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Date of Birth
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12-May-1948
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Place of Birth
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Handsworth, West Midlands
(United Kingdom, West Midlands)
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Nationality
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England
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Also know as
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Stevie Winwood, Stephen Lawrence Winwood, Winwood, Steve, Steven Winwood, Stevie Winwood, Spencer Davis Group, Traffic
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Profession
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Singer, Guitarist, Keyboard Player, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Musician, Record producer
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Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. A multi-instrumentalist, he can play keyboards, bass guitar, drums, guitar, mandolin, violin, and other strings.
Winwood was a key member of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He also had a successful solo career with hits including "Valerie", "Back in the High Life Again" and two US Billboard Hot 100 number ones; "Higher Love" and "Roll With It". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.
In 2005 Winwood was honoured as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI London Awards for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers." In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Winwood #33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won two Grammy Awards.
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