Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)

Subject: Obit: Jim Capaldi
From: pdq
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 05:18 PM

Jim Capaldi, a member of Traffic, died Jan. 28 "after a brief fight with stomach cancer". He died in London among friends and family. Here is his web page:

                               Jim Capaldi

and his tribute to Pete Seeger:

                               Pete  Seeger  Appreciation  Page

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi
From: el_punkoid_nouveau
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 05:26 PM

That is indeed more sad news.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 05:26 PM

Oh my........ didn't see that coming. It's a pity. Tragic loss... : (

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi
From: dwditty
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 06:17 PM

One of the guys who played on so many albums...Traffic, Bonnie & Delaney, Joe Cocker and tons of others. Yes, sad indeed.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi
From: open mike
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 08:55 PM

posted on another list:
Jim Capaldi, who died yesterday from cancer aged 60, was the drummer with the rock band Traffic, which he founded in 1967 with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason and Chris Wood; having co-written, with Winwood, much of the band's material, he later became a prolific and successful songwriter.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi
From: mooman
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 08:59 PM

Very sorry to hear that. He was a good one. May he R.I.P.

Peace

moo

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi
From: number 6
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 09:36 PM

Sad news .... a definate contributer to some of the most memorable tunes from a bygone era.

" the low lying spark of the high heeled boys "

sIx

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic)Died Jan 2005
From: rhyzla
Date: 01 Feb 05 - 04:51 AM

Traffic had a huge influence on my music listening as a young person (age 11 -14) and it's sad to hear of Jim's demise, and only 60!

Barry

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic)Died Jan 2005
From: fat B****rd
Date: 01 Feb 05 - 04:00 PM

Sad indeed, RIP Mr. C.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: PoppaGator
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 04:23 PM

My brother the drummer emailed me with this news several days ago. I was about to post it here when I saw this thread.

Capaldi, I now learn, was little brother Paul's greatest single influence as a drummer ~ something I had not known before.

Paul is ten years younger than I am, so we didn't really grow up together. I knew that he spent his high school years working in an R&B trio with a couple of grown-up black men, not with other white teenagers in a "garage band" situation, and so I didn't ever think he was greatly influenced by the current rock/pop music of the time. Reading his "in memoriam" appreciation of Jim Capaldi, however, I learned how many hours he spent playing along with records in our parents' basement, and how very much effort he put into emulating Jim Capaldi's work with Traffic ~ especially the dazzling cymbal technique which became a hallmark of Paul's eventual style.

I'll have to go back and listen to those Traffic albums again, with fresh ears.

By the way, in relation to the current discussion of the Cream reunion, Paul also offered a couple of remarks about how far superior he has always considered Jim Capaldi to the more widely lionized Ginger Baker...

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan
From: GUEST,Limehouse Lizzy
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 10:02 PM

Jim Capaldi and Martyn Bennett. Two completely different musicians but both ahead of their time and responsible for some amazing music. Both gone in one week. A sad start to 2005. We'll miss them.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 08:27 PM

I posted words here to 'hole in my shoe' just before I heard about it.

Twilight Zone Music....

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan
From: number 6
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 09:29 PM

I remember you posting that foolestroup .... it cought my eye, brought that toone and time back to me from a far away ago.

sIx

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 09:02 AM

sIx, by any chance are you related to sEvEn? I knew a sEvEn once (we called him "Lucky") who was married to a sIx, but I think they were the Lincolnshire sIxes, not the Hereford sIxes....

Or maybe you can claim kin to this celebrity?

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: PoppaGator
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 12:23 PM

sIx was scared of sEvEn because sEvEn ate nInE...

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: number 6
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 12:43 PM

PoppaGator .... I'm afraid that is an old urban myth.You have the story all backwards. sIx is not scared of sEvEn, because I turned myself upside down (very easily) ... became a nInE. nInE ate sEvEn! That's the true story.

Guest .. No, I cannot claim kinship to any of those. Very good though! :)

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: PoppaGator
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 06:00 PM

So, sIx, you think you can stand on your head and change your identity?

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan
From: number 6
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 06:04 PM

PoppaGator ..... just watch

   6    now I'm a    9

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: Mingulay
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 06:15 PM

Cor. A master of disguise.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 06:44 PM

Who let those loonies in here?

Big Bad Joe will hit us with the 'Wand of BS-Banishment' if we don't get back on topic...

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 07:17 PM

I'm very sorry to hear this; ironically, I've been listening to quite a lot of Traffic these past few weeks. Sad.

D

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Capaldi (Member of Traffic) (28 Jan 05)
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 05 Feb 05 - 03:41 AM

I saw Traffic at Leeds University in 1967 - just after the release of the "Hole in my shoe" single. They were great. I loved the early Traffic albums - and was a big fan of Dave Mason's solo work.