◇ image via WikipediaDave Mason
Dave Mason is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Blue Thumb Records, Traffic, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Buddy Guy and Elmore James. Those roots explain a lot about how Dave Mason arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Traffic, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Firefall, Seals & Crofts and Orleans, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rita Coolidge, Billy Dean, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Delaney & Bonnie and Joe Cocker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Dave Mason, reaching back through Blue Thumb Records and forward to Rita Coolidge. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
David Thomas Mason was an English musician who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic. He wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's best known songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?" His song "Only You Know and I Know" became a signature song for Delaney & Bonnie, and his 1977 solo hit, "We Just Disagree", has become a staple of U.S. classic hits and adult contemporary radio playlists.
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Dave Mason connections
Dave Mason grew out of Blue Thumb Records, Traffic, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and Buddy Guy, shares an orbit with Traffic, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Firefall and Seals & Crofts, went on to shape Rita Coolidge, Billy Dean, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Delaney & Bonnie. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Dave Mason
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- Atlanta Rhythm Sectionartist
- Firefallartist
- Seals & Croftsartist
- Orleansartist
- Pure Prairie Leagueartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Little River Bandartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- The Marshall Tucker Bandartist
- England Dan & John Ford Coleyartist
- James Gangartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Rare Earthartist
- Robin Trowerartist
- Paul Davisartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Pablo Cruiseartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Hot Tunaartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
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