Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder, Passes Away

0:00On April 22nd, Dave Mason, the traffic co-founder who later joined Fleetwood Mac, passed away on Sunday April 19th at age 79 from unspecified causes. He went peacefully in his favorite chair in Carson Valley after cooking dinner with his wife Winifred, with their dog Starr at his feet, his family, called it a storybook ending on his own terms. In his final years, health problems piled up fast. Back in September 2024, doctors found a serious heart issue during a checkup, forcing him to cancel his traffic jam tour dates through. November, then in March 2025, a quick spreading infection landed him in the hospital, wiping out three months of shows, and by September, he retired for good after his last gig in August 2024. Fans and family shared warm memories online, highlighting his introverted roots in England's and that Tom Sawyer-style childhood before music, pulled him in. He linked up early with future bandmates like Steve Winwood, forming traffic for their

1:01debut albums, Mr. Fantasy in 1967, and these styles, self-title follow-up in 1968. Mason pinned traffic classics like Feelin' All Right, which Joe Cocker made a staple and scored a solo top 12 hit with We Just Disagree in 1977. He bounced through collabs with the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, and Paul McCartney, even guested on Fleetwood Max 1995 album Time. Though that stint fizzled quick. His legacy lives in those gold and platinum records, Rock Hall nod with traffic in 2004, and non-stop small venue tours he loved to the... In proof he stayed true to the grind that defined him, music news, powered by AI. This is Music News Today.