
Steve Winwood
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.
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- 2024 · Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision as Self
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self
- 2019 · The Man Behind the White Guitar as Self
- 2017 · Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies as Self
- 2013 · Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' as Self - Musician
- 2012 · Beware of Mr. Baker as Self
- 2010 · Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 as Self
- 2009 · Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden as Self
- 2008 · Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland as Self
- 2008 · The Best Of Sound Stage as
- 2007 · Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 as Self
- 2007 · Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi as Himself
- 2006 · Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969 as Himself
- 2006 · The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests as Self
- 2005 · The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live as The Hawker
- 2005 · The Last Great Traffic Jam as
- 2005 · Steve Winwood Live in Concert Soundstage as
- 2004 · Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux as
- 2003 · Red, White and Blues as Self
- 2003 · Steve Winwood Live in Concert as
- 2003 · Soundstage as Self
- 2002 · Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Self - Performer
- 2002 · Green Lights, Blue Skies as Himself
- 1998 · Blues Brothers 2000 as The Louisiana Gator Boys
- 1997 · Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey as Self
- 1997 · Songs & Visions as Self
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- 1989 · The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy as The Hawker
- 1989 · Geld oder Liebe as Self
- 1986 · Billy Joel: Building the Bridge as Self
- 1984 · Superstars in Concert as Self
- 1983 · When the Music's Over as Self
- 1983 · The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert from London as Self
- 1975 · Austin City Limits as Self
- 1972 · Glastonbury Fayre as Self
- 1972 · Traffic: Live at Santa Monica as
- 1970 · Cucumber Castle as Steve Winwood
- 1970 · Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970 as
- 1966 · The Ghost Goes Gear as
- 1965 · Pop Gear as Self
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Steve Winwood - Live At Royal Albert Hall as