2004 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 2004-03-15 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions

2004-03-15

Waldorf Astoria Hotel

New York, NY

TV Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Bob Seger

01. Turn The Page 

Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, &  Dhani Harison

01. Handle With Care 

02. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - with Steve Winwood, Prince

Jackson Browne

01. Running On Empty 

02. The Pretender

Prince

01. Let's Go Crazy

02. Sign o' The Times

03. Kiss 

The Dells

91. Oh, What a Night

Traffic

01. Dear Mr. Fantasy

ZZ Top

01. La Grange > Tush

All-Star Jam

01. Feelin' Alright - Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, ZZ Top. Keith Richards, Kid Rock

2004 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 2004-03-15 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

The 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremomy was a rare one as almost every inductee not only showed up, but also played live.  The only one not present was the late George Harrison, but the tribute to him produced one of the iconic moments in the Hall's history.  Harrison was inducted by his Traveling Wilbury partners Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne, who performed Handle With Care.  They were them joined by Prince and Harrison's son, Dhani, for a breathtaking version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. How good was it - well cleveland.com ranked it as the best Induction Ceremony performance of all time.  

This TV soundboard recording captures the musical highlights from that ceremony on March 15, 2000, 20 years ago today..  A complete list of inductees is provided below.

Artist	Inducted By	Category
Bob Seger	Kid Rock	Performer
The Dells	Robert Townsend	Performer
George Harrison	Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne	Performer
Jackson Browne	Bruce Springsteen	Performer
Prince	OutKast and Alicia Keys	Performer
Traffic	Dave Matthews	Performer
ZZ Top	Keith Richards	Performer
Jann S. Wenner	Mick Jagger	Lifetime Achivement

Traffic - 1972-02-21 - Santa Monica, CA (SBD)

Traffic

1972-02-21

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Santa Monica CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

02. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone

03. John Barleycorn

04. Rainmaker

05. Glad

06. Freedom Rider

07. 40,000 Headman

08. Dear Mr. Fantasy

Traffic - 1972-02-21 - Santa Monica, CA (SBD)

In November 1971, Traffic released the disc, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys, the band;s 5th studio album. The album climbed to #7 on the Billboard charts, and went gold by February 1972, thought it would be another 24 years before the album went platinum in 1996! Critical opinion of the album varied. Famed critic Robert Christgau gave the disc a B, though his comments were harsher than his grade, as he led off the review by stating that “These guys waste their talent”. The All Music Guide, on the other hand, pronounced that Low Spark “marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second coming of Traffic”. Pop Matters offered yet another viewpoint, calling it “an album that’s easy to listen to over and over, but one that seldom shows up on “best of” lists.” Today we bring you an excellent soundboard of Traffic from February 21, 1972, 52 years ago today! This soundboard recording captures Traffic just 3 months after the album's release, on February 21, 1972, 52 years ago today.

Traffic - 1994-08-03 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

Traffic

1994-08-03

Giants Stadium

East Rutherford, NJ

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Riding High

02. Some Kinda Woman

03. Medicated Goo

04. Mozambique

05. Rock And Roll Show

06. Rainmaker

07. Empty Pages

08. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

09. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone

10. John Barleycorn

11. Dear Mr. Fantasy

Notes:

- Opened for The Grateful Dead

- Jerry Garcia played guitar on Dear Mr. Fantasy

Traffic - 1994-08-03 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

As legend goes, Steve Winwood reformed Traffic in 1994 after a Dead Head left a message for Bob Weir suggesting that if would be “cool” if the Grateful Dead and Traffic toured together! I’m not quite sure how true that is, but Traffic did come back together in 1994, and they were the lead-in band for the Grateful Dead’s summer tour! This sounboard captures them in East Rutherford on August  3, 1994, 29 years ago today, with Jerry Garcia sitting in during Dear Mr. Fantasy. Of course, the connection between the 2 bands goes back to the 1960s/1970s, including a legendary show at the Fillmore East on November 16, 1970 that long was believed to have taken place a week later at the Anderson Theater. (go here for the full details).   In the 1980s, the Dead added two Steve Winwood compositions to their set lists, Dear Mr. Fantasy and Gimme Some Lovin. Those songs left the band’s live repertoire, however, with the passing of Brent Mydland in 1990.

