Jim Capaldi

Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was a British musician and songwriter and a founding member of Traffic. He drummed with several famous singers and musicians, including

Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was a British musician and songwriter and a founding member of Traffic. He drummed with several famous singers and musicians, including Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison.

Born Nicola James Capaldi on 2 August 1944 in Evesham, Worcestershire to musical Italian parents, Jim Capaldi's musical career lasted more than four decades. He co-founded Traffic in Birmingham with Steve Winwood and the band's psychedelic rock was influential in Britain and the United States. Capaldi and Winwood wrote many of Traffic's major hits and most of the tracks on the band's ten albums.