On April 19, 2026, David Thomas Mason died aged 79. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the band Traffic. He recorded and performed with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Donovan, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Cass Elliot, The Spencer Davis Group, Leon Russell, Paul McCartney and Wings, Julian Covey & The Machine, Stephen Stills, Phoebe Snow, Mike Finnigan, The Scaffold, Gordon Jackson, Family, Ron Wood, Noel Redding, David Crosby, Don Felder, Jim Capaldi, The Rolling Stones and George Harrison. As leader he released 16 studio and seven live albums.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 4 Way Street
On April 7, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “4 Way Street”, the first Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live album. It was recorded June – July 1970, at “Fillmore East” in New York City, “The Forum” in Los Angeles, “Auditorium Theatre” in Chicago, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young.
Personnel:
- David Crosby – vocals, guitar
- Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
- Graham Nash – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
- Neil Young – vocals, guitar
- Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels – bass
- Johnny Barbata – drums
- Bill Halverson – engineer
- Gary Burden – art direction, design, photography
- Joel Bernstein – photography center squares
- Henry Diltz – inside sleeve photography
- David Geffen — direction
Track listing:
- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Stephen Stills
- On the Way Home – Neil Young
- Teach Your Children – Graham Nah
- Triad – David Crosby
- The Lee Shore – David Crosby
- Chicago – Graham Nash
- Right Between the Eyes – Graham Nash
- Cowgirl in the Sand – Neil Young
- Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Neil Young
- 49 Bye-Byes/America’s Children – Stephen Stills
- Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills
Of Mice & Men: Echo
On December 3, 2021, “Sharp Tone” label released “Echo”, the seventh Of Mice & Men studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Aaron Pauley, Alan Ashby, Phil Manansala and Valentino Arteaga.
Personnel:
- Aaron Pauley – lead vocals, bass, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Alan Ashby – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, engineer
- Phil Manansala – lead guitar, backing vocals, engineer
- Valentino Arteaga – drums, percussion, engineer
- Derek Hess – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Aaron Pauley, Alan Ashby, Phil Manansala and Valentino Arteaga, except where noted.
- Timeless
- Obsolete
- Anchor
- Levee
- Bloom
- Pulling Teeth
- Mosaic
- Fighting Gravity
- Echo
- Helplessly Hoping – David Crosby, Stephen Still, Graham Nash and Neil Young
Stephen Stills: Same
On November 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Stephen Stills studio album. It was recorded January – July 1970, at “Island Studios” in London, “The Record Plant” and “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stephen Stills and Bill Halverson. In 1974, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 70 on its list of “The Best Albums of All Time.
Personnel:
- Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion; horn and string arrangements
- Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar
- Eric Clapton – electric guitar
- Booker T. Jones – organ, backing vocal
- Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – bass
- Conrad Isidore – drums
- John Barbata – drums
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Dallas Taylor – drums
- Jeff Whittaker – congas
- Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone
- Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – backing vocals
- Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals
- Graham Nash – backing vocals
- Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
- Arif Mardin – string arrangements
- Andy Johns – engineer
- Gary Burden – art direction, back cover photography
- Henry Diltz – front cover photography
- Charles John Quarto – sleeve poem
Track listing:
All tracks by Stephen Stills.
