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'''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, [[Soul music|soulful]] high [[tenor]] voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, bass, and saxophone.

Winwood achieved fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an integral member of three major bands: [[the Spencer Davis Group]] (1964–1967), [[Traffic (band)|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 (Steve Winwood song)|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 (Steve Winwood album)|Chronicles]]''). His 1986 album ''[[Back in the High Life]]'' marked his career zenith, with hit singles including "[[Back in the High Life Again]]", "[[The Finer Things (song)|The Finer Things]]", and the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number one hit "[[Higher Love]]". He found the top of the Hot 100 again with "[[Roll with It (Steve Winwood song)|Roll Withwith It]]" (1988) from the [[Roll Withwith It (album)|album of the same name]], with "[[Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?]]" and "[[Holding On (Steve Winwood song)|Holding On]]" also charting highly the same year. Although his hit singles ceased after the 1980s, he continued to release new albums up to 2008, when ''[[Nine Lives (Steve Winwood album)|Nine Lives]]'', his latest album, was released.

In 2004, Winwood was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Traffic. He has won two [[Grammy AwardAwards]]s and an [[Ivor Novello Award]], and has been honored as a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icon. In 2008, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Winwood number 33 on its list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Winwood was born on 12 May 1948<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-winwood-from-mr-fantasy-to-mr-entertainment-68227/|title=Steve Winwood: From Mr. Fantasy to Mr. Entertainment|first1=Anthony|last1=DeCurtis|publishermagazine=Rolling Stone|date=1 December 1988|access-date=2 May 2019|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502051229/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-winwood-from-mr-fantasy-to-mr-entertainment-68227/|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth, Birmingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brumbeat.net/sdgroup.htm|title=Spencer Davis Group|website=Brumbeat.net|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227124433/http://www.brumbeat.net/sdgroup.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/handsworth-birmingham-famous-people-4114466|title=The 15 famous faces from Handsworth, Birmingham &#124; BirminghamWorld}}</ref> His father Lawrence, a [[foundryman]] by trade, was a semi-professional musician, playing mainly the saxophone and clarinet. Steve Winwood began playing piano at the age of four while interested in [[swing music|swing]] and [[Dixieland jazz]], and soon started playing drums and guitar. He was also a choirboy at St. John's Church of England, [[Perry Barr]]. The family moved from Handsworth to Atlantic Road, [[Kingstanding]] Birmingham,<ref name=soul>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00srj7k|title="Steve Winwood: English Soul," BBC4, broadcast 25 February 2011|publisher=BBC|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015072023/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00srj7k|url-status=live}}</ref> where Winwood attended the [[Great Barr School]], one of the first [[comprehensive school]]s. He also attended the [[Birmingham and Midland Institute]] of Music to develop his skills as a pianist, but did not complete his course.<ref>{{cite book|title=Back in the High Life|first=Alan|last=Clayson|year=1988|isbn=0-283-99640-4|publisher=Sidgewick and Jackson}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=July 2023}} During this time, he befriended future [[Fleetwood Mac]] member [[Christine McVie]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Conversation with Stevie Nicks| websitedate=9 September 2013 | via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptghTM218tE}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2023}}

At eight years of age, Winwood first performed with his father and elder brother [[Muff Winwood|Muff]] in the [[Ron Atkinson]] band.<ref name=GB>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&q=Ron+Atkinson+Band+steve+winwood&pg=PA87|title=The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World|date=10 November 2015|editor=Moskowitz, David V.|page=87|publisher=Abc-Clio |isbn=9781440803406|access-date=10 August 2018|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818210617/https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=Ron+Atkinson+Band+steve+winwood&source=bl&ots=SWfnfKG2d-&sig=gKsMlcIkC9B2USy7O0wrjGTuUGc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUzqmB-OLcAhUS-lQKHZK9CKs4ChDoATADegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=Ron%20Atkinson%20Band%20steve%20winwood&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Muff Winwood later recalled that when Steve began playing regularly with him and his father in licensed pubs and clubs, the piano had to be turned with its back to the audience to try to hide him because he was so obviously underage.<ref>John Reed, liner notes for 'Eight Gigs A Week: The Spencer DavidDavis Group – The Steve Winwood Years' (Island Records, 1996)</ref>

