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Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul,
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,
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, and
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. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his distinctive, soulful high
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voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, guitar, bass, and saxophone. Winwood was an integral member of three seminal
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s of the 1960s and 1970s:
the Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (keyboards, guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). Their best known songs include the UK numbe ...
,
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, and
Blind Faith Blind Faith were an English supergroup featuring Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press following on the success of each of the member's former bands, including Clapton a ...
. Beginning in the 1980s, his solo career flourished and he had a number of hit singles, including "
While You See a Chance "While You See a Chance" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980, written by Winwood and Will Jennings. It was released on his album '' Arc of a Diver'' and peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in April 1981 and number 68 on the ' ...
" (1980) from the album ''
Arc of a Diver ''Arc of a Diver'' is the second solo studio album by singer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood. Released in 1980, Winwood played all of the instruments on the album. Featuring his first solo hit, "While You See a Chance" (which peaked at numbe ...
'' and "
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" (1982) from ''
Talking Back to the Night ''Talking Back to the Night'' is the third solo studio album by English recording artist Steve Winwood. Released less than two years after the top 3 hit ''Arc of a Diver'', it failed to see as much success as its predecessor, reaching #28 on the ...
'' ("Valerie" became a hit when it was re-released with a remix from Winwood's 1987 compilation album ''
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''). His 1986 album ''
Back in the High Life ''Back in the High Life'' is the fourth solo album by English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, released on 30 June 1986. The album proved to be Winwood's biggest success to that date, certified Gold in the UK and 3Γ ...
'' marked his career zenith, with hit singles including "
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", "
The Finer Things ''The Finer Things'' is a compilation album box set of recordings by Steve Winwood. It includes songs from his early days with The Spencer Davis Group through Traffic and Blind Faith and into his work during his solo career. Track listing Dis ...
", and the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hit "
Higher Love "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'' (1986). It was written by Winwood and Will Jennings and produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood. The ...
". 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
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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, ''
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'' ranked Winwood No. 33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won two
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s. He was nominated twice for a
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for Best British Male Artist: 1988 and 1989. In 2011, he received the
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from the
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for Outstanding Song Collection.


Early life

Winwood was born on 12 May 1948 in
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. His father Lawrence, a
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by trade, was a semi-professional musician, playing mainly the saxophone and clarinet. The 4-year-old began playing piano while interested in swing and
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, and soon started playing drums and guitar. He was also a choirboy at St. John's Church of England,
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. The family moved from Handsworth to Kingstanding (Atlantic Road) Birmingham, where Winwood attended the Great Barr School, one of the first
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s. He also attended the
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of Music to develop his skills as a pianist, but did not complete his course. During this time, he befriended future
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member
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. At eight years old, he first performed with his father and elder brother Muff in the Ron Atkinson Band. Muff later recalled that when Steve began playing regularly with them in licensed pubs and clubs, the piano had to be turned with its back to the audience to try to hide him, because he was so obviously underage.


Career


Early years

While still a pupil at Great Barr School, Winwood was a part of the Birmingham
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scene, playing the Hammond C-3 organ and guitar, backing
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and rock legends such as
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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on their United Kingdom tours, the custom at that time being for US singers to travel solo and be backed by pick-up bands. At this time, Winwood was living on Atlantic Road in Great Barr, close to the Birmingham music halls where he played. Winwood modelled his singing after
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.


The Spencer Davis Group

At age 14, Winwood (then known as "Stevie" Winwood) joined
the Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (keyboards, guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). Their best known songs include the UK numbe ...
along with older brother Muff, who later had success as a record producer, after Davis saw them performing as the Muffy Wood Jazz Band at a Birmingham pub called the
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. The group made their debut at the Eagle and subsequently had a Monday-night residency there. Winwood's distinctive high tenor singing voice and vocal style drew comparisons to Ray Charles. In 1964, they signed their first recording contract with
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. Producer and founder
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later said of Winwood, "He was really the cornerstone of Island Records. He's a musical genius and because he was with Island all the other talent really wanted to be with Island." The group's first record, a single, was released 10 days after Winwood's 16th birthday. The group had their first
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single at the end of 1965, with "
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"; the money from this success allowed Winwood to buy his own
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. Winwood co-wrote and recorded the chart-topping hits "
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" and " I'm a Man" before leaving the Spencer Davis Group in 1967.


