Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood
Winwood in 1971
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Lawrence Winwood
Born	(1948-05-12) 12 May 1948 (age 68) Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Genres	Rock blues
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter producer
Instruments	Vocals keyboards guitar
Years active	1963–present
Labels	Island Virgin Wincraft Music Columbia
Associated acts	Spencer Davis Group Traffic Blind Faith The Jimi Hendrix Experience Eric Clapton Jim Capaldi Ginger Baker's Air Force Billy Joel
Website	stevewinwood.com
Notable instruments
Hammond B-3 organ Fender Telecaster Gibson Firebird

Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. Though primarily a vocalist and keyboardist, Winwood also plays bass guitar, drums, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, violin, and other strings.

Winwood was a key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He also had a successful solo career with hits including "While You See a Chance," "Valerie," "Back in the High Life Again" and two US Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "Higher Love" and "Roll with It." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.

In 2005, Winwood was honoured as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI London Awards for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers." In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Winwood #33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won two Grammy Awards. He was nominated twice for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist: 1988 and 1989.

Like Eric Clapton, he has been part of many bands, including Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, and Blind Faith (along with Eric Clapton).