While still a pupil at Great Barr School, Winwood was a part of the Birmingham [[blues rock]] scene, playing the [[Hammond Organ|Hammond C-3 organ]] and guitar, backing [[blues]] and rock legends such as [[Muddy Waters]], [[John Lee Hooker]], [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[B. B. King]], [[Chuck Berry]], and [[Bo Diddley]] on their United Kingdom tours,{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} the custom at that time being for US singers to travel solo and be backed by [[pickup group|pick-up band]]s. At this time, Winwood was living on Atlantic Road in Great Barr, close to the Birmingham music halls where he played. Winwood modelled his singing after [[Ray Charles]].<ref name=soul/>

At age 14, Winwood (then known as "Stevie" Winwood) became singer and keyboardist of [[the Spencer Davis Group]],<ref>{{cite web |title=It's 'About Time' for Steve Winwood |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/music/2003/07/steve_winwood.shtml |access-date=19 August 2007 |archive-date=29 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229135746/http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/music/2003/07/steve_winwood.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> with his older brother [[Muff Winwood]] on bass, [[Spencer Davis]] on guitar, and [[Pete York]] on drums. Davis had been impressed by the Winwood brothers after he saw them performing as the Muffy Wood Jazz Band at the [[Golden Eagle, Birmingham|Golden Eagle]] in Birmingham.<ref name="Lockley">{{cite news |last1=Lockley |first1=Mike |title=Will legendary Spencer Davis Group reunite for one last gig in Birmingham? |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/legendary-spencer-davis-group-reunite-11614830 |access-date=15 October 2018 |work=Birmingham Mail |date=17 July 2016 |archive-date=16 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032531/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/legendary-spencer-davis-group-reunite-11614830 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Spencer Davis Group made their debut at the Eagle and subsequently had a Monday-night residency there.<ref name="H+T">{{cite web |title=Spencer Davis Group / 1965 / Smallbrook Queensway |url=http://www.havillandtravis.com/product/spencer-davis-group-1965-smallbrook-queensway/ |website=Havill & Travis |access-date=15 October 2018 |archive-date=16 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032614/http://www.havillandtravis.com/product/spencer-davis-group-1965-smallbrook-queensway/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Winwood's distinctive high tenor singing voice and vocal style drew comparisons to Ray Charles.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/33 |magazine=Rolling Stone |quote=(Winwood exploded onto the London music scene as a teenager with his powerful, soulful tenor). "I thought he had the greatest voice," said [[Billy Joel]], "this skinny little English kid singing like Ray Charles." |access-date=28 October 2017 |archive-date=23 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723104724/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/33 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1964, the Spencer Davis Group signed their first recording contract with [[Island Records]]. Producer and founder [[Chris Blackwell]] later said of Winwood, "He was really the cornerstone of Island Records. He's a musical genius and because he was with Island all the other talent really wanted to be with Island."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYU9U4Kw8KI|title=Bono Inducts Chris Blackwell into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|publisherdate=13 February 2008 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=26 February 2019|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523081301/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYU9U4Kw8KI|url-status=live}}</ref> The group's first single "[[Dimples (song)|Dimples]]" was released 10 days after Winwood's 16th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.45cat.com/artist/the-spencer-davis-group/uk |title=The Spencer Davis Group Discography -– UK |website=45cat.com |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220024116/http://www.45cat.com/artist/the-spencer-davis-group/uk |url-status=live }}</ref> The group had two UK [[record chart|No. 1]] singles in late 1965 and early 1966 with "[[Keep on Running]]" and "[[Somebody Help Me]]";<ref>{{Pop Chronicles|52|4}}</ref> the money from this success allowed Winwood to buy his own [[Hammond organ]].<ref name="soul" /> Winwood co-wrote the band's breakthrough hits in America, "[[Gimme Some Lovin']]" and "[[I'm a Man (The Spencer Davis Group song)|I'm a Man]]", both of which went Top 10 in the US and UK in late 1966 and early 1967.<ref>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 143}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| last = Whitburn| first = Joel| authorlink = Joel Whitburn| year = 1991| title = Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990| location = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin| publisher = [[Record Research]]| isbn = 0-89820-089-X| page = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/i'm-a-man/ |title=Official Singles Chart Results Matching: I'm a Man |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967.

