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Steve Winwood was born May 12, 1948 in Birmingham, England. Throughout his musical career he has enjoyed many different projects as well as success as a solo artist. Winwood is known for his ability to play multiple instruments and has always had a large following in the United Kingdom.
Before he took his solo musical act to the stage, he was a member of the bands The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Go and Blind Faith. Blind Faith was formed in 1969 with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. After Clapton left to perform a solo act, the remaining trio formed the band known as Ginger Baker’s Air Force.
Winwood has had two of his singles reach the # 1 spot on the Hot 100 charts. In 1986 his song Higher Lover was there for a week and in 1988 the track Roll With It was on top for a total of four weeks.
In late February 2008, Winwood and Clapton will perform live at Madison Square Garden in front of a sold out crowd. Steve will also join Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers on their 2008 tour.
