Steve Winwood

Stephen Laurence ("Steve") Winwood (born May 12, 1948 in Great Barr, Birmingham, England) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician who, in addition to his solo career, was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith.

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Winwood was a part of the Birmingham rhythm and blues scene from a young age, playing the Hammond organ and guitar, backing blues singers like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Eddie Boyd, Otis Spann, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley on their United Kingdom tours (the norm at that time being for US singers to travel solo and be backed by 'pick-up' bands).

May 12: May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). There are 233 days remaining....

1948: 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar)....

Great Barr: Great Barr is a loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich (Sandwell) and Walsall, England....

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