Eric Clapton and Powerhouse

Winwood joined forces with guitarist
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as part of the one-off group Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse. Songs were recorded for the Elektra label, but only three tracks made the 1966 compilation album, ''
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''.


Traffic, Blind Faith, and Ginger Baker's Air Force

Winwood met drummer
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, guitarist
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, and multi-instrumentalist Chris Wood when they jammed together at
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, a club in Aston, Birmingham. After Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967, the quartet formed
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.
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Soon thereafter, they rented a cottage near the rural village of
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), to write and rehearse new music. This allowed them to escape the city and develop their music. Early in Traffic's formation, Winwood and Capaldi formed a songwriting partnership, with Winwood writing music to match Capaldi's lyrics. This partnership was the source of most of Traffic's material, including popular songs such as "
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to play organ for "
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" on the ''
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'' album. Winwood formed the
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in 1969, with
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,
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, and
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. The band was short-lived, owing to Clapton's greater interest in Blind Faith's opening act Delaney & Bonnie & Friends; Clapton left the band at the tour's end. Baker, Winwood, and Grech stayed together to form
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. The line-up consisted of 3/4 of Blind Faith (without Clapton, who was replaced by
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), half of Traffic (Winwood and Chris Wood, minus Capaldi and Mason), plus musicians who interacted with Baker in his early days, including
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,
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, John Blood, and
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. This project also turned out to be short-lived. Winwood soon went into the studio to begin work on a new solo album, tentatively titled ''Mad Shadows''. However, Winwood ended up calling in Wood and Capaldi to help with session work, which prompted Traffic's comeback album ''
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'' in 1970. In 1972, Winwood recorded the part of Captain Walker in the highly successful orchestral version of
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's ''Tommy''. He recorded a 1973 album with
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and Abdul Lasisi Amao, as Third World, ''Aiye-Keta''. Later, after the reggae group
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had formed, the album was re-released and identified as being just by the band members' names. In 1976, Winwood provided vocals and keyboards on ''Go'', a concept album by Japanese composer
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. In 1976, Winwood also played guitar on the
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' ''Delicate and Jumpy'' record and performed as a guest with the band in their only UK appearance, a sold-out concert at the Lyceum Theatre, London.


Solo career

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''.
Under pressure from Island Records, he resurfaced with his self-titled first solo album in 1977. This was followed by his 1980 hit ''
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'' (which included his first solo hit, "
While You See a Chance "While You See a Chance" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980, written by Winwood and Will Jennings. It was released on his album '' Arc of a Diver'' and peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in April 1981 and number 68 on the ' ...
") and ''
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'' in 1982. Both albums were recorded at his home in
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with Winwood playing all instruments. He continued to do sessions during this period, and in 1983, he co-produced and played on
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's top 40 hit "
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" and co-wrote the
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top 20 hit "
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". In 1986, he moved to New York. There he enlisted the help of a coterie of stars to record ''
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'' in the US, and the album was a hit. He topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with "
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" and earned two
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s: Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Winwood embarked on an extensive tour of North America in support of the album. All these albums were released on
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. However, at the peak of his commercial success, Winwood moved to
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and released '' Roll with It'' and '' Refugees of the Heart''. The album ''Roll with It'' and the title track hit No. 1 on the USA album and singles charts in the summer of 1988. Another album with Virgin, '' Far from Home'', was officially credited to Traffic, but nearly all the instruments were played by Winwood. Despite lacking a significant hit, it broke the top 40 in both the UK and USA. His final Virgin album ''
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to add to his honorary degree from
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, Birmingham. On 28 March 2012 Winwood was one of
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's special guest stars for "An Evening with Roger Daltrey and Friends" gig, in aid of the
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at the
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. In 2013, Winwood toured North America with
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as part of the "Live the Life" tour. In 2014, Winwood toured North America with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. In January 2020, a North American summer tour was announced with Steely Dan. On 17 February 2020, Winwood participated in "A Tribute to Ginger Baker", which took place at
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in London. Other participants were Ron Wood, Roger Waters, and Eric Clapton. The concert was held in honour of Ginger Baker, his former band member in Blind Faith, who had died the previous year.


