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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.  
  
 
FZ played their song ''[[Heaven Is In Your Mind]]'' during "[[Star Special]]" as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980.  
 
FZ played their song ''[[Heaven Is In Your Mind]]'' during "[[Star Special]]" as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980.  
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==Quotes==
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- '''Jerry Hopkins''': '''Are there any groups in the business you feel have any legitimacy?'''
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- '''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.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 03:37, 17 December 2019

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.

See also