Traffic's Winwood also has connections to both the Allman brotehrs and The Band. In 2012, Winwood appeared at the Mountain Jam festival, where he was joined on stage by Warren Haynes. He also played The Weigh as part of his set, in honor of Levon Helm who passed way earlier that year.  The in 2013, Winwood served as the opening act for the Allman Brothers summer tour. In 2017, he headlined the Peach Festival, which had been founded by Greg Allman, for a series of shows just months after Greg's death, held as a tribute to the late singer.  In 1997, Winwood, along with James Taylor, Sheryly Crow and Jakob Sylan, all backed Leveon Helm on The Weight at the 1997 VH1 Honors broadcast. Some 15 years later, he and fellow Blin Faith alum Eric Clapton, appeared on Robbie Robertson's 2011 album How To Become Clairvoyant.  

Traffic - 1968-06-24 - London UK (FM)

Traffic

1968-06-24

BBC Studios

London UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. You Can All Join In

02. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring

03. Feelin' Alright

Traffic - 1968-06-24 - London UK (FM)

In April 1967, Steve Winwood left the Spence Davis Group and joined up with Dave Mason, Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi to form Traffic. As the Summer of Love dawned in June 1967, the band released its first single, Paper Sun, which went to #5 on the charts in the UK, though it barely cracked the top 100 at #94 in the US. The band set to work its first album, Mr. Fantasy which was released in December 1967. This FM broadcast captures the band a year after the Summer of Love, and 54 years ago today, in London, on June 24, 1968.

Traffic - 1967-09-12 - Stockhom, Sweden (SBD)

Traffic
1967-09-12
Konserthuset
Stockholm, Sweden
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Giving To You
02. Smiling Phases
03. Coloured Rain
04. Hole In My Shoe
05. Feelin' Good
06. Paper Sun
07. Dear Mr. Fantasy

Traffic - 1967-09-12 - Stockholm, Sweden (SBD)

1960s - #3: In April 1967,  Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. joined forces in Birmingham, UK to form Traffic. Some seven months later,  they would release their first album Mr. Fantasy featuring such tunes as Paper Sun, Coloured Rain, Smiling Phases and of course, Dear Mr. Fantasy.  The disc would go to #16 on the UK charts, and #88 on the US Billboard charts. Incredibly, Dave Mason would leave the band before the album was released, only to return in 1968 to work on the band's 2nd album, and suddenly depart again, this time for good.  This soundboard recording captures Traffic before the release of their debut album with Mason, in Sweden on September 12, 1968, 53 years ago today,

Traffic - 1974-05-17 - London, UK (SBD)

Traffic

1975-05-17

Rainbow Theater

London, UK

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Instrumental #1

02. Heaven Is In Your Mind

03. Love

04. John Barleycorn

05. 40,000 Headmen

06. Instrumental #2 > Graveyard People

07. Empty Pages

08. Pearly Queen

09. Vulcan

CD 2:

01. Dear Mr. Fantasy

02. When The Eagle Flies

03. Walking In The Wind

04. Dream Gerrard

08. Memories Of A Rock'n'Rolla

06. Instrumental #3

Traffic - 1974-05-17 - London, UK (SBD)

In December 1967, Traffic released their debut album, Mr. Fantasy, in the UK. The disc, featuring a different track list, was called Heaven Is in Your Mind in the US. The disc went to #8 on the UK charts but only reached the #88 position in the US. In the 1970s, however, while many Traffic albums failed to chart in the UK, the band achieved extraordinary success across the pond. Once Steve Winwood reformed the band after his brief stint with Blind Faith, Traffic would have 4 consecutive top 10 albums on the Billboard charts between 1970 and 1974. This soundboard recording captures Traffic in London just about a year before they broke up for almost 2 decades, on May 17, 1974, 47 years today.

Traffic - 1968-02-26 - London, UK (FM)

Traffic

1968-02-26

BBC Studios

London UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Heaven Is In Your Mind

02. No Face, No Name, No Number

03. 40.000 Headmen

04. Blindman

05. Dear Mr Fantasy

Traffic - 1968-02-26 - London, UK (FM)

1960s - #6: In April 1967, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. joined forces in Birmingham, UK to form Traffic. Some seven months later, they would release their first album Mr. Fantasy featuring such tunes as Paper Sun, Coloured Rain, Smiling Phases and of course, Dear Mr. Fantasy. The disc would go to #16 on the UK charts, and #88 on the US Billboard charts. This FM broadcast captures Traffic just a few months after the release of their debut disc, live at the BBC on February 26, 1968, 53 years ago today.