Group work

In 1994, Capaldi and Winwood reunited Traffic for a new album, ''Far From Home'', and a tour, including a performance at
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Festival. That same year, Winwood appeared on the ''A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield'' CD, recording Mayfield's " It's All Right". In 1995, Winwood released "Reach for the Light" for the
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''. In 1997, Winwood released a new album, ''
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at the
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Honors. In 1998, Winwood joined
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,
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, and other musicians to form the band "Latin Crossings" for a European tour, after which they split without making any recordings. Winwood also appeared in the film ''
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'', as a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys, appearing on stage with
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,
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, and
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at the battle of the bands competition. In 2003, Winwood released a new studio album, '' About Time'', on his new record label, Wincraft Music. In 2004,
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Winwood's 1982 song "
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" for the song " Call on Me". After hearing an early version, Winwood not only gave permission to use his song, he re-recorded the samples for Prydz to use. The remix spent five weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart. In 2005, his Soundstage Performances DVD was released, featuring the recent ''About Time'' album, with solo hits including "Back in the High Life", and he also performed hits from his early days with Traffic. That same year, he appeared on Grammy Award winner
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's album ''Men and Angels Say'', a mix of rock, blues, and country arrangements of well-known hymns, including "
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", which featured a vocal duet and organ performance. On her 2006 record '' Back to Basics'',
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featured Winwood (using the piano and organ instrumentation from the ''John Barleycorn Must Die'' track "Glad") on her song "Makes Me Wanna Pray". In May 2007, Winwood performed in support of the
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, an organisation opposed to the
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, in a concert at
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, joining fellow rock artists
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,
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,
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, and
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. In July 2007, Winwood performed with Clapton in the latter's
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. Among the songs they played were "Presence of the Lord" and " Can't Find My Way Home" from their
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days, with Winwood playing several guitar leads during a six-song set. The two continued their collaboration with three sold-out nights at
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in New York City in February 2008. On 19 February 2008, Winwood and Clapton released a collaborative EP through
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titled '' Dirty City''. Clapton and Winwood released a CD and DVD of their Madison Square Garden shows and then toured together in the summer of 2009.


Personal life

Between 1978 and 1986, Winwood was married to Nicole Weir (d. 2005), who had contributed background vocals to some of his early solo work. The two married at
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Register Office. Winwood's primary residence is a 300-year-old
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in the
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, England, where he also has a recording studio. Winwood also has a home in
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, with his wife, Eugenia Crafton, a
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native whom he married in 1987. They have four children. Both were patrons of the Cheltenham Festivals of music and literature between 2007 and 2015. Winwood's eldest daughter, Mary Clare, in 2011 wedded businessman
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, who later became the
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. The couple have two sons. Winwood's daughter Lilly Winwood is a singer; she was featured with him performing a duet of his song "Higher Love" in a Hershey commercial. She was the opening act and sang backup on multiple songs during her father's 2018 Greatest Hits Live tour.


Discography


Solo

*1977: ''
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'' *1980: ''
Arc of a Diver ''Arc of a Diver'' is the second solo studio album by singer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood. Released in 1980, Winwood played all of the instruments on the album. Featuring his first solo hit, "While You See a Chance" (which peaked at numbe ...
'' *1982: ''
Talking Back to the Night ''Talking Back to the Night'' is the third solo studio album by English recording artist Steve Winwood. Released less than two years after the top 3 hit ''Arc of a Diver'', it failed to see as much success as its predecessor, reaching #28 on the ...
'' *1986: ''
Back in the High Life ''Back in the High Life'' is the fourth solo album by English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, released on 30 June 1986. The album proved to be Winwood's biggest success to that date, certified Gold in the UK and 3Γ ...
'' *1988: '' Roll with It'' *1990: '' Refugees of the Heart'' *1997: ''
Junction Seven ''Junction Seven'' is the seventh solo studio album by English musician and songwriter Steve Winwood, released in June 1997. The album broke the Top 40 in the UKAbout Time'' *2008: '' Nine Lives'' *2017: ''Greatest Hits Live''


