Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood is an English rock musician known for his distinctive high tenor voice and keyboard work.

He rose to fame as a teenager with the Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s, later fronting Traffic and Blind Faith.

His 1980s solo career produced hits like "Higher Love" and "Back in the High Life Again."

career

Blind Faith

Clapton's short-lived supergroup

composer · songwriter · record producer · collaborations · touring · English · Birmingham · child prodigy · Hammond organ · frontman

influences

blues

Mournful American music genre

  • soulInnermost animating essence
  • jazz fusionElectric rock-meets-improvisation genre
  • R&BSoulful pop genre

gospel · British Invasion · psychedelic rock · progressive rock · funk · Motown · Ray Charles · Stevie Wonder · improvisation · blue-eyed soul

hits

Valerie

Latin-derived feminine name

synthpop · eighties

legacy

pioneer

Early explorer or settler

groundbreaking · versatile · longevity · Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · icon · craftsman · timeless · reinvention · respected · enduring

Opposites
musical style and era

Steve WinwoodJohnny Rotten

Sid Vicious · Lou Reed · Iggy Pop · Black Sabbath · Sonic Youth

musical persona and image

Steve WinwoodSid Vicious

Marilyn Manson · Kurt Cobain · Ozzy Osbourne · Keith Moon · Alice Cooper

Family

Steve, win, wood, wins, won, winning, winner, winners, woods

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G