pointing to it.

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Discography

• Mr. Fantasy (first U.S. pressing issued with title Heaven Is In Your Mind) – 1967 US #8
• Traffic – 1968 US #17
• Last Exit (side 2 live at The Fillmore West) – 1969 US #19
• Best of Traffic (compilation) – 1969 US #48
• John Barleycorn Must Die – 1970 US #5
• Welcome to the Canteen (live) – 1971 US #26
• The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys – 1971 US #7
• Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory – 1973 US #6
• On The Road (live on tour in Germany) – 1973 US #29
• When the Eagle Flies – 1974 US #9
• Heavy Traffic (compilation) – 1975 US #155
• More Heavy Traffic (compilation) – 1975 US #193
• Smiling Phases (compilation) – 1991
• Far From Home (Winwood/Capaldi) – 1994 US #33
• Heaven Is in Your Mind (compilation) – 1998
• Traffic Gold (compilation) – 2005
• Last Great Traffic Jam (Live concert CD) – 2005

Mr. ... Traffic was an eponymous rock abum by the band Traffic, ranging from psychedelic rock to Acid Jazz. ... Last Exit, released in May 1969, was the third album by the British rock band Traffic. ... The Fillmore, also known as the Fillmore Auditorium, is a legendary music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by Bill Graham (1931-1991). ... For the article about the song and character John Barleycorn, see John Barleycorn. ... Welcome to the Canteen is an album by the British rock band Traffic. ... The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is a 1971 rock album by Traffic. ... Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory was the fifth studio album from the band Traffic in 1973 following the 1971 hit The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. ... On The Road, released in 1973, was a live album (2 LPs, reissued on 1 CD) by the British rock band Traffic. ... When the Eagle Flies was the final album released by the British rock band Traffic in 1974. ... Traffic Gold is a two-disc 2005 Traffic compilation album. ...

External links

• Steve Winwood
• Jim Capaldi
• Traffic at Music.com
• BrumBeat Traffic information