Steve Winwood
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Steve Winwood is is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and a former member of the groups, Traffic; Blind Faith and Spencer Davis Group who rose to fame via his solo album, Back in The High Life.
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About
Steve Winwood or "Stephen Lawrence Winwood" was born on May 12, 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England to "Lawrence Samuel", a foundry worker and "Lillian Mary". Steve is one of a family of amateur musicians. By the time he was six, Steve was playing the piano. Steve was introduced to the world of rock'n'roll by his uncle, before kicking off his career with the The Muff Woody Jazz Band at the age of eight. Sooner, he also practiced to play drums. Steve was a part of the Birmingham rhythm and blues scene, he plays the Hammond B-3 Organ and guitar when he was still elementary.
At fifteen he dropped out of school permanently to join his older brother in a rock band, the "Spencer Davis Group". He co-wrote and recorded their singles, ""Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm A Man". He left the group in 1967 and formed a new band called, Traffic with, "Chris Wood", "Dave Mason" and "Jim Capaldi". They released an album, Mr. Fantasy which features the hit songs, "Paper Sun" and "Hole in My Shoe". In 1970, he left the band and formed a new band Blind Faith with Eric Clapton, "Ginger Baker" and "Rich Gretch". Eric left the band after their tour ended. The remaining three members formed a a new band called, Ginger Baker's Air Force with "Denny Laine". But this supergroup turned out to be just another short-lived project.
Steve went solo in 1974 and recorded his solo album, Mad Shadows. However, he went back to Traffic and released an album with them. Due to differences, the band disbanded in 1977. Steve released his debut album in that same year. His next and hit album, Arc of A Driver was released in 1980 which features the hit single, "While You See a Chance" which chartered #2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart and #7 in U.S. Hot 100. His next album, Talking Back to the Night was released in 1982. In 1986, his another hit album, Back in the High Life was released. It spawned the hit singles, "Higher Love" which chartered #1 in both U.S. Mainstream Rocj Charts and U.S. Hot 100.
After several hit albums from Island Records, he moved to Virgin Records and released the album, Roll With It. The album features the single with same title and landed at #1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Charts and U.S. Hot 100. His next album, Junction Seven was released in 1997. He shared the stage with Eric Clapton last July 2007 in Eric's Crossroads Guitar Festival.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 1986 | Grammy Award | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Higher Love" |
| 1986 | Grammy Award | Record of The Year for "Higher Love" |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US Hot 100 | US Mainstream Rock | Album |
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| 1981 | Arc of A Driver | 48 | 11 | Arc of A Driver |
| 1981 | While You See a Chance | 7 | 2 | Arc of A Driver |
| 1982 | Still in The Game | 47 | 8 | Talking Back To The Night |
| 1982 | Valerie | 70 | 13 | Talking Back To The Night |
| 1986 | Higher Love | 1 | 1 | Back in The High Life |
| 1986 | Freedom Overspill | 20 | 4 | Back in The High Life |
| 1986 | Back in the High Life Again | 13 | 19 | Back in The High Life |
| 1987 | The Finer Things | 8 | 5 | Back in The High Life |
| 1988 | Roll With It | 1 | 1 | Roll With It |
| 1988 | Put on Your Dancing Shoes | - | 25 | Roll With It |
| 1988 | Don't You Know What the Night Can Do? | 6 | 1 | Roll With It |
| 1988 | Holding On | 11 | 1 | Roll With It |
| 1989 | Hearts on Fire | 53 | 22 | Roll With It |
| 1990 | One and Only Man | 18 | 1 | Refugees of The Heart |
News
Tours & Concerts
Feb 25, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Feb 26, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Feb 28, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 1989 | Roll With It | Atlantic |
| 1990 | One and Only Man | Atlantic |
| 1997 | Spy in The House of Love | Virgin |
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Other artists
Similar artists
Contemporaries
Influences
Trivia
- Christina Aguilera features Steve on one of her songs from her 2006 record Back to Basics, called "Makes Me Wanna Pray".
Reviews
External Links
Categories: Artist | Blue-Eyed Soul | Rock | Blues Rock | Psychedelic Rock | Jazz
