Steve Winwood

Born May 12, 1948 in Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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 soulful high tenor voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, bass, and saxophone. Winwood is known for a number of hit singles including Valerie (1982), Higher Love, (1986), Back in the High Life Again (also 1986) and Roll With It (1988).