Winwood met drummer [[Jim Capaldi]], guitarist [[Dave Mason]], and multi-instrumentalist [[Chris Wood (rock musician)|Chris Wood]] when they jammed together at [[The Elbow Room]], a club in [[Aston, Birmingham|Aston]], Birmingham.<ref name="brumbeat">{{cite web|url=http://www.brumbeat.net/traffic.htm|title=Traffic|access-date=4 March 2008|website=Brumbeat.net|archive-date=19 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319095312/http://www.brumbeat.net/traffic.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite AV media notes|title= Traffic Mr. Fantasy 1999 CD liner notes}}</ref> After Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967, the quartet formed [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]].<ref name=AMG>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5681/biography|pure_url=yes}} Traffic Biography] [[AllMusic]]</ref> Soon thereafter, they rented a cottage near the rural village of [[Aston Tirrold]], Berkshire (now [[Oxfordshire]]), to write and rehearse new music.<ref name="brumbeat"/><ref>{{cite AV media notes|titlename= Traffic Mr. Fantasy 1999 CD liner notes}}<"auto"/ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00srj7k |title="Steve Winwood: English Soul", BBC4, broadcast 25 February 2011 |publisher=bbc.co.ukBBC |access-date=2011-09-13}}</ref> This allowed them to escape the city and develop their music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winwoodfans.com/aston.htm|title=The Traffic Cottage at Aston-Tirrold at winwoodfans.com|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=28 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928000557/http://www.winwoodfans.com/aston.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00srj7k |titlename="Steve Winwood: English Soulauto1", BBC4, broadcast 25 February 2011 |publisher=bbc.co.uk |access-date=2011-09-13}}</ref>

Early in Traffic's formation, Winwood and Capaldi formed a songwriting partnership, with Winwood writing music to match Capaldi's lyrics. This partnership was the source of most of Traffic's material, including popular songs such as "[[Paper Sun]]", "No Face, No Name, No Number", "Dear Mr. Fantasy", and "[[The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (song)|The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys]]", and outlived the band, producing several songs for Winwood's and Capaldi's solo albums. Over the band's history, Winwood performed the majority of their lead vocals, keyboard instruments, and guitars (the latter more so after Mason's departure in 1968). Traffic disbanded in early 1969 after two albums, ''[[Mr. Fantasy]]'' (1967) and ''[[Traffic (Traffic album)|Traffic]]'' (1968), with a third album, ''[[Last Exit (Traffic album)|Last Exit]]'', being issued later that year.

Following Traffic's split, Winwood formed the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Blind Faith]], along with former [[Cream (band)|Cream]] members [[Eric Clapton]] (guitar) and [[Ginger Baker]] (drums), and former [[Family (band)|Family]] member [[Ric Grech]] (bass).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/steves-still-winning-nine-lives-later-1483044.html|title=Steve's still winning nine lives later|work=Herald.ie|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213114929/http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/steves-still-winning-nine-lives-later-1483044.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The band was short-lived, producingproduced only [[Blind Faith (Blind Faith album)|one album]], (which reached No. 1 in both the UK and US), and included "[[Can't Find My Way Home]]". The band was short-lived owing to Clapton's greater interest in Blind Faith's opening act on tour, [[Delaney & Bonnie & Friends]]; Clapton left the band at the tour's completion, bringing Blind Faith to an end.

