Celebrating Music's Highest Honor
Dave Mason
The genius of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Mason shines through many of rock’s greatest classics. He was inducted in 2004 as a founding member of Traffic, with whom he recorded such timeless hits as his own composition “Feelin’ Alright” – which would be covered by artists from Joe Cocker to Michael Jackson – and “Hole in My Shoe.” Mason went on to do historic sessions with Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, and the Rolling Stones. During a successful solo career, his hits included “We Just Disagree” and “Only You Know and I Know,” and in the 1990s, Mason toured and recorded as a member of Fleetwood Mac.
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The Guitar Riff That Shaped Generations
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