Steve Winwood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Blues Brothers 2000
Miami Vice
Beware of Mr. Baker
Top of the Pops
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Austin City Limits
Soundbreaking
Classic Albums
Glastonbury Fayre
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Photos
Filmography
Steve Winwood - Live At Royal Albert Hall
Movie
The Rolling Stones Foreign Tongues
Movie
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Movie · as Self
The Coronation Concert
Movie · as Self
The Man Behind the White Guitar
Movie · as Self
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
Movie · as Self
Soundbreaking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Movie · as Self - Musician
Beware of Mr. Baker
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Self
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
Movie · as Self
The Best Of Sound Stage
Movie
Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi
Movie · as Himself
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Movie · as Self
Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969
Movie · as Himself
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
Movie · as Self
The Last Great Traffic Jam
Movie
Steve Winwood Live in Concert Soundstage
Movie
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
Movie · as The Hawker
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
Movie
Red, White and Blues
Movie · as Self
Soundstage
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Green Lights, Blue Skies
Movie · as Himself
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Movie · as Self - Performer
Blues Brothers 2000
Movie · as The Louisiana Gator Boys
Songs & Visions
Movie · as Self
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 3 eps
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
Movie · as The Hawker
Geld oder Liebe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
Movie · as Self
Superstars in Concert
Movie · as Self
When the Music's Over
Movie · as Self
The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert from London
Movie · as Self
Austin City Limits
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Traffic: Live at Santa Monica
Movie
Glastonbury Fayre
Movie · as Self
Cucumber Castle
Movie · as Steve Winwood
Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970
Movie
The Ghost Goes Gear
Movie
Pop Gear
Movie · as Self
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep