RIP Dave Mason

[12xu]

Musician Dave Mason passed April 19 at the age of 79. Mason was a founding member of the band Traffic in 1967, and then had a long solo career. He was a talented guitarist and also played many other instruments. He wrote some great songs - one of which he recorded with Traffic - "Feelin' Alright?" - which was later covered by Joe Cocker. My favorite song he wrote and sang on Traffic's second LP, one of the few of Mason's songs where it really felt like a total band effort:

"Don't Be Sad"
https://youtu.be/euZ_zq1bVE4?si=WsHCe9whwf-qHreU

I consider his first solo album - Alone Together to be a masterpiece, with many of his greatest songs, such as:

"Only You Know and I Know"
https://youtu.be/Cn0tnfv0KCc?si=-MctgzY_FeKPa7Qx

"World in Changes"
https://youtu.be/WQGKwAmsuTg?si=CV7dIxcO6xKA8jTY

"Look at You Look at Me"
https://youtu.be/Gd1u-TZ8ZbM?si=xdXYstqNh1p1YOwe

[crookedfeeder]

RIP

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[MikoTython]

One of the nicest girls I ever dated in college out in Northern CA went with me to see DM on our first date. Great memory. He had a unique sound.

She was a pre-med, taking Organic Chem II, always looking at flash-cards. Hope she made it.