David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946)[3] is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic, and went on to play and record with many notable pop and rock musicians, including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, and Cass Elliot.

[5][6] In 2004, Mason started a new electric guitar company with business partner and industrial designer Ravi Sawhney,[7] the same year as he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Traffic.

Hendrix recorded his own version at Olympic Studios, South West London, with Mason playing 12-string acoustic guitar.

Mason appears on the Rolling Stones' 1968 album Beggars Banquet, playing the Shehnai and bass drum on "Street Fighting Man.

He played on their early studio sessions, including the Phil Spector production of "Tell the Truth", which was withdrawn from sale and eventually released on Eric Clapton's 1988 box set Crossroads.

He co-wrote the song "Big Thirst" on Oh How We Danced, by Jim Capaldi (Mason's bandmate in the Hellions, Deep Feeling, and Traffic), and played the guitar solo on "Don't Be a Hero".

In the mid- to late 1970s, he toured and recorded with guitarist Jim Krueger, keyboardist Mike Finnigan, bassist Gerald Johnson and drummer Rick Jaeger.

37, but was in the charts for 49 weeks and went platinum as a result of the success of the album single "We Just Disagree", which was written by Mason's backup guitarist, Jim Krueger.

[13] In 1997, Mason was scheduled to be a member of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, performing "Only You Know and I Know," "We Just Disagree" and "Feelin' Alright," but he was dropped from rehearsals before the tour started.

[citation needed] Mason moved permanently to the United States in 1971, and lived in the Ojai Valley in California for 16 years.

In 2005, he signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruments and lessons to children in American public schools.

Mason and his longtime friend Ted Knapp have founded Rock Our Vets, an all-volunteer 501(c)3 charity supported by many other musicians, helping military veterans and the families of law enforcement and firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.