Steve Winwood is an English Singer/Songwriter who writes and performs Rock, Jazz, and Blues inspired music.
He started as a member of The Spencer Davis Group in 1963, a group that is best known for their hits “Gimme Some Lovin” and “I’m a Man“.
Winwood left in 1967 to start the group “Traffic“, a group that saw success in the United Kingdom, but not here in the US.
Traffic broke up in 1969 and Winwood then formed “Blind Faith“, a group which also included Eric Clapton. That band then broke up after only one album and one tour.
Steve Winwood released his first solo album in 1977.
It was the 1980 release of the album “Arc of a Diver” that really launched Winwood’s solo recording career.
To date, he has recorded 9 Studio albums in his career.
As a solo artist, he has placed 10 songs into the Billboard Top-40 Charts.
His top singles have been “Higher Love” and “Roll with It“, both of which reached #1 on the Billboard Charts.
His hits have included:
Arc of a Diver
Valerie
When You See a Chance
Roll With it
Higher Love
Holding On
The Finer Things
Don’t You Know What the Night Can Do
One and Only Man
Freedom Overspill
Still in the Game
Back in the High Life Again
The single “Higher Love” earned him two Grammy Awards in 1986, one for Record of the Year, and one for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
He is an accomplished instrumentalist playing guitar, bass, piano, organ, and drums.
In 2008, Rolling Stone Magazine rated Steve Winwood as #33 in it’s list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All-Time.
Steve Winwood still records and tours, most recently touring with Eric Clapton.
I like your flashbacks, even though I was never a Winwood fan.
By: brainrants on September 17, 2011
at 4:50 pm
brainrants – yeah….he has kinda grown on me as I get older……. it’s actually taking a liking to Barry Manilow music that will have me grabbing a rope and a stool……
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on September 17, 2011
at 4:52 pm
He’s one of those artists that I like but don’t know why, like Eric Clapton or Tiny Tim.
By: H.E. ELLIS on September 17, 2011
at 5:09 pm
H.E. Ellis – Thanks….now I’m gonna have “Tip toe through the tulips”….. on my idiot brain the rest of the day …..
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on September 17, 2011
at 5:15 pm
Oh, my friend, what a challenge! I think from now on, I’m gonna have to post the opening line to a Barry Manilow song every day. I’ll turn you into a Fanilow yet!
You know, when the name tune from Steve Winwood’s album first hit the charts, I always wondered just why his diver was “off-colour”. How can you tell dirty jokes with a scuba regulator in your mouth?
(Hey, I was young and stupid – well, stupid, anyway….)
By: John Erickson on September 17, 2011
at 5:52 pm
Love Winwood. But I didn’t realize he’d been in a band with Clapton. Love Clapton even more. Good stuff.
By: chlost on September 17, 2011
at 7:10 pm
Queen of the Courtroom – I’m just here to inform, enlighten, amuse, and entertain…… not nescessarily in that order…..
Clapton and Winwood would be a heck of good concert…. wonder if they ever tour rural Texas?….. I can only hope I guess…… 
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on September 17, 2011
at 7:55 pm
When I bought Arc of a Diver . . . I played it non stop for days. Same with Back in the High Life.
We also have Chronicles and Roll with It. Awesome musician.
Never saw him in concert . . . but I did see Clapton . . . with Muddy Waters.
By: nrhatch on October 3, 2011
at 8:53 am
nrhatch – Seeing Clapton and WInwood together would be awesome. I hope they tour together again soon.
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on October 3, 2011
at 8:55 am