Traffic - 1970-11-18 - Fillmore East, NY (SBD)

Traffic

1970-11-18

Fillmore East

New York City

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps 

Artwork Included

01. Introduction by Bill Graham

02. Medicated Goo

03. Pearly Queen

04. Empty Pages

05. Heaven Is In Your Mind

06. Forty Thousand Headmen

07. John Barleycorn Must Die

08. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring

09. Every Mother's Son

10. Glad > Freedom Rider

11. Means To The End

12. Dear Mr. Fantasy

Traffic - 1970-11-18 - Fillmore East, NY (SBD)

1970s - #3: After Blind Faith disbanded in late 1969, Steve Winwood went to work on what he thought would be a solo album. Partway through the recording, he invited former Traffic band mates Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood to join him. Traffic had been reborn, and the album that would emerge from this reunion was the legendary disc, John Barleycorn Must Die, This soundboard, from November 18, 1970, a half century ago today. years ago today, captures them on their 2nd US tour that year in support of the album, from the Fillmore East in NY. The band had recently expanded from a trio into a quartet again, with the addition of Blind Faith member Rick Grech on bass. The change not only added a welcome bottom end to the material, but freed up Steve Winwood and Chris Wood to improvise more on the group's newer songs. In fact, Winwood, usually thought of as a keyboard player, takes several turns on guitar during this show, demonstrating just what a multi-talented performer he truly was. 

Traffic - 1994-08-14 - Saugerties, NY (SBD)

Traffic

1994-08-14

Woodstock 1994

Saugerties, New York

Soundboard Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. Pearly Queen

02. Medicated Goo

03. Rock ‘N’ Roll Stew

04. Mozambique

05. The Low Sparks Of High Heeled Boys

06. Glad > Freedom Rider

07. Empty Pages

08. Light Up Or Live Alone

09. Dear Mr. Fantasy 10. Gimme Some Lovin'

Traffic - 1994-08-14 - Saugerties, NY (SBD)

As legend goes, Steve Winwood reformed Traffic in 1994 after a Dead Head left a message for Bob Weir suggesting that if would be “cool” if The Dead and Traffic toured together! I’m not quite sure how true that is, but Traffic did come back together in 1994, and they were the lead-in band for the Grateful Dead’s summer tour! One stop they made, however, without the Dead, was at the Woodstock 1994 Festival in Saugerties, NY on August 14, 1994, 26 years ago today. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival, the concert was originally scheduled on August 13 and 14 and billed as “2 more days of peace and music”, borrowing from the 1969 concert’s promotional posters. A 3rd day was eventually added on August 12. Traffic played before a crowd of 350,000, who despite the rain and mud, conditions similar to those in 1969, were mostly well behaved and embodied the spirit shown by those who attended the original Woodstock.

Traffic/Jerry Garcia Connections

• As mentioned above, Traffic led in for the Grateful Dead's 1994 summer tour.
• Of course, the connection between the 2 bands goes back to the 1960s/1970s, including a legendary show at the Fillmore East on November 16, 1970 that long was believed to have taken place a week later at the Anderson Theater. (go here for the full details) 
• In the 1980s, the Dead added two Steve Winwood compositions to their set lists, Dear Mr. Fantasy and Gimme Some Lovin. Those songs left the band’s live repertoire, however, with the passing of Brent Mydland in 1990.

Traffic - 1973-04-05 - Frankfurt, Germany (Ex Aud)

Traffic 

1973-04-05 

Jahunderthalle

Frankfurt, Germany 

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 

02. Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory 

03. Rock 'n' Roll Stew 

04. Roll Right Stones 

05. 40,000 Headmen 

06. Empty Pages 

07. No Face, No Name, No Number 

08. Glad 

09. Freedom Rider 

10. Tragic Magic 

11. Sometimes I Feel So Uninspired 

12. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone 

13. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys 

Traffic - 1973-04-05 - Frankfurt, Germany (Ex Aud) 

In February 1973, Traffic released their 6th studio album, entitled Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory. While reviews of the disc weren't all that kind, it still climbed to #6 on the Billboard album charts. After a brief tour of the US in January and February in support of the album, Traffic headed across teh pond in later March for a tour of Europe.  This excellent audience recording capture the band during that run in Germany on April 5, 1973, 47 years ago today.