- Love the One You’re With
- Do for the Others
- Church (Part of Someone)
- Old Times Good Times
- Go Back Home
- Sit Yourself Down
- To a Flame
- Black Queen
- Cherokee
- We Are Not Helpless
Elton John: Blue Moves
On October 22, 1976, “Rocket Record Company” label released “Blue Moves”, the eleventh Elton John studio album. It was recorded March – June 1976, at “EMI” in London, “Brother” in Santa Monica, California, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, “eastern Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
Personnel:
- Elton John – vocals, acoustic piano, vocalese, harmonium, harpsichord
- Davey Johnstone – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, sitar
- Caleb Quaye – acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string guitar
- James Newton Howard – synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, mellotron, clavinet
- Carl Fortina – accordion
- Ray Cooper – glockenspiel, marimba, gong, tambourine, vibraphone, bells, shaker, triangle, finger cymbals, congas, rototom
- Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
- Roger Pope – drums
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Michael Brecker – saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Barry Rogers – trombone
- The Martyn Ford Orchestra – strings, brass
- Michael Hurwitz – cello
- The London Symphony Orchestra – strings
- The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church and the Southern California Community Choir – choirs
- David Crosby – backing vocals
- Curt Becher – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- Jon Joyce – backing vocals
- Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
- Gene Morford – backing vocals
- Graham Nash – backing vocals
- Toni Tennille – backing vocals
- Cindy Bullens – backing vocals
- Clark Burroughs – backing vocals
- Joe Chemay – backing vocals
- The Gene Page Strings – strings
- Richard Studt – strings and brass leader
- Harry Bluestone – strings leader
- Paul Buckmaster – strings and brass arrangements, conductor
- Rev. James Cleveland – choir director
- Daryl Dragon – BGV arrangements
- Arun Chakraverty, Mark Howlett, John Kurlander, Earle Mankey, John Stewart – engineer
- Gus Dudheon – engineer, remix, liner notes
- Arun Chakraverty – cutting engineer
- David Costa – art direction and coordination
- Patrick Procktor – painting
- David Nutter – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
- Your Starter for…-Caleb Quaye
- Tonight
- One Horse Town – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, James Newton Howard
- Chameleon
- Boogie Pilgrim – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Caleb Quaye
- Cage the Songbird – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnston
- Crazy Water
- Shoulder Holster
- Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
- Out of the Blue
- Between Seventeen and Twenty – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnston, Cale Quaye
- The Wide Eyed and Laughing – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Newton Howard, Davey Johnstone, Caleb Quaye
- Someone’s Final Song
- Where’s the Shoorah?
- If There’s a God in Heaven (What’s He Waiting For?) – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone
- Idol
- Theme from a Non-Existent TV Series
- Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance)
Nils Lofgren: Mountains
On July 21, 2023, “Castle Track Road Records” label released “Mountains”, the 29th Nils Lofgren album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at Lofgren’s home studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was produced by Nils Lofgren and Amy Lofgren.
Personnel:
- Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, dulcimer, lap steel guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion
- Neil Young – vocals
- Cindy Mizelle – vocals
- David Crosby – vocals
- The Howard University Gospel Choir – choir
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Kevin McCormick – bass guitar
- Ringo Starr – vocals, drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Timm Biery – drums
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Christine Vivona – harp
- Jamison Weddle – engineer, recording, mixing
- Ed Mell – album artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Nils Lofgren, except where noted.
- Ain’t the Truth Enough
- Only Ticket Out
- Back in Your Arms – Bruce Springsteen
- Won’t Cry No More (for Charlie Watts)
- Nothin’s Easy (for Amy)
- Dream Killer
- Only Your Smile
- I Remember Her Name
- We Better Find It
- Angel Blues
Gábor Szabó And Bob Thiele: Light My Fire
In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Light My Fire”, album Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele (the seventh Gábor Szabó album overall). It was recorded August – September 1967, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Gábor Szabó – guitar
- Bob Thiele – director
- Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
- Bill Plummer – sitar
- Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord
- Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord
- Max Bennett, Carol Kaye – electric bass
- Jim Gordon, John Guerin – drums
- Gary Coleman, Emil Richards – percussion
- Buddy Collette, Bob Hardaway, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
- Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois – trumpet
- Lew McCreary, Mike Barone, Dick Leith – trombone
- Howard Johnson – tuba
- Sid Feller – arranger
- The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.
- Forest Flower – Charles Lloyd
- Rainy Day Woman – Bob Dylan
- Krishna
- Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
- Fakin’ It – Paul Simon
- Eight Miles High – David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn
- Sophisticated Wheels
Carole King: Thoroughbred
In January 1976, “Ode Records” label released “Thoroughbred”, the seventh Carole King album. It was recorded in 1975, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lou Adler.
Personnel:
- Carole King – lead and backing vocals, piano
- Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar – vocals, guitar
- James Taylor – guitar, backing vocals
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Tom Scott – saxophone
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- David Crosby – backing vocals
- Graham Nash – backing vocals
- J.D. Souther – backing vocals
- Milt Calice – engineer
- Hank Cicalo – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Carole King, except where noted.
