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[wetcamelfood]

He's a little more straightforward but I asked around the DM community for more accurate TOURING personnel info but got no responses so I had to go mainly from the albums (from some of the DM videos I DO have, it's hard to tell who some of these guys are) so at least this should be a start anyways Had to guess on many dates due to album release dates etc. as you know and I keep saying but I just figured I'd say it here so I don't have to retype it after every lineup/album! You'll know it applies in virtually every case. Hopefully someone can provide better info than this for us soon.

Group: The Jaguars
Time line: 1961-1963
Members: DM (gtr), Mick Mann (gtr), Dennis Morgan (bass), Roger Moss (drums)

(they had 2 singles, the first (which I do have) was released in '63 but the much harder to find second one was apparently released in '65 but I don't know if that's correct or not)

Group: The Hellions
Time line: 1964-1965
Members: DM (gtr), Jim Capaldi (voc/drums), Tony Hill (bass), Gordon Jackson (gtr)

(in '66 there has been some reports that DM had hung around and played in Capaldi's band at the time called Deep Feeling but he was not actually a member and regardless of what some reports claim, the 3 tracks recorded by DF were never released anyways. By all accounts most of '66 DM spent being a rodie for the Spencer Davis Group)

Group: Traffic
Time line: 1/67?-12/67 & 5/68-11/68
Members: DM (voc/gtr/bass), Steve Winwood (voc/keyboards/gtr), Jim Capaldi (voc/drums), Chris Wood (sax/flute)

(DM left Traffic in 12/67 but returned in 5/68. During 12/67-5/68 he had recorded with Jimi Hendrix (Electric ladyland) & The Rolling Stones (Beggars banquet) etc.

Group: Mason Capaldi Wood & Frog
Time line: 12/68-6/69?
Members: DM (gtr), Jim Capaldi (drums), Chris Wood (sax/flute), Mick Weaver (AKA "Wynder K. Frog") (keyboards)

(this short lived group never recorded though one BBC "transcription disc" has apparently floated around. I do know that they were the opening act for the Jimi Hendrix Experience gig at London's Albert Hall on 2/24/69 if that's of any help but I had to kind of guess on the dates to "fill in the gaps")

Group: Delaney & Bonnie (Bramlett) & Friends
Time line: 7/69-11/69
Members: DM (gtr), Delaney Bramlett (voc/gtr), Bonnie Bramlett (voc), Leon Russell (gtr/keyboards), Bobby Whitlock (keyboards), Carl Radle (bass), Bobby Keys (sax), Jim Price (horns), Jim Keltner (drums), Rita Coolidge (backing voc)

(I had to guess on the starting date and I'm assuming that this lineup ended in 11/69 due to the fact that I know Clapton joined in 12/69 (at the latest) for the "Coming home" single but DM has said that he was with the D & B band as the opening act for Blind Faith on thier one and only tour (which I understand was in the summer of '69 so it may very well have started before 7/69 but I just couldn't find anything so I just guessed 7/69. Change it how you will! )

Group: Delaney & Bonnie (Bramlett) & Friends
Time line: 12/69-3/70
Members: DM (gtr), Delaney Bramlett (voc/gtr), Bonnie Bramlett (voc), Leon Russell (gtr/keyboards), Bobby Whitlock (keyboards), Carl Radle (bass), Bobby Keys (sax), Jim Price (horns), Jim Gordon (drums), Rita Coolidge (backing voc), Eric Clapton (gtr), Tex Johnson (percussion)

Group: Derek & The Dominoes
Time line: (one gig, 6/14/70)
Members: DM (gtr), Bobby Whitlock (keyboards), Carl Radle (bass), Jim Gordon (drums), Eric Clapton (voc/gtr)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 4/70-6/70 & 6/70-8/70?
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Leon Russell (keyboards), Jim Capaldi (drums), John Simon (keyboards), Jim Keltner (drums), Jim Gordon (drums), Chris Etheridge (bass), Carl Radle (bass)

(I know, I know, too many keys, drums etc. but I just had to go by the "Alone together" album for this and can't find out anything about a tour, you'll know that this sentence will apply to all DM albums for the most part so I don't retype it after each one and I had to guess on the dates too, nothing new there either! )

Group: Dave Mason & Cass Elliot
Time line: 9/70-4/71
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Cass Elliot (voc), Paul Harris (keyboards), Bryan Garo (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums)

