Steve Winwood

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. After gaining prominence in 1963 as lead singer and keyboardist for the Spencer Davis Group, Steve Winwood achieved widespread success with UK number-one singles ‘Keep on Running’ (1965) and ‘Somebody Help Me’ (1966). He co-wrote American top 10 hits ‘Gimme Some Lovin” (1966) and ‘I’m a Man’ (1967). In 1967, Winwood co-founded the experimental psychedelic pop band Traffic, releasing acclaimed albums like ‘Mr.

His latest studio album, ‘Nine Lives,’ was released in 2008, the same year he received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music and released the collaborative EP ‘Dirty City’ with Clapton. He earned the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection (2011). In 2023, he performed ‘Higher Love’ at the Coronation Concert for King Charles III, and in 2024, toured North America with the Doobie Brothers. He is slated for appointment as a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 2025.