- So Many Ways
- Daughter of Light – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- High Out of Time – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- Only Love is Real
- There’s a Space Between Us
- I’d Like to Know You Better
- We All Have to Be Alone – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- Ambrosia – Carole King, Dave Palmer
- Still Here Thinking of You – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
David Crosby: For Free
On July 23, 2021, “Three Blind Mice” and “BMG Right Management” labels released “For Free”, the eighth and final David Crosby album. It was recorded August – December 2020, at “The Bamboom Room” in Altadena, California, “Hz Werks” in Van Nuys, California, “Joe Jack’s Studio” in Santa Ynez, California, “Groove Masters” in Santa Monica, California, “Stubbs Recording” in Spring Hill, Tennessee, “Tomorrow’s Sound Today” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by James Raymond.
Personnel:
- David Crosby – vocals, mixing
- James Raymond – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, synth guitar solo, synth bass, synth acoustic guitar, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, percussion, backing vocals, horn arrangements, recording, mixing
- Shawn Tubbs – acoustic and electric guitar
- Steve Postell – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
- Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitar
- Andrew Ford – bass
- Elijah Thomson – bass
- Gary Novak – drums
- Steve DiStanislao – drums
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Steve Tavaglione – tenor saxophone, EWI
- Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Sarah Jarosz – vocals
- Brian Wilson – count-in vocal
- Michael McDonald – backing vocals
- Gracie Raymond – backing vocals
- Becca Stevens – backing vocals
- Michelle Willis – backing vocals
- Dan Garcia – recording, mixing
- Shawn Tubbs – guitar recording
- Dean Parks – guitar recording
- Nate Hassely – engineer assistant
- Joel Jacks – engineer assistant
- Jason Mariani – engineer assistant
- Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – engineer assistant
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Louise Hendy – artwork, design
- Joan Baez – sleeve artwork, original painting
Track listing:
- River Rise – David Crosby, James Raymond, Michael McDonald
- I Think I – David Crosby, James Raymond, Steve Postell
- The Other Side of Midnight – James Raymond
- Rodriguez for a Night – David Crosby, Donald Fagen, James Raymond
- Secret Dancer – David Crosby, James Raymond
- Ships in the Night – David Crosby
- For Free – Joni Mitchell
- Boxes – James Raymond
- Shot at Me – David Crosby – Dean Parks
- I Won’t Stay for Long – James Raymond
The Everly Brothers: Stories We Could Tell
In March 1972, “RCA” label released “Stories We Could Tell”, the 17th Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in April 1971 – January 1972, and was produced by Paul Rothchild.
Personnel:
- Don Everly – vocals, guitar
- Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
- David Crosby – vocals
- Doug Lubahn – vocals
- Graham Nash – vocals
- Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
- Delaney Bramlett – vocals, guitar
- Jeff Kent – guitar, vocals
- Dennis Linde – guitar, keyboards
- Geoff Muldaur – guitar
- Wayne Perkins – guitar
- John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar
- Danny Weis – guitar
- Clarence White – guitar
- Ry Cooder – electric bottleneck guitar
- Buddy Emmons – slide guitar
- Jerry McGee – slide guitar
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- Michael Fonfara – keyboards
- Spooner Oldham – keyboards
- Warren Zevon – keyboards
- Chris Ethridge – bass
- Johnny Barbata – drums
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- George Bohanon – brass
- Tommy Johnson – brass
- Jimmie Haskell – string arrangement
- Norman Seeff – photography
Track listing:
- All We Really Want to Do – Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett
- Breakdown – Kris Kristofferson
- Green River – Don Everly, Phil Everly
- Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart
- Up in Mabel’s Room – Phil Everly, Terry Slater
- Del Rio Dan – Jeff Kent, Doug Lubahn, Holly Beckwith
- Ridin’ High – Dennis Linde
- Christmas Eve Can Kill You (When You’re Trying to Hitch a Ride to Anywhere) – Dennis Linde
- Three Armed, Poker-Playin’ River Rat – Dennis Linde
- I’m Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas – Don Everly
- The Brand New Tennessee Waltz – Jesse Winchester
- Stories We Could Tell – John Sebastian
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