Dave Mason, Understated Force Behind a Landmark Rock Sound, Dies at 79

The news arrived quietly, almost like a rumor passed between fans before it settled into fact. Dave Mason, whose guitar work and songwriting helped define a defining strand of British rock, has died at 79, closing out a career built on substance rather than spectacle. There were no scandals attached to his name, no dramatic public unraveling, only decades of steady musicianship that quietly reshaped how a generation heard rock, blues, and psychedelia woven together… Continue Reading ⬇️