Nicola James Capaldi
( August 2nd 1944 – January 28th 2005)
was an English
singer-songwriter and drummer.
His musical career
spanned more than
four decades.
He co-founded
the progressive rock band
Traffic
in 1967
with
Steve Winwood,
and the two of them
co-wrote the majority
of the band's material.
He was inducted
into the
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
as a part of
Traffic's original lineup.
Capaldi also performed with
Jimi Hendrix,
Eric Clapton,
George Harrison,
Alvin Lee,
Cat Stevens,
and
Mylon LeFevre,
and wrote lyrics
for other artists,
such as
"Love Will Keep Us Alive"
and
"This is Reggae Music".
As a solo artist
he scored more than a
half dozen chart hits
in various countries,
the best-known being
"That's Love"
as well as
his cover of "
Love Hurts".
