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'''Traffic''' was a British rock band, known for their psychedelic sound. They were active between 1967 and 1969, after which lead singer Steve Winwood started a new band, Blind Faith. | '''Traffic''' was a British rock band, known for their psychedelic sound. They were active between 1967 and 1969, after which lead singer Steve Winwood started a new band, Blind Faith. | ||
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- '''Jerry Hopkins''': '''Are there any groups in the business you feel have any legitimacy?''' | - '''Jerry Hopkins''': '''Are there any groups in the business you feel have any legitimacy?''' | ||
| − | - '''Frank Zappa''': ''"Yes. I like the [[Chrysalis]]. [[Jimi Hendrix]]. The [[Cream]]. [[Captain Beefheart]]. Traffic. And not necessarily in that order."'' - Quoted from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', issue #14, July 20, 1968. | + | - '''Frank Zappa''': ''"Yes. I like the [[James "Spider" Barbour|Chrysalis]]. [[Jimi Hendrix]]. The [[Cream]]. [[Captain Beefheart]]. Traffic. And not necessarily in that order."'' - Quoted from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', issue #14, July 20, 1968. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:54, 4 October 2021
Traffic was a British rock band, known for their psychedelic sound. They were active between 1967 and 1969, after which lead singer Steve Winwood started a new band, Blind Faith.
FZ played their song Heaven Is In Your Mind during "Star Special" as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980.
Quotes
- Jerry Hopkins: Are there any groups in the business you feel have any legitimacy?
- Frank Zappa: "Yes. I like the Chrysalis. Jimi Hendrix. The Cream. Captain Beefheart. Traffic. And not necessarily in that order." - Quoted from Rolling Stone, issue #14, July 20, 1968.
