Steve Winwood Biography

Stephen Lawrence Winwood who is professionally known as Steve Winwood is a famous English musician. His musical genres are rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop-rock, and jazz. He has played for many bands like and many others.

Steve Winwood's Early Life And Education

Steve Winwood was born Stephen Lawrence Winwood on May 12, 1948, and is 70 years old as of early 2019. He was born in Handsworth, West Midlands of the United Kingdom. His father was also a semi-professional musician.

When he was just eight years old, he along with his father, Lawrence, and older brother, Muff, performed in. Steve is a multi-instrumentalist as he can play drums, guitar, violin, keyboards, mandolin, and bass guitar. He is of English nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.

Steve Winwood's Career

Steve Winwood joined in 1963 when he was just fourteen years old. is their first song which they release at the end of 1965. He left the band in 1967 and worked with Eric Clapton for some years.

Later in 1969, he was recruited by . His career reached a new height with the band. He was also a member of and

He is two times Grammy Awards winner and also honored as BMI. 

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Steve Winwood's Personal Life

Steve Winwood has been married twice and divorced once. At a young age, he was always on the headlines for his dating life and affairs rather than for his professional career.

He married Nicole Weir in 1978, but later in 1986, the couple got divorced. Just a year after divorcing the first wife, he then got married to his current wife Eugenia Crafton in 1987. The pair has four children together.

Steve Winwood's Net Worth

Steve Windwood's exact figure of net worth has not been disclosed to date. Some sources claim that his net worth is around $15 million, whereas some claim it as $60 million. 

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