Dave Mason, the English singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Traffic, has died at 79. He passed away peacefully on April 19, 2026, at his home in Nevada, closing a career that helped shape the sound of classic rock for decades.

Mason’s music was part of the constant hum of FM radio, mixtapes, and classic rock playlists. Songs like “Feelin’ Alright?” and his solo hit “We Just Disagree” became enduring staples—tracks that played in cars, on late-night stations, and through the formative years of a generation discovering music’s emotional depth.

As a founding member of Traffic, Mason helped pioneer a more experimental, genre-blending style of rock in the late 1960s, while his later solo career and collaborations with artists like Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton cemented his reputation as a musician’s musician.