In 1970, Winwood went into the studio to begin work on a solo album, tentatively titled ''Mad Shadows''. However, Winwood ended up calling in his former Traffic bandmates Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood to help, with the recording resulting in a Traffic reunion album ''[[John Barleycorn Must Die]]''.<ref name=Perciaccante/> Traffic would continue for another five albums, ''[[Welcome to the Canteen]]'' (1971), ''[[The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys]]'' (1971), ''[[Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory]]'' (1973), ''[[On the Road (Traffic album)|On the Road]]'' (1973) and ''[[When the Eagle Flies]]'' (1974). Weariness with the grind of touring and recording prompted Winwood to break up Traffic in 1974 and retire to session work for several years.<ref name="Mojo">Black, Johnny (May 1997). [http://www.stevewinwood.com/news/5765 Feature: Steve Winwood] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928165937/http://www.stevewinwood.com/news/5765 |date=28 September 2011 }}, ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00srj7k |titlename="Steve Winwood: English Soulauto1", BBC4, broadcast 25 February 2011 |publisher=bbc.co.uk |access-date=2011-09-13}}</ref>

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Under pressure from Island Records, Winwood released his [[Steve Winwood (album)|self-titled first solo album]] in 1977. In 1979 he played keyboards on the [[Marianne Faithfull]] album ''[[Broken English (album)|Broken English]],'' including synthesizer on the tracks "[[The Ballad of Lucy Jordan]]" and "[[Broken English (song)|Broken English]]" which were taken as singles from the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/time-machine/1970s/mojo-time-machine-marianne-faithfull-releases-broken-english/|title=MOJO Time Machine: Marianne Faithfull Releases Broken English|date=24 April 2023|website=Mojo}}</ref>

In 1980, Winwood released his second solo album ''[[Arc of a Diver]]'', which included his first solo hit, "[[While You See a Chance]]". This was followed by ''[[Talking Back to the Night]]'' in 1982,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevewinwood/albums/album/88769/review/6068267/talking_back_to_the_night |title=Steve Winwood: Talking Back Toto Thethe Night : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |first=Parke |last=Puterbaugh |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |year=2011 |accessdate=7 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002063508/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevewinwood/albums/album/88769/review/6068267/talking_back_to_the_night |archivedate=October 2, October 2007 }}</ref> which featured the song "[[Valerie (Steve Winwood song)|Valerie]]", which would eventually become a hit single upon re-release in 1987. Both ''Arc of a Diver'' and ''Talking Back to the Night'' were recorded at his home in [[Gloucestershire]] with Winwood playing all instruments.

In 1986, Winwood travelled to New York City for his next album project. There, he enlisted the help of a coterie of stars to record ''[[Back in the High Life]]''. The album went triple platinum in the US, with its first single "[[Higher Love]]" reaching number 1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and earning Winwood [[Grammy AwardAwards]]s for Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He embarked on an extensive tour of North America in support of the album,<ref name="New York Times 1986">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/23/arts/the-pop-life-steve-winwood-returns-to-make-the-juices-flow.html|title=The Pop Life; Steve Winwood Returns To Make The Juices Flow|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 July 1986 |access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524192353/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/23/arts/the-pop-life-steve-winwood-returns-to-make-the-juices-flow.html|url-status=live|last1=Pareles |first1=Jon }}</ref> and at the end of the tour, he divorced Nicole Weir in England then settled in the [[Nashville]] area with his new American wife, Eugenia Crafton.<ref name="AP 1988">{{cite news |url=https://www.deseret.com/1988/7/15/18772236/winwood-s-comeback-has-a-tennessee-bent |title=Winwood's Comeback Has a Tennessee Bent |date=15 July 1988 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City }}</ref>

With the exception of 1969's ''Blind Faith'', Winwood had been with Island Records since the Spencer DaviesDavis Group's first single in 1964. However, at the peak of his commercial success, Winwood moved to [[Virgin Records]] and released the albums ''[[Roll with It (album)|Roll with It]]'' (1988) and ''[[Refugees of the Heart]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU8UlZb9ARo&ab_channel=ScottishTeeVee|title=Steve Winwood -– interview 1987|websitedate=19 October 2018 |via=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> ''Roll with It'' and its title track hit No. 1 on the US album and singles charts in the summer of 1988.

