Which group did Steve Winwood leave to form Traffic?
"multi-instrumentalist Chris Wood when they jammed together at The Elbow Room, a club in Aston, Birmingham. After Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967, the quartet formed Traffic. Soon thereafter, they rented a cottage near the rural village of Aston Tirrold, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) to write and rehearse new music. This allowed them to escape the city and develop their music. Early in Traffic's formation, Winwood and Capaldi formed a songwriting partnership, with Winwood writing music to match Capaldi's lyrics. This partnership was the source of most of Traffic's material, including popular songs such as ""Paper Sun"" and"
"Traffic (band) Traffic were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham, in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron and harpsichord, sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music. Their first three singles were ""Paper Sun"", ""Hole in My Shoe"", and ""Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"". Traffic disbanded in 1969, during which time Winwood joined Blind Faith, then reunited in 1970 to release the"
"Action Street Children Appeal. Traffic (band) Traffic were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham, in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron and harpsichord, sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music. Their first three singles were ""Paper Sun"", ""Hole in My Shoe"", and ""Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"". Traffic disbanded in 1969, during which time Winwood joined Blind Faith, then reunited in"
"Chart. In late 1968, Traffic disbanded, guitarist Dave Mason having left the group for the second time prior to the completion of the ""Traffic"" album. In 1969, Steve Winwood joined the supergroup Blind Faith, while drummer/lyricist Jim Capaldi and woodwinds player Chris Wood turned to session work. Wood and Winwood also joined Blind Faith's drummer Ginger Baker in his post-Blind Faith group Ginger Baker's Air Force for their first album, ""Ginger Baker's Air Force"" (1970). At the beginning of 1970, after the demise of Blind Faith, the band having lasted barely six months, Winwood returned to the studio ostensibly to"
"Steve Winwood embarked on a solo career, while Rosko Gee and Rebop Kwaku Baah joined German band Can. Kwaku Baah died in 1983, and Capaldi dedicated his solo album ""Fierce Heart"" to his memory. Chris Wood also died that year from pneumonia. 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 during the 1992 ""Scaring the Children"" tour, and suggested it would be cool if Traffic toured with the (then Grateful) Dead. Traffic opened"
"Birmingham club, the Elbow Room, was an after-hours haunt of local bands and musicians and it was here that Wood used to meet up with Winwood and Jim Capaldi. At the age of 18, Winwood abandoned the Spencer Davis Group at the height of their popularity and, along with Wood, Capaldi, and Dave Mason, formed Traffic. To focus his fledgling band, Island Records' founder Chris Blackwell arranged for the four to retreat to an isolated farmhouse on the Berkshire Downs near Aston Tirrold. Initially without electricity, telephone or running water, The Cottage (as it became universally known) was so remote"
"Steve Winwood (album) Steve Winwood is the debut solo studio album by blue-eyed soulster Steve Winwood. It was released in 1977, three years after the break-up of his former band, Traffic. Though the album sold moderately well in the US, it was a commercial disappointment compared to Traffic's recent albums, peaking at number 22 on the ""Billboard"" 200 album chart. In the UK, however, while Traffic's recent albums had only been moderately successful, ""Steve Winwood"" reached number 12 on The Official Charts. Island Records launched two singles from the album, ""Hold On"" and ""Time Is Running Out"", both of which"
"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. Traffic's break-up was followed by two compilations from United Artists (""Heavy Traffic"" and ""More Heavy Traffic""), both of which only drew from the first half of their output."
