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Dave Mason And
His Traffic Jam Band Thrilled
Robins Theatre
With His Classics
 Dave Mason |  Dave Mason's Traffic Jam |  Dave Mason |
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 Mark Stein |  Dave Mason |  Dave Mason |
 Dave Mason |  Dave Mason |
August 17, 2024
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist, Dave Mason brought his Traffic Jam band to the Robins Theatre for a night of classic rock.
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Mason, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame with the band Traffic, has recorded with several different artists throughout his career and he played many of those tunes during his set.
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He hit the stage with just a microphone singing his own solo song, "Only You Know and I Know." Mason then strapped on his strat to play two Traffic songs, "Pearly Queen" and "Rock and Roll Stew."
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Mason addressed the audience by saying that he has a new vinyl record out and that his friend, Joe Bonamassa played on a reworked version of the Traffic classic tune, "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys," even though Mason didn't play on the original version.
In the middle of the set, Mason strapped on an acoustic guitar, sat on a stool center stage and played a near perfect rendition of his biggest solo hit, "We Just Disagree."
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Other songs that Mason played through out the set included, "I'm A Man," "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and the set closing "All Along The Watchtower."
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The band returned to the stage and let original Vanilla Fudge singer/keyboardist Mark Stein sing "Keep Me Hangin' On" which brought down the house.
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Mason then took center stage once again with just a microphone and had the audience sing along with him on a song he wrote fifty-five years ago, "Feelin' Alright."
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Everyone in the crowd was feeing alright indeed.
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Photos and review by Greg Drugan
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