Dave Mason Comments on the Death Today of His Friend and Fellow Traffic Co-Founder Jim Capaldi

Dave Mason Comments on the Death Today of His Friend and Fellow Traffic Co-Founder Jim Capaldi

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Regarding the news of Jim Capaldi's death today, Dave Mason commented, "I was really saddened when I heard about Jim. I had been hoping that we would have the chance to do one last Traffic tour together before we all checked out. Jim was a great inspiration on so many Traffic songs, he was a tremendous songwriter."

Mason added, "I'd known Jim since we were fifteen years old. We lived close by each other in Worcestershire. He had bands, I had bands, and we gravitated towards working together. We had the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the music business when we formed Traffic along with Chris Wood and Steve Winwood. Jim was a great collaborator and a great friend. I'll miss his lyrics, and his humor, he always had great jokes. I know we'll all miss him dearly."

Also a successful solo artist, Jim Capaldi was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- along with fellow Traffic founders Mason, Winwood, and Wood -- in 2004, shortly before being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He passed away today in London, England.


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