- Born
- Birth nameStephen Lawrence Winwood
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Steve Winwood was born on May 12, 1948 in Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He is a music artist and actor, known for Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Flight of the Phoenix (2004) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). He has been married to Eugenia Crafton since January 18, 1987. They have four children. He was previously married to Nicole Tacot Weir.
- SpousesEugenia Crafton(January 18, 1987 - present) (4 children)Nicole Tacot Weir(August 31, 1977 - December 1986) (divorced)
- Had U.S. and U.K. solo hits with "Higher Love", "Valerie", "While You See a Chance" and "Back in the High Life Again".
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Traffic.
- His primary residence is a 300-year-old manor house in the Cotswolds, South West England, where he also has a recording studio.
- Founding member of the critically and commercially acclaimed band Traffic.
- When Crosby Stills & Nash were looking for another musician to help them beef up their sound in concert, they asked Winwood if he would be interested in joining. Winwood declined on account of the fact that he was already committed to his current band Blind Faith with Eric Clapton. Ironically, Clapton was also asked to join Crosby Stills & Nash and he also declined.
- I really love Americans and American musical roots. It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.
- I went straight from Boy Scouts to rock 'n' roll. Fancy that!
- I smoked far too much dope and wasted a lot of my life.
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