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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Steve Winwood: About Time
On June 17, 2003, “Wincraft Music” label released “About Time”, the eighth Steve Winwood studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Johnson Somerset and Steve Winwood.
Personnel:
- Steve Winwood– vocals, Hammond B3 organ
- José Pires de Almeida Neto– guitar
- Walfredo Reyes, Jr.– drums, additional percussion
- Karl Vanden Bossche – congas
- Richard Bailey – timbales
- Karl Denson– saxophone, flute
- George Shilling – engineer
- James Towler – engineer assistant, mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Michael Rios – artwork
- Gordon Jackson – photography
- Andy Dutlinger, Mark Berger (Madison House Design) – CD booklet
Track listing:
- Different Light – Steve Winwood
- Cigano (For the Gypsies) – Steve Winwood, Jose Neto
- Take It to the Final Hour – Steve Winwood, Anthony Crawford
- Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas
- Domingo Morning – Steve Winwood, José Pires de Almeida Neto
- Now That You’re Alive – Steve Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
- Bully – Steve Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
- Phoenix Rising – Steve Winwood, William Topley
- Horizon – Steve Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
- Walking On – Steve Winwood, Anthony Crawford
- Silvia (Who Is She?) – Steve Winwood, José Pires de AlmeidaNeto
- Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live) – Chris Wood, Steve Winwood
- Why Can’t We Live Together (Live) – Timmy Thomas
- Voodoo Chile – Jimi Hendrix
Chris Wood
On July 12, 1983, Christopher Gordon Blandford ‘Chris’ Wood died aged 39. He was musician (saxophone, flute, keyboards), was best known as one of the founding members of the band “Traffic”. In his career he has worked and recorded with Ginger Baker’s Air Force, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland, Free, Fat Mattress, Martha Velez, Chicken Shack, Gordon Jackson, Locomotive, Shawn Phillips, Sky, Jim Capaldi, Reebop Kwaku Baah, John Martyn, Hanson, Free Creek, Crawler, Third World and Spencer Davis Group.
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