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About Steve Winwood

About Steve Winwood

Since he was a teenager, Steve Winwood’s voice has been his most characteristic trait. Additionally, his skills on the piano and guitar have added to his overall talent. We’re taking a closer look at Steve Winwood, his musical career, and the bands he’s helped form over the years.

Steve Winwood  Early Years

Steve Winwood  Early Years

Born on May 12, 1948, in Birmingham, England, Stephen Lawrence Winwood seemed destined to be a music legend. By the time he was five, he was already playing drums, piano, guitar, and singing in his church’s choir. Three years later, Steve played piano in his first band with his dad, Lawrence, and older brother, Muff. The trio would play local pubs, with the piano set facing away from the audience to hide the very underage pianist.

First Band?

First Band?

The Welsh guitarist, Spencer Davis, first heard Steve Winwood perform at a Birmingham pub in 1963. Steve was 14 and had an impressive high tenor voice in addition to incredible talent on the piano. Spencer asked Steve and Steve’s brother, Muff, to form a band with him and drummer Pete York. The Spencer Davis Group was born, and Steve Winwood’s musical career was off and running.

Other Popular Bands

Other Popular Bands

Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in 1967 to form another band, Traffic. The band released three studio albums before disbanding in 1969. Winwood then formed the supergroup, Blind Faith, with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech.

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