Group: Traffic
Time line: 5/71-7/71
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Steve Winwood (voc/keyboards/gtr), Jim Capaldi (voc/tam/drums), Chris Wood (sax/flute), Rick Grech (bass), Reebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), Jim Gordon (drums)

Yup, 2 drums again but this lineup only lasted 6 gigs, long enough to record the (great!) live album "Welcome to the canteen" and this was the personnel listed on it. It was not unusual for Capaldi to get up front on stage for percussives while others would play drums in later Traffic lineups (as evident on their "Live in Santa Monica 1972" videotape so this would probably be right enough)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 8/71-4/73
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Mark Jordan (keyboards), Lonnie Turner (bass), Rick Jaeger (drums)

(as DM was embroiled in a lengthy lawsuit wit Blue Thumb Records for most of 72-73 I doubt this line up actually lasted this long but I just put it down as such to plug up the gaps)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 5/73-10/74
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Mark Jordan (keyboards), Carl Radle (bass), Greg Reeves (bass), Jim Keltner (drums)

(these 2 bass players were listed on the same amount of songs from the "It's like you never left" album so take yer pick! )

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 11/74-8/75
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Mike Finnigan (keyboards), Bob Glaub (bass), Rick Jaeger (drums), Jim Krueger (gtr)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 9/75?
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Jai Winding (keyboards), Gerald Johnson (bass), Rick Jaeger (drums), Jim Krueger (gtr)

(this was the "main" lineup on Dave's "Split coconut" album which I think was released in Sep '75 but then the line up for the "Certified live" album which was recorded on the SC tour lists:...)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 10/75-6/78
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Mike Finnigan (keyboards), Gerald Johnson (bass), Rick Jaeger (drums), Jim Krueger (gtr)

(...and Finnigan sings lead on "Goin' down slow" from CL so there's no way it's a misprint or anything. This "lineup", by all accounts, also lasted throughout the "Let it flow" album, "Cal Jam 2" etc.)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 7/78-12/79
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Mark Stein (keyboards), Gerald Johnson (bass), Rick Jaeger (drums), Jim Krueger (gtr)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 1/80-12/80
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Mark Stein (keyboards), Bob Glaub (bass), Rick Jaeger (drums), Jim Krueger (gtr)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 1/81-12/86
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Jim Krueger (gtr)

(it was at this time that Dave did solely acoustic tours with Jim Krueger as a duo as evident on the "Live at Perkins palace" DVD (originally released as "Dave Mason In Concert" on VHS in 1981) I know it was for quite a few years but I don't think it was for this long as this was his "drug time" as well, staying at the Blue Whale etc. but I don't understand why in the "Bob Welch & friends live at the Roxy" show, BW introduces Mark Stein as being from "Dave Mason's band" as this show was most definately from 81/82? Maybe he meant that he WAS in DM's band? Well, whatever! )

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 1/87-6/87
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Larry Cohn (keyboards), Vernon Porter (bass), Bill Meeker (drums), Jim Krueger (gtr)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 7/87-12/89
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Chris Corss (keyboards), Wally Hustin (bass), Joe Bellia (drums), Gary Bruns (gtr)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 1/90-1993?
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Guy Dominick (keyboards), Walter Dziedzic (bass), Joe Bellia (drums), Mark Karan (gtr)

(then joined FM...)

(it was reported in 4/97 that DM was to join Ringo Starr's all stars band for a tour but he must have pulled out of it or something because I can't find any evidence that he was actually ever on this tour. Anyone?)

Group: (Dave Mason & Jim Capaldi band)
Time line: 1/98-12/00
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Steve Thoma (keyboards), Alex Drizos (bass), Jim Capaldi (drums)

(once again, I don't think this lasted this long either but I have to assume Capaldi was there in 2000 as (I assume) this lineup cut a new studio version of "(Roamin' through the gloamin with) 40,000 headmen" (as it is JC on vocals I think) for the otherwise live, (what is referred to in the DM community as the...) "2000 touring disc" that was recorded and sold solely at DM live shows and on line at the time)

Group: (Dave Mason band)
Time line: 1/01-(present?)
Members: DM (voc/gtr), Bobby Scumaci (keyboards), Rich Campbell (bass), Greg Babcock (drums), John Sambataro (gtr)

(this is the lineup on the new "Live at Sunrise" CD/DVD releases anyways).

I've mainly got stuff to run by you guys for what you want to do (if anything) about Bekka's "bands?" up next.

John