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February 25, 2004

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2004: Traffic

Dave Mason recounts Traffic's bumpy road to Cleveland
July 8, 1971

Traffic Becomes a Big Band

British rockers begin to swing

Recordings and Reviews

Far From Home

Rather than recapture past glories, reunion albums generally just remind us that those glories are indeed past. Updating a once-popular sound seems beyond older rock musicians – most come across as either ridiculously retro or hopelessly passé.

That's hardly the case with Traffic. Apart...

1994 RS: 3of 5 Stars

When The Eagle Flies

1974

Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory

1973

Welcome To The Canteen

1971

John Barleycorn Must Die

1970

Traffic

1968

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Biography

The original Traffic had two phases. At first it was a winsomely psychedelic pop band that blended blues, folk, rock, and R&B and was fronted by Steve Winwood and Dave Mason. This group recorded such FM-radio favorites as "Paper Sun" and "You Can All Join In." After Mason left, the band became Steve Winwood's vehicle for longer, moodier excursions that leaned closer to jazz and soul. This group wa...

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