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Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group whose early singles were influenced by The Beatles. Traffic's singer, keyboardist and sometimes guitarist Steve Winwood was the frontman of the Spencer Davis Group at age 15. Drummer/vocalist/lyricist Jim Capaldi and guitarist Dave Mason had both been in the Hellions and Deep Feeling, while woodwinds player Chris Wood came out of Locomotive. After Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967, the quartet formed Traffic. Jim Capaldi came up with the name of the group while the four of them were waiting to cross the street in Dorchester. Traffic signed to Island Records label, and their debut single "Paper Sun" became a UK hit in mid-1967. Their second single, Mason's psych-pop "Hole in My Shoe", was an even bigger hit, and it became one of their best-known tracks. Winwood, Wood, and Capaldi wanted to take the group in a different direction, opting for a folk/blues style rather than their earlier psychedelic/eclectic rock sound, while Mason was oriented towards psychedelic pop. Mason also cited discomfort with the Traffic lifestyle. The band was dissolved by Winwood's leaving in early 1969. His departure went unexplained at the time. Winwood then formed the supergroup Blind Faith. After the break-up of Blind Faith in 1969, Winwood began working on a solo recording, bringing in Wood and Capaldi to contribute, and the project eventually turned into a new Traffic album, John Barleycorn Must Die, their most successful album yet. In 1974, Steve was having recurrent problems with the peritonitis, and Chris' body was suffering from chemical warfare. Winwood ultimately passed his boiling point, walking off the stage in the middle of what would prove the band's final show, in Chicago. The following day he left the tour without a word to anyone, leaving the rest of the band waiting for him at the venue for that night's scheduled performance. Feeling Winwood had been integral to Traffic's music, the remaining members opted not to continue the band without him. All the still living members of Traffic's most recent lineup reunited in 1994 for a one-off tour, after a fan left a voice mail message at Bob Weir's (of the Grateful Dead) hotel in Chicago, and suggested it would be cool if Traffic toured with the (then Grateful) Dead. Traffic opened for The Grateful Dead during their summer tour. Winwood and Capaldi recorded and released a new Traffic album, Far From Home, with no involvement from the other four members. It broke the top 40 in both the UK and USA. The four original members of Traffic were inducted for their contributions in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 15 March 2004. Tentative plans for another Traffic project were cut short by Jim Capaldi's death at age 60 in January 2005, ending the songwriting partnership with Winwood that had fueled Traffic from its beginning. Dear Mr. Fantasy was a celebration for Capaldi that took place at The Roundhouse in Camden Town, London on 21 January 2007. Guests included Steve Winwood, Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, and many more.
MEMBERS:
Steve Winwood - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
Dave Mason - Vocals, Guitar, Sitar, Bass
Chris Wood - Flute, Saxophone, Keyboards
Jim Capaldi - Drums, Vocals
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Jim Capaldi's official website
Paper Sun
Giving To You
Sweden
Island WIP 6002
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ORANGE SLEEVE
Paper Sun
Giving To You
Sweden
Island WIP 6002
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GREEN SLEEVE
Paper Sun
Giving To You
Yugoslavia
RTB Fontana S 53508 F
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Paper Sun / Smiling Phases
Hole In My Shoe / Giving To Me
Australia
Festival FX 11.378
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The Hounds / Bill Haley And His Comets
Sweden
Jukebox JSEP 5578
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Walking In The Wind Pt. 1
Walking In The Wind Pt. 2
Germany
Island 13751 AT
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Walking In The Wind Pt. 1
Walking In The Wind Pt. 2
Italy
Island WIP 26207
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Walking In The Wind Pt. 1
Walking In The Wind Pt. 2
Japan
Island ILR-10667
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Walking In The Wind Pt. 1
Walking In The Wind Instrumental
Portugal
Island WIP 6207
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Walking In The Wind Pt. 1
Walking In The Wind Pt. 2
Spain
Island 13751 AT
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Withering Tree / Sam And Dave
Ola And The Janglers / Bill Haley And His Comets
Sweden
Jukebox JSEP 5582
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You Can All Join In
Withering Tree
France
Fontana 260 163 MF
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You Can All Join In
Withering Tree
Sweden
Island WIP 5002
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You Can All Join In / Withering Tree
No Face, No Name and No Number / A House For Everyone
Portugal
Fontana P 65020 TE
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