Steve Winwood was born on May 12, 1948

Steve Winwood was born 59 years ago on May 12, 1948 in Birmingham, England.

Winwood has been a member of many bands including Traffic, Blind Faith, and the Spencer Davis Group, along with his solo career. He also often played with Jimi Hendrix and was featured on the Hendrix album Electric Ladyland in 1968.

Winwood is a singer, songwriter, and a multi instrumentalist. He is especially adept on the keys/organ.

His peak commercial success as a solo artist came with 1986's Back in the High Life album which featured the #1 hit single "Higher Love." The title track and "The Finer Things" were also hits.

One of Winwood's most well known songs is "Dear Mr. Fantasy" from the 1967 Traffic album Mr. Fantasy. The song was written by Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood. Winwood gets most of the credit for the musical construction of the song and he sang it on the album.

More music trivia: The Grateful Dead used to perform "Dear Mr. Fantasy" frequently during the 1980s with keyboardist Brent Mydland on vocals.

See Steve Winwood with Traffic performing "Dear Mr. Fantasy" live in 1972:


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