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Traffic - The Band
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 
Traffic was a 1970s
rock band led by Steve Winwood. With Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave
Mason, the band formed after Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group.
Their debut single was 1967's "Paper Sun", a UK hit. "Hole in My Shoe",
the second single, was an even bigger hit, and set the stage for a
rivalry between Winwood and Mason, the group's principal songwriters.
Their debut album was Mr. Fantasy which, like the singles, was a hit in
the UK but not in the US or elsewhere. Their second album, Traffic, was
released in 1968. The band began touring the US, but Mason was fired
and Winwood announced the band's break-up. Winwood formed Blind Faith
but after that band split in 1969 he began working on a solo recording
which eventually turned into another Traffic album, John Barleycorn
Must Die, their most successful album yet. After
some personnel changes (including the return of Mason), Traffic
released The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, an American hit that didn't
chart in the UK. Once again, personnel problems wracked the band as
Capaldi began a solo career. Still, Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
was another hit, as was When the Eagle Flies (1974 in music). Capaldi's
solo career began to heat up, and Winwood finally launched one of his
own, recording the smash hit album Arc of a Diver. Winwood's solo
career peaked with the album Back in the High Life. Traffic did not
record again until 1994, when they released Far From Home. After
re-uniting, Capaldi and Winwood toured widely but were unable to regain
their former stature.
External Link
http://stevewinwood.com
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