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• A major success as a teenager, British-born singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood has one of the more impressive back catalogs in the music industry to his name. Over the course a career that began in the mid-Sixties when he was 15, Winwood has fronted such legendary rock outfits as The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. He's also enjoyed a highly successful solo career highlighted by 1986's Back in the High Life, which featured four huge hits including "Higher Love" and the title track.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Stephen Lawrence Winwood
  2. Born: May 12, 1948
  3. Birthplace: Birmingham, England
  4. Record Labels: Island Records, Virgin Records
  5. Band associations: The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith
  6. In his early teens, Winwood played backup behind such legendary blues artists as Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker
  7. Joined the Spencer Davis Group at the age of 15
  8. Collaborated with Jimi Hendrix and was featured prominently on Electric Ladyland

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