"failed to make the charts. Steve Winwood (album) Steve Winwood is the debut solo studio album by blue-eyed soulster Steve Winwood. It was released in 1977, three years after the break-up of his former band, Traffic. Though the album sold moderately well in the US, it was a commercial disappointment compared to Traffic's recent albums, peaking at number 22 on the ""Billboard"" 200 album chart. In the UK, however, while Traffic's recent albums had only been moderately successful, ""Steve Winwood"" reached number 12 on The Official Charts. Island Records launched two singles from the album, ""Hold On"" and ""Time Is"
"band released the album ""Mr. Fantasy"". After one further album, ""Traffic"", the group disbanded. Capaldi formed another band with Mason, Wood, and Mick Weaver but the creative tensions that had caused Mason to leave Traffic remained and the resulting quartet only lasted until March 1969. In January 1970 Capaldi and Wood joined Winwood in the studio to record Winwood's solo album. These sessions were so successful that the three of them reformed Traffic to release the album ""John Barleycorn Must Die"". They then toured the UK and the US with an expanded line-up, which would go on to produce the"
"sessions for their next album, ""Traffic"" (1968), after which he left again. ""Last Exit"" (1969), a compilation of odds and ends, features little material by Mason apart from his song ""Just for You"". Traffic later re-formed without Mason, although he briefly toured with the band in 1971 and played on ""Welcome to the Canteen"". In his brief spells with the group, Mason never quite fit in; Steve Winwood later recalled, ""We all [Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood] tended to write together, but Dave would come in with a complete song that he was going to sing and tell us"
"broke up before releasing any formal recordings. 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. Traffic went on to expand its lineup late in 1970, adding Winwood's former Blind Faith bandmate Ric Grech on bass. The group further expanded in 1971 with drummer Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos and Ghanaian percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah. The live album ""Welcome to the Canteen"" was released in September"
"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 toured the US as a trio in late 1968, which led to the following year's release of Traffic's next album, ""Last Exit,"" one side of which was recorded live. During 1968 Winwood and Wood often played with Jimi Hendrix, and they both appear on The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1968 double album ""Electric Ladyland"", as did an uncredited Mason. The band was dissolved by Winwood's leaving in early 1969. His departure went unexplained at the time,"
"Last Exit (Traffic album) Last Exit is the third studio album by English rock band Traffic released in May 1969. It is a collection of odds and ends collected by Island Records after the initial breakup of the band. The first half of the album consists of studio recordings, while the second half was recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium. The album reached number 19 in the American ""Billboard 200"" chart. As implied by the cover photos, the album features the original lineup of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason, though Mason only appears on two songs."
"Aston Tirrold United Reformed Church The former public house in the village, the Chequers Inn, is now The Sweet Olive gastropub. The musician Steve Winwood and the other members of his rock band Traffic (Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, and Chris Wood) lived at a country cottage near Aston Tirrold in the late 1960s and wrote much of the ""Mr. Fantasy"" album there. Other visitors included Stephen Stills and Pete Townshend. Subsequently the guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker, previously of Cream, visited, which led to the formation of the short-lived rock band Blind Faith. Steve Winwood left the cottage"
"Chris Wood (rock musician) Christopher Gordon Blandford Wood (24 June 1944 – 12 July 1983) was an English musician, most known as a founding member of the English rock band Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason. Born in Quinton, a suburb of Birmingham, Chris Wood had an interest in music and painting from early childhood. Self-taught on flute and saxophone, which he commenced playing at the age of 15, he began to play locally with other Birmingham musicians who would later find international fame in music: Christine Perfect (later Christine McVie), Carl Palmer, Stan Webb, and"
"members of Traffic were inducted for their contributions in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 15 March 2004. Winwood, Capaldi, Mason, and Stephanie Wood (standing in for her late brother Chris) all attended the ceremony. Winwood and Capaldi took part in the induction performance, but were joined by Dave Mason performing his song 'Feelin' Alright' for the grand finale which also featured Keith Richards, Tom Petty and the Temptations. The induction lineup was completed by Bramblett on organ and bass pedals, even though he was not one of the members inducted. Tentative plans for another Traffic project were"
"U.K. presentation. Also on the bill were Jackie Edwards and Nirvana. The compere was David Symonds. When Steve Winwood left Traffic to form Blind Faith, Weaver was recruited to replace him and Traffic became ""Mason, Capaldi, Wood and Frog"", soon shortened to ""Wooden Frog"". They played a few gigs before dissolving three months later when Traffic reformed. After this he recorded with solo artists such as Buddy Guy, Dave Gilmour, Joe Cocker, Eric Burdon, Frankie Miller, Roger Chapman Steve Marriott and Gary Moore as well as Taj Mahal and The Blues Band, also playing keyboards with Steve Marriott's ""Majik Mijits""."
