Steve Winwood
Blues-rock, Musical Artist
1948 –
Who is Steve Winwood?
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. A multi-instrumentalist, he can play keyboards, bass guitar, drums, 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 "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 magazine ranked Winwood #33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won two Grammy Awards.
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- Born
- May 12, 1948
Handsworth, West Midlands - Also known as
- Stevie Winwood
- Stephen Lawrence Winwood
- Winwood, Steve
- Steven Winwood
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Eugenia Crafton
(1987/01/18 - ) - Nicole Weir
(1978 - 1986/12)
- Eugenia Crafton
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- Birmingham
- Kingstanding
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on July 23, 2013
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