Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood is a progressive rock artist from United Kingdom formed in 1963. 18 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Progressive Rock · United Kingdom · Best progressive rock albums
- 18
- Releases
- 1977–2023
- Active years
- 1963
- Formed
Discography
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Most popular
Back in the High Life
1986 · 8 tracks
Singles & EPs
3
Live & compilations
4
Credits
5Records Steve Winwood worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.
Videos
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More about Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood at a glance
- Born in
- Birmingham
- From
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 1963
- Instruments
- guitar, bass guitar, Hammond organ, musical keyboard, voice
- Voice
- tenor
- Member of
- Blind Faith, Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Go, Ginger Baker's Air Force
- Labels
- Island Records, Fontana Records
- Spouse
- Eugenia Winwood (since 1987)
- Former spouse
- Nicole Weir (1978–1986)
- Children
- Mary-Clare Elliot, Eliza Winwood, Cal Winwood, Lilly Winwood
- Parents
- Lawrence Winwood, Lilian Saunders
- Siblings
- Muff Winwood
Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.
About
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his distinctive, soulful high tenor voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, guitar, bass, and saxophone. Winwood was an integral member of three seminal musical ensembles of the 1960s and 1970s: the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. Beginning in 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). His 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 found the top of the Hot 100 again with "Roll With It" (1988) from the album of the same name, with "Holding On" also charting highly the same year.
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While his hit singles ceased at the end of the 1980s, he continued to release new albums up to 2008, when Nine Lives, his latest album, was released. Winwood 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 No. 33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won two Grammy Awards. He was nominated twice for a Brit Award for Best British Male Artist: 1988 and 1989. In 2011, he received the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for Outstanding Song Collection.
Steve Winwood in brief
- How many Steve Winwood releases are on Riffiter?
- 18 releases are catalogued, spanning 1977 to 2023.
- When was Steve Winwood formed?
- Steve Winwood formed in 1963, in United Kingdom.
- What genre is Steve Winwood?
- Steve Winwood is catalogued under Progressive Rock.
- What is the most recent Steve Winwood release on Riffiter?
- Well All Right - Steve Winwood - Best, released in 2023.
- Who is Steve Winwood married to?
- Steve Winwood is married to Eugenia Winwood, since 1987.
- Does Steve Winwood have children?
- Mary-Clare Elliot, Eliza Winwood, Cal Winwood, Lilly Winwood are children of Steve Winwood on public record.