Traffic - 1973-01-26 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Traffic

1973-01-26

Winterland

San Francisco, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Shootout At The Fantasy Factory

02. Rock'n'Roll Stew

03. Roll Right Stones

CD 2:

01. Empty Pages

02. Evening Blue

30. 40,000 Headmen

04. Glad

05. Freedom Rider

06. Tragic Magic (incomplete)

07. Sometimes I Feel So Uninspired

08. Light Up or Leave Me Alone

Traffic - 1973-01-26 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

When Traffic arrived at Winterland in San Francisco, CA on January 26, 1973, 47 years ago today, it was just about a week prior to the release of their 6th studio album, Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory. While reviews of the disc weren't all that kind, it still climbed to #6 on the Billboard album charts. The band was also in the process of taping concerts for an eventual live album, which would be entitled On The Road. As such, they augmented their 3 piece line up with 3 members of the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. The MSR had provided backing on some of the greatest rock and R&B hits of the 1960s and '70s, including many classic Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield records. Download this soundboard recording to hear what Traffic sounds like with a complete horn section!

Traffic - 1971-10-14 - Boston, MA (HQ Aud)

Traffic

1971-10-14

Boston Music Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

HQ Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Medicated Goo

02. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone

03. Glad

04. Freedom Rider

05. Hidden Treasure

06. John Barleycorn Must Die

07. Rock ‘n’ Roll Stew

08. Many a Mile to Freedom

09. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

10. Gimme Some Lovin’

Traffic - 1971-10-14 - Boston, MA (HQ Aud)

In October 1971, Traffic traveled to the US after spending most of the first 9 months of the year on tour in England. Their arrival in the states brought with it some new additions to their set list. The band played several new songs, including Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Hidden Treasure, Rock ‘n’ Roll Stew, Many A Mile and Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, the last of which would be the title track of the band’s forthcoming album, which was released in November. The album had been recorded in London in September, right before the band headed across the pond. The only song from Low Spark not included in the band’s performances was Rainmaker. The album climbed to #7 on the Billboard charts, and went gold by February 1972, thought it would be another 14 years before the album went platinum in 1996! Critical opinion of the album varied. Famed critic Robert Christgau gave the disc a B, though his comments were harsher than his grade, as he led off the review by stating that “These guys waste their talent”. The All Music Guide, on the other hand, pronounced that Low Spark “marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second coming of Traffic”. Pop Matters offered yet another viewpoint, calling it “an album that’s easy to listen to over and over, but one that seldom shows up on “best of” lists.” This high quality audience recording from October 14, 1971, 47 years ago today, captures one of the earliest live performances of the songs from the Low Spark disc. Download this one and decide for yourself how you feel about Traffic’s 1971 release.

Traffic - 1994-07-17 - Washington DC (SBD)

Traffic

1994-07-17

RFK Stadium

Washington, DC

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artork Included

01. Riding High

02. Some Kind Of Woman

03. Medicated Goo

04. Mozambique

05. Rainmaker

06. Empty Pages

07. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

08. 40,000 Headmen

09. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone

10. John Barleycorn

11. Dear Mr. Fantasy

Traffic - 1994-07-17 - Washington DC (SBD)

As legend goes, Steve Winwood reformed Traffic in 1994 after a Dead Head left a message for Bob Weir suggesting that if would be “cool” if The Dead and Traffic toured together! I’m not quite sure how true that is, but Traffic did come back together in 1994, and they were the lead-in band for the Grateful Dead’s summer tour! This soundboard recording cpatures Traffic during that summer tour in Washington Dc on July 17, 1994, 20 years ago today.  

Traffic - 1967-09-26 - London, UK (FM)

Traffic

1967-09-26

BBC Studios

London UK

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Paper Sun > A House For Everyone

02. Interview > Hole In My Shoe   

03. Coloured Rain               

04. Dear Mr. Fantasy

05. Smiling Phases

Traffic - 1967-09-26 - London, UK (FM)

According to legend, Traffic’s return in 1994 is directly related to the Grateful Dead. Supposedly, a very enthusiastic Deadhead left a voice mail for Bob Weir suggesting that it would be cool if the Dead and Traffic toured together.Whether or not that story’s true, the fact is that Traffic did serve as lead-in band for the Grateful Dead’s 1994 summer tour. Of course, the connection between the 2 bands goes back to the 1960s/1970s, including a legendary show at the Fillmore East on November 16, 1970 that long was believed to have taken place a week later at the Anderson Theater. (go here for the full details) In the 1980s, the Dead added two Steve Winwood compositions to their set lists, Dear Mr. Fantasy and Gimme Some Lovin. Those songs left the band’s live repertoire, however, with the passing of Brent Mydland in 1990.  This FM broadcast captures Traffic before they began their association with th Daed, in London on September 26, 1967, a half century ago today.