"and slipped it in front of him in time for him to sing it. A live rendition of the song is the opening track on Traffic's only concert video, which was recorded at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California on 21 February 1972, with the lineup of Winwood, Capaldi, Wood, Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), David Hood (bass) and Roger Hawkins (drums). Another live recording with the same lineup plus extra keyboardist Barry Beckett appears on the album ""On the Road"". In addition to being performed solo by both Capaldi and Winwood after the breakup of Traffic, the"
"months later Stevie Winwood left the Spencer Davis group to form a new band called Traffic, the managerial position of which was offered to Yorke, who declined, choosing instead to embark on a continental tour Yorke arrived in Canada in 1967, settling in Toronto. He found work with the ""Toronto Telegram"" before being appointed the first full-time rock writer for Canada's national newspaper, ""The Globe and Mail."" He also became the Canadian editor of ""Billboard"" magazine from 1970 to 1980 and ""Rolling Stone"" magazine from 1969 to 1970. He also began contributing features to ""NME"" magazine. In late 1969, Yorke"
"to be good enough in their own right. Allmusic's retrospective review is positive, calling Traffic's music ""eclectic, combining their background in British pop with a taste for the comic and dance hall styles of Sgt. Pepper, Indian music, and blues-rock jamming"". In 1999 the album was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame. with: Mr. Fantasy Mr. Fantasy is the debut album by English rock band Traffic. It was released in December 1967. The recording included group members Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason; however, Mason left the band before the album was released. The album reached"
"in 1969 on the song ""Three Hours"", posthumously released in 2004 on the compilation album ""Made to Love Magic"". In 1973 he performed in the all-star ""Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert"". After Traffic disbanded in 1974, he played on Steve Winwood’s self-titled debut solo album, which was released in 1977. Also in 1977, he joined the German band Can along with former Traffic bassist Rosko Gee, playing with them until their breakup in 1979, appearing on the albums ""Saw Delight"", ""Out of Reach"" and ""Can"". In 1983 Baah recorded an album with Zahara. Baah died of a cerebral hemorrhage during a"
"time with Traffic. He says that the original idea for the song was ""laid down with rhythm box and piano in 1972."" Capaldi and Steve Winwood had maintained a working partnership since Traffic's dissolution; Winwood played on at least one track on all of Capaldi's albums save ""Electric Nights"". With ""Fierce Heart"", Capaldi enlisted his old partner as a major collaborator. Winwood co-produced the album with Capaldi, co-engineered it, played on every track (including solos on four of the tracks), and even arranged three of the songs: ""Back at my Place"", ""Don't Let Them Control You"", and the hit single"
"About Time (Steve Winwood album) About Time is the eighth solo studio album by Steve Winwood, released in 2003. It was his first album since 1997 and it featured a return to a musical style more in line with his earlier work with Traffic. That basic style is emphasized in the three piece set of the band: Hammond Organ, guitar and drums/percussion, joined on various tracks by saxophone, flute and additional percussion characteristic of the Traffic sound. Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album ""Winwood's voice is now a little rough (which comes as a surprise),"
"on television at the time, but was later released on home video and DVD. Following Winwood's recovery from peritonitis, Traffic's sixth studio album, ""Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory"", released in 1973, met with a cold critical reception but in sales, it was another major hit. It was shortly followed by a major world tour, from which the double live album, ""On the Road"", was drawn. It broke the band's string of British flops by reaching number 40 in the UK Albums Chart. However, these successes were soured by the departure of Hawkins, Hood, and Kwaku Baah at the end"