In 1994, Winwood and Jim Capaldi reformed as Traffic for the album ''[[Far from Home (Traffic album)|Far from Home]]''. Despite lacking a significant hit, it broke the top 40 in both the UK and US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/traffic/|title=Traffic|website=Theofficialcharts.com|access-date=29 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120171347/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/traffic/|archive-date=20 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/traffic-p5681/charts-awards|title=Traffic – Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=2 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202081539/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/traffic-p5681/charts-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> The band toured that year, which included a performance at the [[Woodstock '94]] Festival. That same year, Winwood appeared on the ''A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield'' CD, recording Mayfield's "[[It's All Right (The Impressions song)|It's All Right]]".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Applebome|first=Peter|date=27 February 1994|title=POP MUSIC; . . . But Curtis Mayfield Won't Be Forgotten, Either (Published 1994)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/arts/pop-music-but-curtis-mayfield-won-t-be-forgotten-either.html|access-date=11 December 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 1998, Winwood joined [[Tito Puente]], [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Ed Calle]], and other musicians to form the band "Latin Crossings" for a European tour, after which they split without making any recordings. Winwood also appeared in the film ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'', as a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys, appearing on stage with [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Eric Clapton]], and [[KoKo Taylor]] at the battle of the bands competition.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bego|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_aBDwAAQBAJ&q=Louisiana+Gator+Boys&pg=PT393|title=Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul|date=18 September 2018|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-5107-4508-7|language=en}}</ref>{{page needed|date=July 2023}}

In 2003, Winwood released a new studio album, ''[[About Time (Steve Winwood album)|About Time]]'', on his new record label, Wincraft Music. In 2004, [[Eric Prydz]] [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] Winwood's 1982 song "[[Valerie (Steve Winwood song)|Valerie]]" for the song "[[Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)|Call on Me]]". After hearing an early version, Winwood not only gave permission to use his song, he re-recorded the samples for Prydz to use. The remix spent five weeks at No. 1 on the UK singlesSingles chartChart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9624077.Eric_Prydz/|title=Eric Prydz|publisher=The Argus|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205026/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9624077.Eric_Prydz/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, Winwood's Soundstage Performances DVD was released. That same year, he appeared on Grammy Award winner [[Ashley Cleveland]]'s album ''Men and Angels Say'', a mix of rock, blues, and country arrangements of well-known hymns, including "[[I Need Thee Every Hour]]", which featured a vocal duet and organ performance. On her 2006 record ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]'', [[Christina Aguilera]] featured Winwood (using the piano and organ instrumentation from the ''John Barleycorn Must Die'' track "Glad") on her song "Makes Me Wanna Pray".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Back to Basics|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/14/back-basics-3/|access-date=11 December 2020|website=EW.com|language=EN}}</ref>

