US songwriter Stephen Bishop, known for hits including On And On and It Might Be You, said on Instagram he had done a show with his friend in the early 1970s and remembered “how incredibly talented he was”.
“I was always a fan of his early work with Traffic. I especially love his song Only You Know And I Know.
“We stayed in touch through the years, and he was always kind to me and an incredible guitar player.”
Mason went on to produce hits including Shouldn’t Have Took More Than You Gave, We Just Disagree, Let It Flow and Every Woman during his solo career.
He also worked as a session musician, collaborating with the Rolling Stones on the song Street Fighting Man and teaming up with rocker Jimi Hendrix for his cover of Bob Dylan’s hit All Along The Watchtower.
He joined Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s for their 16th studio album, Time, and toured with them, before later starting a sustainable electric guitar company with industrial designer Ravi Sawhney in 2004.