Steve Winwood was born on 12 May 1948 in Birmingham, England.
Happy 75 to one of the greatest voices in rock ever. He started as
a 16-year-old teenager with The Spencer Davis Group (1963-1966),
formed Traffic (1967-1968),and was part of the one-time supergroup
Blind Faith (1969). He started his triumphant solo career with his
debut LP in 1977.
With THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP.
With TRAFFIC.
SOLO
STEVE WINWOOD: Facebook – Bio – Discography
Back in time
Band: TRAFFIC
Who: A psychedelic prog-rock supergroup feat.
Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason
Active: 1967–1969, 1970–1974, 1994-2004 / 8 studio albums
Anniversary album: THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS – 5th LP
Released: 1 November 1971 – 50 years ago today
All Music said: “The LP marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second
coming of Traffic. The result was an album that quickly went gold and then platinum
in the U.S., where the group toured frequently.” Score: 4,5/5.
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TRAFFIC: History
Artist: HARRY NILSON
Who: Celebrated singer-songwriter from L.A.
June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994
Active: Started his career in 1958 / 16 studio albums
Anniversary album: NILSSON SCHMILSSON – 7th LP
The one with his classic hit Without You
Released: 1 November 1971 – 50 years ago today
AllMusic said: “It’s a near-perfect summary of everything Nilsson could do,
he could be craftier and stranger, but never did he achieve the perfect balance
as he did here.” Score: 4,5/5.
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HARRY NILSSON: History