Capaldi, left, and Winwood are inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Posted on 01/28/2005 9:12:06 AM PST by missyme
Legendary rock drummer and Hall of Fame inductee Jim Capaldi died on Friday after a brief fight with stomach cancer, his publicist said.
The 60-year-old Capaldi, born in England of Italian immigrant parents, died in his sleep at the London Clinic in the early hours with his wife and family at his bedside.
Capaldi, whose driving rock rhythms and songwriting ability helped make groundbreaking band Traffic a household name in the 1960s and '70s with -- among others -- Steve Winwood and Dave Mason -- also had an illustrious solo career.
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Capaldi, left, and Winwood are inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Bummer! :-(
Hard to believe he was 60..
Darn. I still have the original vinyl of "Welcome to the Canteen" and MP3s from it. R.I.P., Jim, you made long journeys tolerable.
That's truly sad to hear. Traffic is one of my favorite bands. Their fusion of rock, pop, and jazz was quite unique.
This is sad news, another rock icon from my younger days passes. The "Red House" album was one that I wore out in my early college days.
Traffic were great in their day! RIP Jim!
wow all these 60's musicians are all dying of cancer.
Capaldi's first solo LP was terrific, his more recent one less so!
Traffic will never be forgotten just for the first side of "John Barleycorn Must Die" alone:
1. Glad
2. Freedom Rider
3. Empty Pages
RIP, Jim Capaldi.
Their "Dear Mr. Fantasy" album was so fresh, trippy and different when it came out. It created a huge ripple. The UK editon had two more tunes IIRC.
That sure was some great Music!
EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO MERCHANDISING. Undated handout picture released Friday 28 January 2005 of Jim Capaldi, the drummer with sixties psychedelic rock group Traffic, who died early today aged 60, a spokeswoman for his family said. Capaldi, who formed Traffic with fellow Birmingham musician Steve Winwood, was suffering from stomach cancer. See PA Story DEATH Capaldi PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: Judy Totton Publicity/PA 
Legendary rock drummer and Hall of Fame inductee Jim Capaldi died on January 28, 2005 after a brief fight with stomach cancer, his publicist said. Capaldi, who was 60, is seen with Steve Winwood (R) after being inducted at the 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York on March 15, 2004. Photo by Stringer/Usa/Reuters 
Legendary rock drummer and Hall of Fame inductee Jim Capaldi died on January 28, 2005 after a brief fight with stomach cancer, his publicist said. Capaldi, who was 60, is seen with Steve Winwood (R) after being inducted at the 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York on March 15, 2004. (Stringer/Usa/Reuters) Sorry he's gone, but I never found him to be a particularly good drummer. Nowhere near Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Carmine Appice, or Billy Cobham.
I'm afraid of that pancreatic cancer... but stomache cancer must be pretty bad too.
I always stopped and listened when "Low Spark of High Heel Boys" was played on the radio. All 11 minutes of it. One time I saw Traffic and Winwood looked utterly stoned to the gills on some psychedelic. They put on a great show as a trio, Dave Mason was not there.
Glad to see he was able to see his Musical Talent in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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