Traffic - Paper Sun

TRAFFIC

Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands.^[1] The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason.^[2] They began as a psychedelic rock group whose early singles were influenced by The Beatles,^{[citation needed]} and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron, reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music.^[2] Their first three singles were "Paper Sun", "Hole in My Shoe", and "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush".^[1]

After disbanding in 1969, during which time Winwood joined Blind Faith, Traffic reunited in 1970 to release the critically acclaimed album John Barleycorn Must Die. The band's line-up varied from this point until they disbanded again in 1975, although a partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994.^[2]

In 2004, Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.