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b0b
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 3:14 pm |
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I picked up some old tracks by Traffic from iTunes. They were one of my favorite bands when I was a teenager. I had almost forgotten about them.
Got any other Traffic fans here?
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Chuck S. Lettes
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 4:09 pm
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Hi Bob,
Count me in as a Traffic fan. I saw them a bunch of times at the Fillmore East in the early l970s, a wonderful band. I'm glad that Steve Winwood is still making great music. He is one of my favorites.
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Scott Shipley
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 4:22 pm
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| "In A Shanghai Noodle Factory" from their last album is a fave. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 4:25 pm
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| I liked Traffic too. I also love the one and only album by Blind Faith which featured Steve Winwood from "Traffic" and Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker from "Cream". |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 6:54 pm
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Oh Yea.
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 7:20 pm
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| Huge fan. I did several of their tunes in club bands in the late 60s early 70s. Got to meet and hang some with Chris Wood when he was playing tenor and flute w/Dr.John "The Night Tripper" and I was in their opening act on a short 3 city East coast tour in the fall of 69. The late Jeanette Jacobs from "Cake" was in Mac's band also and was Chris Wood's lady at the time. The band was super funky and was doing all the "Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya-Ya" stuff like "Mama Roux". Them were the days... |
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David Doggett
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Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 8:07 pm
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| Loved Stevie Winwood with the Rascals, Traffic, and Blind Faith. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 9:18 pm
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| I actually played in a surf and swing band that did 'Can't Find My Way Back home' Great song! |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 9:24 pm
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Steve Winwood actually started out with the Spencer Davis Group when he was only 15 years old before leaving to form Traffic What a cool time that must of been!
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 9:35 pm
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| I really, really love 'Medicated Goo'. I tried, unsuccessfully, to get into whole albums, but never made it. I like quite a few tunes from the first 3 records though. |
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Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 11:43 pm
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| Hey Bob thats exactly what I've been doing. I think seeing the Clapton-Winwood concert from MSG got me thinking about Traffic again. (What an excellent concert that was.) Always liked one of their later songs alot,Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. |
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Marc Friedland
From:
Fort Collins, CO
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 6:23 am
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You can also count me in as a Traffic fan, and as others have mentioned, Spencer Davis Group, Rascals, & Blind Faith.
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Chuck S. Lettes
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Denver, Colorado
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 6:43 am
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I wasn't aware that Steve Winwood worked with the Rascals. I thought that was Felix Cavalerie's (sp?) band.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 7:55 am nuther Traffic fan here
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| Will, I have that When the Eagle Flies LP with Low Spark. It's a great album. I've literally worn it out so that it's almost unintelligible now. Love Winwood's work in all of his band configurations. |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 8:31 am
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I'm another Traffic fan. I have all the albums on vinyl. I played "Medicated Goo" in a couple of bands in the past. Great song.
Whenever country musicians I play with start playing "Can't You See" (Marshall Tucker), I always tell 'em I thought they were doing "Mr. Fantasy". They never know what I'm talking about. Sad.
If Winwood ever worked with the Rascals, it's news to me. Are we confusing two soulful-sounding singers?
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 8:34 am
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| Loved Stevie Winwood with the Rascals, Traffic, and Blind Faith. |
I think you're confusing of The Spencer Davis Group's Gimme Some Lovin' with The Young Rascals Good Lovin'. Stevie Winwood was in The Spencer Davis Group, not the Rascals.
Winwood went on to become a well-established solo artist in his own right. He's an excellent musician, composer and performer, maybe even a "genius" (in my opinion, of course). 
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Scott Shipley
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 8:42 am
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He appeared on a Curtis Mayfield tribute album in '94 with a buncha other artists. There was even banjo on that album. Genius.
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David Doggett
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 9:04 am
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| b0b wrote: |
I think you're confusing of The Spencer Davis Group's Gimme Some Lovin' with The Young Rascals Good Lovin'. Stevie Winwood was in The Spencer Davis Group, not the Rascals. |
Oops!  Sorry, my memory (what there is left of it) is foggy about some things back then.  |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 9:43 am
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Yeah, count me in, going back to "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and Winwood back to Spencer Davis. I saw them fairly early on, just great. Steve is ridiculously multi-talented, and I've always been a Dave Mason fan - his solo album "Alone Together" is just great. I still have my beat-to-shreds picture-vinyl copy.
I like the post-Blind-Faith, post-Mason stuff, but some of those tunes just got played to death on FM-radio - "Freedom Rider" and "Low Spark" were just constantly on (and at over 11 minutes, when Low Spark comes on, it's on for a while). But after a break, I now enjoy listening to them again. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 10:34 am
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| I think I wore out every Traffic album I bought as a kid. Surprisngly my nieces and nephews now listen to their music. Super musicianship and concepts by the great Stevie Winwood. |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 11:01 am
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My oldest brother was into Traffic but I don't remember listening to any of his Traffic albums. All I can remember is that Steve Winwood played a Strat.
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 12:36 pm
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| David Doggett wrote: |
| b0b wrote: |
I think you're confusing of The Spencer Davis Group's Gimme Some Lovin' with The Young Rascals Good Lovin'. Stevie Winwood was in The Spencer Davis Group, not the Rascals. |
Oops! Sorry, my memory (what there is left of it) is foggy about some things back then. |
Hey, you know what they say... "If you can remember the 60's...you weren't there"  |
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Jeff Garden
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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 1:12 pm
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| I heard "Can't Find My Way Home" on the radio last week and got so nostalgic I ordered Blind Faith's CD. Steve Winwood is a very competent instrumentalist (guitar and keyboards) and has a really unique voice. |
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