Stephen Lawrence Winwood was born 74 years ago in Birmingham, England, is married twice and has 4 children. He is a singer, writes songs and plays numerous instruments such as the guitar, mandolin, keyboards, etc.
When he was still a student, Steve accompanied various rock and blues artists like Chuck Berry and B B King amongst others, during their tours around the UK, playing the guitar and organ.
Steve became a member of the band The Spencer Davis Group when he was 14. A few days after Steve turned 16, the group released their first single named ‘Keep on Running’ which was a number one hit. Winwood wrote a couple of songs for the group which also topped the charts. Until 1976, Winwood was part of several other bands like Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse, Traffic, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker’s Air Force and Third World.
In 1977, Steve decided to move on and start a solo career. To date, he released 9 studio, 7 compilation, 3 live and 2 collaboration albums a well as 35 singles. He had several number one hits globally, amongst which there is the 1986 hit single ‘Higher Love’. Steve also continued to collaborate with numerous renowned artists by playing various instruments during their tours/live shows.