[[File:Steve Winwood Band.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Steve Winwood band in 2009 on tour]] Winwood's next studio album ''[[Nine Lives (Steve Winwood album)|Nine Lives]]'' was released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legendary superstar Steve Winwood to release Nine Lives|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/03/legendary_superstar_steve_winwood_to_rel_29|website=Starpulse.com|access-date=13 June 2009|archive-date=19 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319083344/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/03/legendary_superstar_steve_winwood_to_rel_29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.co.uk/artists/steve_winwood|title=Columbia UK|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021655/http://www.columbia.co.uk/artists/steve_winwood|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2023}} ''Nine Lives'' opened at No. 12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart,<ref>{{cite news|title=Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200 With 7th No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045488/madonna-leads-busy-billboard-200-with-7th-no-1|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=4 March 2010|archive-date=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317073138/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045488/madonna-leads-busy-billboard-200-with-7th-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> his highest US debut ever.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} On 19 February 2008, Winwood and Clapton released a collaborative [[Extended play|EP]] through [[iTunes]] titled ''[[Dirty City]]''. Clapton and Winwood released a CD and DVD of their Madison Square Garden shows and then toured together in the summer of 2009.<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite news|title=Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood at the Bowl|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/07/eric-clapton-and-steve-winwood-at-the-bowl-fantasy-becomes-reality.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|quote=The stairway to classic-rock heaven extended straight into Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night as '60s British rock heroes Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood closed their all-too-quick 14-city, three-week U.S. tour with a nearly 2½-hour excursion through the music they created, individually and collectively, three and four decades ago.|date=1 July 2009|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-date=4 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704153211/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/07/eric-clapton-and-steve-winwood-at-the-bowl-fantasy-becomes-reality.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 February 2008, Winwood and Clapton released a collaborative [[Extended play|EP]] through [[iTunes]] titled ''[[Dirty City]]''. Clapton and Winwood released an album and DVD of their Madison Square Garden shows and then toured together in the summer of 2009.<ref name="Los Angeles Times"/>

In 2008, Winwood was awarded an honorary doctorate from the [[Berklee College of Music]] to add to his honorary degree from [[Aston University]], Birmingham.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} On 28 March 2012 Winwood was one of [[Roger Daltrey]]'s special guest stars for "An Evening with Roger Daltrey and Friends" gig, in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2012/march/roger-daltrey-and-friends-kick-off-the-2012-tct-concerts/|title=Roger Daltrey and friends kick off the 2012 TCT concerts – Royal Albert Hall|website=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308172202/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2012/march/roger-daltrey-and-friends-kick-off-the-2012-tct-concerts/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Legacy= ==

Winwood was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Traffic in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/entertainment/2017/05/02/seven-facts-steve-winwood/101190998/|title=Seven facts about Steve Winwood|website=The Greenville News|last=Walker |first=Donna Isbell |date=2 May 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/traffic|title=Traffic|website=Rockhall.com|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=2 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802153859/http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/traffic/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Winwood was honoured as a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icon at the annual BMI London Awards for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/334626|title=BMI Honors Top European Writers, Publishers at 2005 London Awards; Steve Winwood Named a BMI Icon|website=Bmi.com|date=28 November 2005|access-date=15 September 2010|archive-date=14 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114065908/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/334626|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hollis-life-honored-at-bmi-london-awards-1402634/|title=Hollis' 'Life' Honored Atat BMI London Awards|websitemagazine=Billboard.com|first=Lars|last=Brandle|date=29 November 2005}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Winwood No. 33 on its list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/33|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=13 June 2009|quote=Steve Winwood exploded onto the London music scene as a teenager with his powerful, soulful tenor—notably on "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man" with the Spencer Davis Group.|archive-date=23 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723104724/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/33|url-status=dead}}</ref> Winwood has won two [[Grammy AwardAwards]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/steve-winwood/10510|title=Steve Winwood|website=grammy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/features/top-songs/steve-winwood-best-songs-ranked/|title=Steve Winwood's 10 greatest songs, ranked|website=Smooth.com|date=5 May 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tylerpaper.com/news/local_legends/may-24-grammy-awards-give-steve-winwood-tylers-will-jennings-some-love-in-1987/article_f0fe7186-9c76-11ea-918f-9b144f666c51.html|title=May 24: Grammy Awards give Steve Winwood, Tyler's Will Jennings some 'Love' in 1987|first=Danny|last=Mogle|date=24 May 2020|website=TylerPaper.com}}</ref> He was nominated twice for a [[Brit Award]] for Best British Male Artist: 1988 and 1989.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} In 2011, he received the [[Ivor Novello Award]] from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] for Outstanding Song Collection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/19/plan-b-ben-drew-ivor-novello-awards|title=Plan B aka Ben Drew takes top honours at Ivor Novello awards|first=Alexandra|last=Topping|date=19 May 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London}}</ref><ref>[http://theivors.com/archive/2010-to-present/the-ivors-2011/ "Ivors 2011: Steve Winwood"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107194246/http://theivors.com/archive/2010-to-present/the-ivors-2011/ |date=7 November 2016 }}. The Ivors. Retrieved 28 December 2017</ref>

