Information
- • Real Name: - Stephen Lawrence Winwood
- • Born: - 12th May 1948
- • Hometown: - Handsworth, Birmingham, England
- • Nationality: - English
- • Years Active: - 1961–present
- • Genre(s): - Blue-Eyed Soul • Rhythm and Blues • Blues Rock • Pop Rock
- • Label(s): - Island • Virgin • Wincraft Music • Columbia
- • Associated Acts: - Spencer Davis Group • Michael Shrieve • Traffic • Blind Faith • Eric Clapton • Jim Capaldi • Ginger Baker's Air Force • Jimi Hendrix • Phil Collins • Billy Joel
- • Website: - stevewinwood.com
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 keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his distinctive, soulful high tenor voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, guitars, bass and saxophone.
Winwood was a key member of several major acts of the 1960s and 1970s, including the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith. Beginning in the 1980s, his solo career took off 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. 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.
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"Valerie" is a song written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings and originally recorded by Winwood for his third solo album.
Valerie
"Higher Love" is a 1986 song by English singer Steve Winwood. It was the first single released from his fourth solo LP, Back in the High Life.
Higher Love
"The Finer Things" is a 1987 song written and performed by Steve Winwood. It was released as the fourth single from Winwood's 1986 album.
The Finer Things
"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album of the same name, released on Virgin Records.
Roll With It
"Back in the High Life Again" is a song with music by English artist Steve Winwood and lyrics by American songwriter Will Jennings.
Back In The High Life Again
"Freedom Overspill" is a 1986 song by Steve Winwood that reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.