According to reps, Mason passed away peacefully at his home in Gardnerville, NV. Mason, the message continues, “lived a remarkable life devoted to the music and the people he loved.”
Born in post-war England, in 1946, Mason rose to prominence with the blues-rock band Traffic, for which he contributed writing credits and lead vocals for such tracks such as “Hole in My Shoe” and “Feelin Alright?,” which would be recorded by dozens of artists, including the Joe Cocker, the Jackson 5, and John Belushi.
Mason also enjoyed an impressive solo career, which got underway in 1970 with his debut solo album, Alone Together, which peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200, and featured the Billboard Hot 100 hit “Only You Know and I Know.” Let If Flow from 1977 was a platinum smash, yielding the single “We Just Disagree.”