Winwood's primary residence is a 300-year-old [[manor house]] in the [[Cotswolds]], England, where he also has a recording studio. Winwood also has a home in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], with his wife, Eugenia Crafton, a [[Trenton, Tennessee]] native whom he married in 1987. They have four children.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ayers |first=Tia |title=Steve Winwood & Eugenia Crafton |url=http://www.proposalmagazine.com/tag/steve-winwood |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625120628/http://www.proposalmagazine.com/tag/steve-winwood/ |archive-date=25 June 2013 |access-date=31 July 2012 |work=proposalmagazine}} Archived version [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211211253/https://www.cbsnews.com/2100-3445_162-1391708.html/]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="True Brit", In Style, October 1997|url=http://www.winwoodfans.com/articles/instyle.htm|date=22 October 1997|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=18 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418200845/http://www.winwoodfans.com/articles/instyle.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Scott|title=A Rock Legend Living The High Life|url=httphttps://www.cbsnews.com/2100news/a-3445_162rock-1391708.htmllegend-living-the-high-life/|publisher=CBS News|date=11 February 2009|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=11 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211211253/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-3445_162-1391708.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, one of Winwood's eldest daughterdaughters, Mary Clare, weddedmarried businessman [[Ben Elliot]], who later was [[Chairman of the Conservative Party|Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party]] between July 2019 and September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/8838178/My-perfect-weekend-Ben-Elliot.html |title=My perfect weekend: Ben Elliot |date=19 October 2011 |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928155305/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/8838178/My-perfect-weekend-Ben-Elliot.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple have two sons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/don-t-be-such-a-waster-londons-food-waste-czar-a4141441.html |title=Don't be such a waster: London's food waste czar |date=14 May 2019 |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106161923/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/don-t-be-such-a-waster-londons-food-waste-czar-a4141441.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Winwood'sAnother daughter, Lilly, is a singer; she was featured with himWinwood performing a duet of his song "Higher Love" in a [[The Hershey Company|Hershey]] commercial.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hershey's TV Commercial, 'My Dad' Song by Steve Winwood, Lilly Winwood|url=http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AO07/hersheys-my-dad-song-by-steve-winwood-lilly-winwood|website=Ispot.tv|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-date=13 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213103551/http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AO07/hersheys-my-dad-song-by-steve-winwood-lilly-winwood|url-status=live}}</ref> She was the opening act and was backing singer on multiple songs duringfor her father's 2018 Greatest Hits Live tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20180226/lilly-winwood-at-the-fox-5-things-to-know|title=Lilly Winwood at the Fox, 5 Things To Know|website=Theoaklandpress.com|date=26 February 2018|access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231428/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20180226/lilly-winwood-at-the-fox-5-things-to-know|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[BBB. B. King]] – ''[[B.B. King in London]]'', 1971

* [[McDonald and Giles]] – ''[[McDonald and Giles]]'', 1971 -– organ, and piano solo on "Turnham Green"

* [[Howlin' Wolf]] – ''[[The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions]]'', 1971 -– organ and piano

* [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]] – ''[[Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley]]'', 1974

* [[David Gilmour]] – ''[[About Face (album)|About Face]]'', 1984<ref>{{cite web | title=The Rightful Heir? | work=Q Magazine No. 48 | url=http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1475-david-gilmour-rightful-heir-q.html | date=September 1990 | access-date=23 July 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927221338/http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1475-david-gilmour-rightful-heir-q.html | archive-date=27 September 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>