"and guitar. During this period he recorded extensively in the studio, arranging strings on several Soul II Soul tracks, co-producing the James Taylor Quartet album ""Supernatural Feeling"" and playing keyboards and guitar on the hit record by Mark Morrison, ""Return of the Mack"" (1995). His involvement with Steve Winwood began in 1994 when Winwood decided to reform Traffic. The group embarked on a 88 date tour of the USA and Europe including performing at Woodstock '94. One of the original musicians in the group, bass player Rosko Gee, recommended McEvoy who he had worked with previously. Throughout the 90s McEvoy"
"due to his musical differences, instead forming a new band—Traffic—in 1967. That band split temporarily in 1969, and Winwood started to jam with his good friend Clapton in Clapton's basement in Surrey, England. Winwood and Clapton had previously collaborated on the ""Powerhouse"" project. Clapton was pleased with the jam sessions with Winwood, but was hesitant to start a serious group. At one point, the pair thought they might record with Duck Dunn and Al Jackson, the rhythm section of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, though the music press hoped that Clapton would form a band that would outdo Cream. Ginger"
"Stewart as part of the ""Live the Life"" tour. In 2014, Winwood toured North America with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. In 1994, Capaldi and Winwood reunited Traffic for a new album, ""Far From Home"", and a tour, including a performance at Woodstock '94 Festival. That same year, Winwood appeared on the ""A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield"" CD, recording Mayfield's ""It's All Right"". In 1995 and 1996, Winwood released ""Reach for the Light"" for the animated film ""Balto"". In 1997, Winwood released a new album, ""Junction Seven"", toured the US and sang with Chaka Khan at the VH-1 Honors. In"
"Refugees of the Heart Refugees of the Heart is the sixth solo studio album by Steve Winwood, released in 1990. The album contained the hit single, ""One and Only Man"", which topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and saw the return of former Traffic bandmate Jim Capaldi to Winwood's songwriting team. By coincidence, a Traffic reunion followed in 1994. Because of that collaboration, Winwood would not record another solo album until late 1997. Also ""I Will Be Here"" and ""Another Deal Goes Down"" were released as singles. Winwood stated about the closing track, “In The Light Of Day”: 'When Will"
"by the group Family, containing in its ranks future Traffic bass player Ric Grech, while Traffic went on the road. In May, the band had invited Mason back to begin recording the new album. Mason ended up writing and singing half of the songs on the album (including his biggest hit ""Feelin' Alright?""), but making scant contribution to the songs written by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood. His flair for pop melody had always been at odds with the others' jazz ambitions, evidenced by the dichotomy seen for the songs on this album, and by October he was again out"
"Traffic (Estonian band) Traffic is an Estonian band from Tallinn, Estonia, most notable for being in Eesti Laul 2014. The founding members of the band, singer Silver Laas and guitarist Stig Rästa (previously of the band Slobodan River) came together in 2006. Through personal connections they found other band members: bass guitarist Tõnis Kivisild, drummer Reigo Ahven, and guitarist Karl Kanter. Kanter and Ahven left the band shortly after and were replaced with guitarist Robert Vaigla (previously of the band Slide-Fifty) and drummer Ivo Priilinn. Rästa writes most of the band's music, while the lyrics are written by different authors."
"Traffic (Estonian band) Traffic is an Estonian band from Tallinn, Estonia, most notable for being in Eesti Laul 2014. The founding members of the band, singer Silver Laas and guitarist Stig Rästa (previously of the band Slobodan River) came together in 2006. Through personal connections they found other band members: bass guitarist Tõnis Kivisild, drummer Reigo Ahven, and guitarist Karl Kanter. Kanter and Ahven left the band shortly after and were replaced with guitarist Robert Vaigla (previously of the band Slide-Fifty) and drummer Ivo Priilinn. Rästa writes most of the band's music, while the lyrics are written by different authors."
"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. Winwood subsequently dedicated ""The Last Great Traffic Jam"" ""to the man without whom Traffic could never be: my lifelong friend and partner, Jim Capaldi."" ""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. ""Dear Mr. Fantasy"" featured the music of Jim Capaldi and Traffic, and all profits went to The Jubilee"