If you feel nostalgic for the music of the 1960's and '70's, you may want to hear the Dave Mason Band perform at the Levitt Pavilion's huge fundraiser this Saturday night, August 23, at 8:00 p.m. You may remember him from his years as a founding member of the group Traffic and his signature song "Feelin' Alright." He eventually left the band, relocated to America and achieved great popularity as a solo singer.
His first solo album, Alone Together, featured such memorable songs as "You Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave", "Only You Know and I Know", and "World in Changes". Jim Capaldi of Traffic, Rita Coolidge and Leon Russell lent their musical talents to this album which also had unique packaging. After several mediocre attempts, he came out with It's Like You Never Left with artists Graham Nash, Greg Reeves, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle and Stevie Wonder on the CBS label. He continued touring throughout the 1970's with Rick Jaeger, Mike Finnigan and Jim Krueger. In the 1990's, he joined Fleetwood Mac and contributed songs to their album Time in 1995. Since then, he has toured with his own Dave Mason Band.
If you can't make it to the concert, feel free to stop at the Library for his music on compact disc. In the meantime, please enjoy this 2004 performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.