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Dave Mason

1946 - Today

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David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic. While with Traffic, he wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's most famous songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?". His song "Only You Know and I Know" became a signature song for Delaney and Bonnie, and "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo U.S. hit, written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of U.S. classic hits and adult contemporary radio playlists. After leaving Traffic he became a session musician, recording for George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, and Cass Elliot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Mason is the 1,968th most popular musician (down from 1,851st in 2019), the 5,119th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,711th in 2019) and the 325th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dave Mason ranks 1,968 out of 3,175. Before him are Angela Hewitt, Tomoyasu Hotei, Jeff Healey, Rick J. Jordan, Yuri Landman, and Michael Amott. After him are Jimmy Miller, Alphonso Johnson, Cal Tjader, Micky Moody, Spencer Dryden, and Angerfist.

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Among people born in 1946, Dave Mason ranks 692. Before him are Tim O'Brien, John Prine, Josef Augusta, José Claramunt, Fernando Colomo, and Georgi Markov. After him are Josef Horešovský, Faiza Al-Kharafi, Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, Terry Branstad, Sonny Perdue, and Howard Kendall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dave Mason ranks 5,121 out of 8,785. Before him are Gertrude Lawrence (1898), Ted Morgan (1906), John James Shepherd (1884), Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883), Michael Olise (2001), and Michael Robinson (1958). After him are Nigel Marven (1960), Rupert Keegan (1955), Pamela Brown (1917), Cole Palmer (2002), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), and Micky Moody (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Dave Mason ranks 325. Before him are Lily Allen (1985), Colin Greenwood (1969), Rupert Holmes (1947), Richie Hawtin (1970), Jarvis Cocker (1963), and Thomas Ravenscroft (1592). After him are Micky Moody (1950), Stanley Sadie (1930), Neil Innes (1944), David Bedford (1937), Richey Edwards (1967), and Keith Levene (1957).

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