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Steve Winwood is a musician and songwriter known for his impactful contributions to rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music as a member of iconic bands and through a successful solo career.
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Steve Winwood released his album through his own independent label, Wincraft Music, through a partnership with SCI Fidelity Records and management firm, promoting file-sharing as a marketing strategy.
Steve Winwood and his daughter, Lilly Winwood, performed a duet of his song "Higher Love" for a Hershey commercial, promoting the brand through a musical collaboration.
Stephen Lawrence Winwood was born on May 12, 1948, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. His immersion in music began at an early age, learning piano at four. His father, Lawrence, a foundryman and semi-professional musician, introduced him to swing and Dixieland jazz. Winwood also dedicated himself to drums, guitar, and singing as a choirboy. During his formative years, he developed his skills at the Birmingham and Midland Institute and was active in the Birmingham blues rock scene, playing Hammond C-3 organ and guitar for touring blues and rock legends such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and B.B. King.
Winwood gained prominence in 1963, joining the Spencer Davis Group at age 15 as lead singer and keyboardist. The group quickly achieved success with UK number-one singles “Keep on Running” (1965) and “Somebody Help Me” (1966), and co-wrote American top 10 hits “Gimme Some Lovin'” and “I’m a Man” (both 1966-1967). In 1967, he co-founded Traffic, an experimental psychedelic pop band, with Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, and Chris Wood. Traffic produced acclaimed albums like “Mr. Fantasy” (1967) and “Traffic” (1968). A brief hiatus from Traffic led him to form the supergroup Blind Faith in 1969 with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech, which released a number-one album before disbanding.
Returning to Traffic in 1970, Winwood continued to explore a more jazz-influenced rock sound on albums such as “John Barleycorn Must Die” (1970) and “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” (1971). After Traffic’s final dissolution in 1974, Winwood embarked on a solo career, releasing his self-titled debut in 1977. His solo success peaked in the 1980s with albums like “Arc of a Diver” (1980), which featured his hit “While You See a Chance,” and “Back in the High Life” (1986), which included the Grammy-winning single “Higher Love.” He achieved another number-one hit with “Roll with It” (1988) and continued to release new music through his own Wincraft Music label, with his most recent studio album being “Nine Lives” (2008). In 2004, Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic.
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