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Steve Winwood
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn May 12, 1948 (77 years)
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a guitarist, keyboard player, and vocalist prominent for his distinctive soulful high tenor voice, Winwood also plays instruments including mandolin, bass, drums and percussion.
Winwood achieved fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an integral member of three successful bands: the Spencer Davis Group (1964–1967), Traffic (1967–1969 and 1970–1974), and Blind Faith (1969). During the 1980s, his solo career flourished and he had a number of hit singles, including "While You See a Chance" (1980) from the album Arc of a Diver and "Valerie" (1982) from Talking Back to the Night ("Valerie" became a hit when it was re-released with a remix from Winwood's 1987 compilation album Chronicles).
Winwood's 1986 album Back in the High Life marked his career zenith, with hit singles including "Back in the High Life Again", "The Finer Things", and the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Higher Love". He reached number one on the Hot 100 again with "Roll with It" (1988) from the album Roll with It, with "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" and "Holding On" also charting highly the same year. Although his hit singles ceased after the 1980s, he continued to release new albums. His most recent album, Nine Lives, was released in 2008. The 2004 song "Call on Me", built on a sample of "Valerie", spent five weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart.
In 2004, Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic. He has won two Grammy Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and has been honored as a BMI Icon. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Winwood the 33rd-greatest singer. In 2025, Winwood was appointed a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the King's Birthday Honours.
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Winwood achieved fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an integral member of three successful bands: the Spencer Davis Group (1964–1967), Traffic (1967–1969 and 1970–1974), and Blind Faith (1969). During the 1980s, his solo career flourished and he had a number of hit singles, including "While You See a Chance" (1980) from the album Arc of a Diver and "Valerie" (1982) from Talking Back to the Night ("Valerie" became a hit when it was re-released with a remix from Winwood's 1987 compilation album Chronicles).
Winwood's 1986 album Back in the High Life marked his career zenith, with hit singles including "Back in the High Life Again", "The Finer Things", and the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Higher Love". He reached number one on the Hot 100 again with "Roll with It" (1988) from the album Roll with It, with "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" and "Holding On" also charting highly the same year. Although his hit singles ceased after the 1980s, he continued to release new albums. His most recent album, Nine Lives, was released in 2008. The 2004 song "Call on Me", built on a sample of "Valerie", spent five weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart.
In 2004, Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic. He has won two Grammy Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and has been honored as a BMI Icon. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Winwood the 33rd-greatest singer. In 2025, Winwood was appointed a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the King's Birthday Honours.
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Steve Winwood Filmography
| 2005 | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live: The Who · as The Hawker |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 · as The Louisiana Gator Boys |
| 1995 | Balto · as The Balladeer |
| 1989 | The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy · as The Hawker |
| 1966 |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2019 | The Man Behind the White Guitar · as Self |
| 2017 | Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars · as Self |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Jimi Hendrix Electric Church · as Self |
| 2013 | Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' · as Self - Musician |
| 2013 | Muscle Shoals · as Self |
| 2012 | Beware of Mr. Baker · as Self |
| 2010 | Crossroads Guitar Festival · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Blues (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Soundstage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace · as Self - Performer |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 39th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Woodstock '94 · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Geld oder Liebe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Rockopop (1988) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Na sowas! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1980 | America's Top 10 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Glastonbury Fayre · as Self |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Cucumber Castle · as Steve Winwood |
| 1970 | Grottan · as Self |
| 1965 | Go Go Mania · as Self |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Ready Steady Go! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self (as Traffic) |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Going · as Composer |