Spencer Davis Group

*''
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'' (1965) *'' The Second Album'' (1966) *''
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'' (1966)


Traffic

see ''
Traffic discography This is the discography of the band Traffic (band), Traffic. Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums * ''Last Exit (Traffic album), Last Exit'' – 1969 US #31, CA #19 * ''Best of Traffic'' – 1969 US #48, AUS #12 * ''Heav ...
''


Blind Faith

*1969: ''
Blind Faith Blind Faith were an English supergroup featuring Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press following on the success of each of the member's former bands, including Clapton a ...
''


Ginger Baker's Air Force

*1970: ''
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''


Third World

*1973: ''Aiye-Keta''


Go

*1976: '' Go'' *1976: '' Go Live from Paris''


Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood

*2009: '' Live from Madison Square Garden''


Session work

*
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– ''
Electric Ladyland ''Electric Ladyland'' is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the final studio album released before Hendrix's death in 1970. A double album, it was the only record from the Experience produced by Hendrix. The ban ...
'', 1968 *
Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...
– "
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", 1968 *
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– '' B.B. King in London'', 1971 *
McDonald and Giles ''McDonald and Giles'' is an album released by British musicians Ian McDonald and Michael Giles in 1970. The album was first issued on Island Records (ILPS 9126) in the UK and Cotillion Records (SD 9042), a division of Atlantic Records, in th ...
– ''
McDonald and Giles ''McDonald and Giles'' is an album released by British musicians Ian McDonald and Michael Giles in 1970. The album was first issued on Island Records (ILPS 9126) in the UK and Cotillion Records (SD 9042), a division of Atlantic Records, in th ...
'', 1971 - organ, and piano solo on "Turnham Green" *
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– ''
The Cry of Love ''The Cry of Love'' is a posthumous album by American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Recorded primarily in 1970, it features new material that Hendrix was working on for his planned fourth studio album before his death later ...
'', 1971 *
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– ''
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions ''The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions'' is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released in 1971 on Chess Records, and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain. It was one of the first super session blues albums, setting a blues master among famous mu ...
'', 1971 - organ and piano *
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– ''Faces'', 1972 – Organ on ''Parisien Plight II'' *
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– ''Tommy – As Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir'', 1972 *
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– ''
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'', 1972 *
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– ''
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'' (Atlantic), 1973 With Chris Squire, Alan White and Tony Kaye *
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– ''
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'', 1973 *
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– '' Inside Out'', 1973 *
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– ''
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'', 1974 * Robert Palmer – ''
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'', 1974 *
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– '' Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead'', 1974 *
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– ''
Short Cut Draw Blood ''Short Cut Draw Blood'' is the third studio album by the British musician Jim Capaldi, released by Island Records in 1975. It marked a major turning point in Capaldi's career: it was his first album recorded after the breakup of Traffic, and mor ...
'', 1975 * Jade Warrior – ''
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'', 1975 *
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– '' Reggae Got Soul'', 1976 *
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– '' Rendezvous'', 1977 *
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– '' One World'', 1977 *
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– ''
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'', 1978 *
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– '' Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'', 1978 *
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– ''Daughter of the Night'', 1978 *
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– ''
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'', 1979 *
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– ''
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'', 1979 *
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– ''The Sweet Smell of... Success'', 1980 *
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– ''Let the Thunder Cry'', 1981 *
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– ''
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'', 1981 *
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– ''
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'', 1983 *
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– '' About Face'', 1984 *
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– ''
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'', 1984 *
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– '' The Bridge'', 1986 *
Dave Mason David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. Over the course of his career, Mason has played and recorded with many notable pop and rock mu ...
– '' Two Hearts'', 1987 *
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– ''
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'', 1986 *
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– ''Some Come Running'', 1988 *
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– "My Barracuda", 1988 *
Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
– '' ...But Seriously'', 1989 *
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– ''Heat'', 1990 *
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– '' A Place Among The Stones'', 1994 *
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– '' Stanley Road'', 1995 *
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– '' Corner of Eden'', 1998 *
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– '' Back Home'', 2005 *
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– '' Clapton'', 2010 *
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– ''
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References


External links


Official website

Albums that Winwood guested on and/or produced

Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton live@ Bucharest (review)
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