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1) Traffic was an English rock band who loads of people know and love.
2) Traffic is a poprock band from Estonia whom at least one person has heard of.
3) There are probably other bands called Traffic whom noone has ever heard of.
1) Traffic started out with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood after Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group. From their beginning, in 1967, they were quite popular in their native England, though success elsewhere was slower in coming. Their first three albums combined psychedelic rock and soul with elements of British folk music, giving them a unique, groundbreaking sound. Their most popular single was Dear Mr. Fantasy, from the album of the same name.
Traffic reached a much wider audience when, on the dissolution of Cream, two thirds of that band, one third being Eric Clapton, joined Steve Winwood (during a temporary Traffic disbanding) to form Blind Faith, which also included future Traffic member and sometime Family man, Ric Grech.
In 1970, after the disbanding of Blind Faith, Winwood set about recording a solo album. After Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi became involved, the decision was taken to release this album (eventually what would become John Barleycorn Must Die) under the Traffic name, despite the absence of Dave Mason.
1) Traffic was an English rock band who loads of people know and love.
2) Traffic is a poprock band from Estonia whom at least one person has heard of.
3) There are probably other bands called Traffic whom noone has ever heard of.
1) Traffic started out with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood after Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group. From their beginning, in 1967, they were quite popular in their native England, though success elsewhere was slower in coming. Their first three albums combined psychedelic rock and soul with elements of British folk music, giving them a unique, groundbreaking sound. Their most popular single was Dear Mr. Fantasy, from the album of the same name.
Traffic reached a much wider audience when, on the dissolution of Cream, two thirds of that band, one third being Eric Clapton, joined Steve Winwood (during a temporary Traffic disbanding) to form Blind Faith, which also included future Traffic member and sometime Family man, Ric Grech.
In 1970, after the disbanding of Blind Faith, Winwood set about recording a solo album. After Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi became involved, the decision was taken to release this album (eventually what would become John Barleycorn Must Die) under the Traffic name, despite the absence of Dave Mason.
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oldiesfanjohn love Traffic...came in here to fire my bong up <3<3<3 --->John Barleycorn Must Die!!!
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VirtueFilms Dylan Springsteen and Damiano New http://jamesdamiano.yolasite.com/
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pepganzo Traffic is one of the best bands of all time. [4]
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RussellChap I really like the lithe & soulful stew they cook up on John Barleycorn Must Die & The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys.
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Robert161989 good listening
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energie56 Großes Kino!
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reagan0 If for just one moment you could step outside of your mind....
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