Guest ariceffron Posted January 28, 2005 Report Posted January 28, 2005 GODDAMN YOU TO HELL GOD!!! THE TRAFFIC REUNION WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR NOW TRAFFIC IS PROBABLY DONE FOR. THE TRAFFIC/WIDESPREAD PANIC DOUBLE BILL TO END ALL DOUBLE BILLS NOW CAN NEVER HAPPEN EITHER. I AM SO UPSET BECAUSE JIM CAPALDI RULES AND WAS THE HEARTBEAT OF TRAFFIC, ONE OF THE BEST BANDS TO MIX JAZZ AND ROCK. LONDON, England (Reuters) -- 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. "Steve rang me when he heard this morning. He is very upset. They were very close and had plans to record and tour again. He was praying Jim would recover from his illness," Winwood's manager Mick Newton told Reuters. Capaldi was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in March 2004, just five months before being diagnosed with terminal cancer. When Traffic finally broke up in 1974 after releasing 11 albums -- including the iconic songs "40,000 Headmen," "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and "Paper Sun" -- Capaldi was already doing solo work. He moved to solo success with the albums "Fierce Heart" and "Some Came Running" while touring with his own band, the Contenders Capaldi was already working on his 12th solo album when Winwood -- who also scored major solo successes -- called him back to collaborate on a new album. One thing led to another and Traffic reformed in 1993, followed by a major five-month tour of the United States in 1994, including appearing at Woodstock and playing alongside the Grateful Dead. In 1998, Capaldi teamed up with fellow Traffic founder Mason to tour again. Capaldi was a five-time winner of BMI or ASCAP awards for the most played songs in America and cooperated closely with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Bob Marley, Carlos Santana and the Eagles, among others. In 1975 he married Brazilian-born Aninha and spent much time with her helping the street children of her native country. Quote
Aggie87 Posted January 28, 2005 Report Posted January 28, 2005 Already posted, though not with your "commentary". Quote
neveronfriday Posted January 28, 2005 Report Posted January 28, 2005 Why do these childish remarks always have to appear in memorial threads? Would you like some other people (totally unkown at that) battling it out on your grave? Sucks! Jim Capaldi was great. No less. R.I.P. Quote
porcy62 Posted January 28, 2005 Report Posted January 28, 2005 Jim Capaldi was great. No less. R.I.P. Yeah, so long Jim. Quote
robviti Posted January 28, 2005 Report Posted January 28, 2005 why don't we post on the earlier, more respectful thread 7/4 began and let this one sink to the bottom where it belongs: here's the link: capaldi obit Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted January 29, 2005 Report Posted January 29, 2005 MY THREAD IS THE MOST RESPECTFUL ONE BECAUSE I AM A BIGGER TRAFFIC FAN THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER. Quote
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