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Dave Mason
Mason in 2011
Background information
Birth name	David Thomas Mason
Born	(1946-05-10) 10 May 1946 (age 77) Worcester, England
Genres	Rock pop rock progressive rock soft rock[1][2]
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitars, vocals, bass guitar, sitar
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Blue Thumb, Harvest, Columbia, MCA, Atlantic
Formerly of	Traffic Derek and the Dominos Fleetwood Mac
Website	www.davemasonmusic.com

David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946)^[3] is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic, and went on to play and record with ^[4] many notable pop and rock musicians, including Paul McCartney, 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.

One of Mason's best known songs is "Feelin' Alright", recorded by Traffic in 1968 and later by many other performers, including Joe Cocker, whose version of the song was a hit in 1969. For Traffic, he also wrote "Hole in My Shoe", a psychedelic pop song that became a hit in its own right. "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.^[5][6]

In 2004, Mason started a new electric guitar company with business partner and industrial designer Ravi Sawhney,^[7] the same year as he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Traffic.^[8]