Traffic - 1970-06-30 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Traffic

1970-06-30

Fillmore West

San Francisco, CA

Soundboard or HQ Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Who Knows What Tomorrow Might Bring?

02. Every Mothers Son

03. Medicated Goo

04. Pearly Queen

05. Dear Mr. Fantasy

06. John Barleycom

07. Empty Page

08. 40,000 Headmen

09. Glad

10. Freedom Rider

11. Can't Find My Way Home

12. No Time To Live

Traffic - 1970-06-30 - San Francisco, CA (SBD) 

Traffic 1970 - #2: As promised, here’s the 2nd half of our Same Tour, Different Show entry featuring Traffic in 1970. This one is a soundboard recording from the legendary Fillmore West in San Francisco from June 30, 1970, 45 years ago today.

Traffic - 1970-06-26 - Port Chester NY (FM)

Traffic

1970-06-26

Capitol Theater

Port Chester, NY

FM Broadcast (WNEW-FM)

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Tuning

02. Scott Muni Intro

03. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring

04. Every Mother's Son

05. Medicated Goo

06. John Barleycorn

07. Pearly Queen

08. Stranger To Himself

09. Empty Pages

10. 40,000 Headmen

11. Freedom Rider

12. Feelin' Good

13. No Time To Live

Traffic - 1970-06-26 - Port Chester NY (FM)

Traffic 1970 - #1: After Blind Faith disbanded in late 1969, Steve Winwood went to work on what he thought would be a solo album. Partway through the recording, he invited former Traffic band mates Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood to join him. Traffic had been reborn, and the album that would emerge from this reunion was the legendary disc, John Barleycorn Must Die. The trio then went on tour in support of the new release. This FM broadcast captures them on June 26, 1970, 45 years ago today, at the Capitol Theater in Portchester NY, not to be confused with the venue by the same name in Passaic NJ! Legendary WNEW-FM DJ Scott Muni introduces each member of the band individually, calling Winwood, "STEVIE" in the process. Traffic then launches into a superb set, including the entire new album with the exception of Glad. Download this one, then ome back in 3 days for the 2nd half of this entry.

Traffic – 1970-04-30 – London, UK (FM)

Traffic

1970-04-30

Paris Theatre

London, England

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring

02. Every Mothers Son

03. No Time To Live

04. Medicated Goo

05. John Barleycorn

06. Pearly Queen

07. Stranger To Himself

08. Empty Pages

09. Glad

10. Freedom Rider

Traffic – 1970-04-30 – London, UK (FM)

The 1970s - #6: Our last post for April  features Traffic, on April 30, 1970, 45 years ago today. This performance took place just a few months before the release of the album John Barleycorn Must Die, a disc which started as a Steve Winwood solo project but led to reuniting Traffic as a trio, including Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood. Traffic unveiled much of the material from that album at this intimate performance hosted by legendary BBC DJ, John Peel. Download this FM broadcast of that show one to hear just the 3rd performances by the re-united Traffic!

Traffic - 1970-11-16 - Fillmore East, NY (SBD)

Traffic

1970-11-16

Fillmore East

New York NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Medicated Goo

02. Pearly Queen

03. Empty Pages

04. Heaven Is In Your Mind

05. Forty-Thousand Headmen

06. John Barleycorn

07. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring

08. Every Mother's Son

09. Freedom Rider

Bonus Tracks: London 1970

10. Shootout At The Fantasy Factory

11. The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys

Traffic - 1970-11-16 - Fillmore East, NY (SBD)

1970 - For years, soundboard tapes circulated of sets by Traffic and The Grateful Dead at what was believed to be a concert on November 23, 1970 at the Anderson Theater in New York City. Over the years, however, evidence has emerged that indicates that these shows actually took place on November 16 of that year, 44 years ago today, at the Fillmore East! That evidence, detailed in the notes that accompanied the tapes of these 2 shows, includes the following:

