![]() Great songs abound: ‘Hold On’, the delightful ‘Midland Maniac’ and the compelling groove of ‘Time Is Running Out’ retained a foothold in his past and also beckoned the future. If it slipped through the net on release then even more reason for a favourable evaluation today. Writing alongside Traffic drummer Jim Capaldi, Steve eased into the spotlight with panache, assisted by the likes of Willie Weeks, Rebop and Andy Newmark. Having grown somewhat tired of the incessant touring schedule that accompanied Traffic’s success, particularly in North America where they were held as rock gods, our man-made the well-regarded debut album bearing his name in 1977. While it would be absurd to gloss over Steve Winwood’s initial career in The Spencer Davis Group, where he forged ahead with the new Birmingham R&B scene aged 14 (hence his initial moniker of Little Stevie) and while one cannot merely pay lip-service to his achievements in co-founding Traffic and Blind Faith – arguably the first and best of the so-called Super Groups – our attention turns to the 1970s when Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born in 1948) really kicks into his solo career. Those being just the tip of a huge iceberg. He appears on The Jimi Hendrix Experience epic Electric Ladyland, on the Tommy project, Lou Reed’s Berlin, John Martyn‘s Inside Out, Robert Palmer‘s Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley, Marianne Faithfull’s Broken English, Eric Clapton‘s Back Home and on his old friend Vivian Stanshall’s marvellously quirky Sir Henry At Rawlinson End. Winner of Grammy Awards and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (with Traffic in 2004), Steve also enjoys the status of the prestigious BMI Icon for his enduring influence on generations of music makers.Īpart from a sequence of fabulously well-made solo albums, which we’ll look fondly at soon, Winwood has always been in demand as a guest player. Not only a superbly gifted guitarist, keyboards player and drummer, but Winwood is also an exemplary songwriter with an amazing voice that gets under the skin of his material and propels it into the heart and soul of the listener. Steve Winwood is a genuine colossus in British rock since his earliest days with the Spencer Davis Group, then Traffic, Blind Faith and Go.
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