Jim Capaldi

About

Drummer and songwriter whose career spanned four decades and who co-founded the psychedelic rock group, Traffic.

Before Fame

He met his future bandmate Dave Mason while apprenticing at a Worcester factory when he was sixteen years old.

Trivia

He and Traffic were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Family Life

His father was a music teacher who first gave him piano and singing lessons.

Associated With

He and his early band, The Hellions, performed with Jimi Hendrix when Hendrix was still an unknown.