1. Traffic has been confirmed, in a letter written by the Kleinhans Music Hall, as having played at the Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY on 11-23-70. This firmly places them out of New York City on that date.
2. It would hardly be surprising for Traffic to have been in New York City on 11-16-1970, since they played the Fillmore East on 11-18 and 11-19. (The 11-18 show is posted on this blog).
3. Bill Graham introduces the Dead. As Bill Graham owned the Fillmore East, and was not friendly with the owner of the Anderson Theater, it seems inconceivable these shows could have taken place at the Anderson Theater.
4. After Bob Weir sings the Frozen Logger, several people on stage can be heard attempting to get Jack Casady to join in saying, "Hey Casady, why don't you play" and "Hey Jack, hey Jack, c'mon up". Hot Tuna definitely played on at the Fillmore on 11-16 and they are not known to have played at the Anderson Theater.
5. An eyewitness who attended the 11-16-1970 Fillmore show clearly recalls Steve Winwood and Jorma Kaukonen sitting in with the Dead.
6. Music was commonly played over the P.A. between sets at the Fillmore to promote upcoming shows. During this show, excerpts from Elton John singing Honky Tonk Women were played as Elton would be at the Fillmore the following weekend, November 20th and 21st, as the warm up for Leon Russell.
7. On page 382 in his book Long Strange Trip, Dennis McNally mentions this show as being from the Fillmore East, 11/16/70.

So all signs point, therefore, to Traffic and the Grateful Dead sharing the stage not on 11-23 at the Anderson as indicated on the artwork, but on 11-16 at the Fillmore. Regardless of the location, both these shows feature exceptional performances by 2 legendary bands. Download the set from Traffic now, then come back later today to grab the Dead’s portion of the show.

Traffic - 1994-09-22 - Brentwood, UK (HQ Aud)

Traffic

1994-09-22

Brentwood Centre

Brentwood, UK

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Pearly Queen

02. Medicated Goo

03. Riding High

04. Out Of Control

05. 40,000 Headmen

06. Mozambique

07. Rock & Roll Stew

08. Empty Pages

09. The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys

Disc 2:

01. Glad / Freedom Rider

02. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone

03. Dear Mr. Fantasy

04. John Barleycorn

05. Gimme Some Lovin'

Traffic - 1994-09-22 - Brentwood, UK (HQ Aud)

In 1994, Steve Winwood put Traffic back together, the story of which we’ll save for when we discuss the connection to the Grateful Dead down below. This HQ Audience tape captures the newly reformed Traffic on September 22, 1994, 19 years ago today. Download this one to hear how Traffic sounded after an almost 2 decade hiatus!

The Traffic/Grateful Dead Connection

According to legend, Traffic’s return in 1994 is directly related to the Grateful Dead. Supposedly, a very enthusiastic Deadhead left a voice mail for Bob Weir suggesting that it would be cool if the Dead and Traffic toured together. Whether or not that story’s true, the fact is that Traffic did serve as lead-in band for the Grateful Dead’s 1994 summer tour. Of course, the connection between the 2 bands goes back to the 1960s/1970s, including a legendary show at the Fillmore East on November 16, 1970 that long was believed to have taken place a week later at the Anderson Theater. (go here for the full details) In the 1980s, the Dead added to Steve Winwood compositions to their set lists, Dear Mr. Fantasy and Gimme Some Lovin. Those songs left the band’s live repertoire, however, with the passing of Brent Mydland in 1990.

Traffic - 1994-07-29 - Hebron, OH (SBD)

Traffic

1994-07-29

Buckeye Lake Music Center

Hebron, OH

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Tuning

02. Pearly Queen

03. Medicated Goo

04. Glad >

05. Freedom Rider

06. Rock And Roll Stew

07. Rainmaker

08. Mozabmique

09. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

10. Empty Pages

11. Dear Mr. Fantasy

12. Gimme' Some Lovin'

Traffic - 1994-07-29 - Hebron, OH (SBD)

As legend goes, Steve Winwood reformed Traffic in 1994 after a Dead Head left a message for Bob Weir suggesting that if would be “cool” if The Dead and Traffic toured together! I’m not quite sure how true that is, but Traffic did come back together in 1994, and they were the lead-in band for the Grateful Dead’s summer tour! This soundboard recording captures Traffic during that summer tour  on July 29, 1994, 19 years ago today.