Steve Winwood

Known for ActingBorn 1948-05-12 (age 78)Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a guitarist, keyboard player, and vocalist prominent for his distinctive soulful high tenor voice, Winwood also plays instruments including mandolin, bass, drums and percussion. Winwood achieved fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an integral member of three successful bands: the Spencer Davis Group (1964–1967), Traffic (1967–1969 and 1970–1974), and Blind Faith (1969). During the 1980s, his solo career flourished and he had a number of hit singles, including "While You See a Chance" (1980) from the album Arc of a Diver and "Valerie" (1982) from Talking Back to the Night ("Valerie" became a hit when it was re-released with a remix from Winwood's 1987 compilation album Chronicles). Winwood's 1986 album Back in the High Life marked his career zenith, with hit singles including "Back in the High Life Again", "The Finer Things", and the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Higher Love". He reached number one on the Hot 100 again with "Roll with It" (1988) from the album Roll with It, with "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" and "Holding On" also charting highly the same year. Although his hit singles ceased after the 1980s, he continued to release new albums. His most recent album, Nine Lives, was released in 2008. The 2004 song "Call on Me", built on a sample of "Valerie", spent five weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart. In 2004, Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic. He has won two Grammy Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and has been honored as a BMI Icon. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Winwood the 33rd-greatest singer. In 2025, Winwood was appointed a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the King's Birthday Honours. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Winwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Steve Winwood Live in Concert Soundstage

The Ghost Goes Gear

Traffic: Live at Santa Monica

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy

The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert from London

Soundbreaking

Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland

Classic Albums

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

Red, White and Blues

Beware of Mr. Baker

Pop Gear

Miami Vice

Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live

Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

Geld oder Liebe

Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970

Glastonbury Fayre

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Top of the Pops

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden

The Coronation Concert

Austin City Limits

Cucumber Castle

Blues Brothers 2000

Today

The Man Behind the White Guitar

Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies

The Best Of Sound Stage

Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi

Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969

The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests

The Last Great Traffic Jam

Steve Winwood Live in Concert

Soundstage

Green Lights, Blue Skies

Songs & Visions

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

Billy Joel: Building the Bridge

Superstars in Concert

When the Music's Over

Steve Winwood - Live At Royal Albert Hall