Editing Traffic (band) (section)

===Reunion===

[[File:Traffic Virgin.jpg|thumb|Winwood and Capaldi, 1994]]

All the still living members of Traffic's most recent lineup - Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Rosko Gee - reunited in 1994 for a one-off tour, after a fan left a voice mail message at [[Bob Weir]]'s (of the [[Grateful Dead]]) hotel in Chicago during the 1992 "Scaring the Children" tour, and suggested it would be cool if Traffic toured with the (then Grateful) Dead. Traffic opened for the Grateful Dead during their summer tour.  The flute/sax role on the tour was played by [[Randall Bramblett]], who had worked extensively with Winwood. [[Michael J McEvoy|Mike McEvoy]] joined the lineup playing keyboards, guitar and viola, and [[Walfredo Reyes, Jr.]] played drums and percussion. As a duo, Winwood and Capaldi recorded and released a new Traffic studio album, ''[[Far from Home (Traffic album)|Far from Home]]'', which broke the Top 40 in both the UK and USA. ''[[The Last Great Traffic Jam]]'', a double live album and DVD released in 2005, documents the band's 1994 reunion tour.

The four original members of Traffic were inducted for their contributions in the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] on 15 March 2004. Winwood, Capaldi, Mason, and Stephanie Wood (standing in for her late brother Chris) all attended the ceremony. Winwood and Capaldi performed "Dear Mr. Fantasy" at the induction performance, and were joined by Mason for "Feelin' Alright" during the grand finale, which also featured [[Keith Richards]], [[Tom Petty]], and [[the Temptations]]. Bramblett also performed at the ceremony, though he was not one of the members inducted.<ref name="Story notes">(2011). In ''Dear Mr Fantasy: The Jim Capaldi Story'' (pp. 32–43) [CD booklet]. London: Freedom Songs Ltd.</ref>

Tentative plans for another Traffic project were cut short by Jim Capaldi's death from stomach cancer at age 60 in January 2005, ending the songwriting partnership with Winwood that had fueled Traffic from its beginning. Winwood subsequently dedicated ''[[The Last Great Traffic Jam]]'' "to the man without whom Traffic could never be: my lifelong friend and partner, Jim Capaldi."

''Dear Mr. Fantasy'' was a celebration for Capaldi that took place at [[the Roundhouse]] in [[Camden Town]], London on 21 January 2007. Guests included Steve Winwood, [[Paul Weller]], [[Pete Townshend]], and many more. ''Dear Mr. Fantasy'' featured the music of Jim Capaldi and Traffic, and all profits went to the Jubilee Action Street Children Appeal.