David Thomas Mason (born May 10, 1946) is an English musician,
singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band
Traffic. In his long career,
Mason has played and recorded with many of the era's most notable musicians, including
Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Fleetwood Mac and
Cass Elliot. Mason's best known song is "Feelin' Alright", recorded by
Traffic in 1968 and covered by dozens of artists, including
Joe Cocker, who had a major hit with the song in 1969. For
Traffic, he also wrote "Hole in My Shoe", a kind of psychedelic satire that became a classic in its own right. "We Just Disagree",
Mason's 1977 solo
hit written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of Oldies and
Adult Contemporary radio playlists.
