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I feel S Winwood is the best pure musician of my generation along with J Lenin and Ian Anderson. Just my opinion but I’ve been around a long time and listened to a lot of music.
Please do not describe my recent edits as "damage". I have removed, more than once, a link to what appears to be your own website; which is, frankly, not of sufficient quality for a link from Wikipedipedia - WP is not a link repository. I have also removed your deprecated HTML, and links to audio files which do not belong in picture captions. Andy Mabbett 10:59, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Who says someone can't tie audio links or any links to a picture? There are no rules about this. Scott 11:06, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Andy, Quit destroying data and information added on Wikipedia. Please keep in focus, We are building an encyclopedia here not destroying by deleting. Try adding something....Yes I added the external link of my pictures, What is the problem? It's not a problem to refer external links for more information? Scott 11:48, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
I've just moved all the audio links down to the bottom where they belong, and removed all the HTML from the image templates so they behave as they should. --CBRN 10:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Not bad, in the Multimedia section, A home that will work. Scott 12:00, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Note there's a bad link that makes STEVE WINWOOD's "Roll With It" LP link to an OASIS page with the same coincidental title!
Couldn't we find some better pics of him? The pic on the article makes him look like a Hippy-Flower-Power freak, which he certainly is not. Carter Zoll 19:31, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Why no mention of his involvment on her new album Back to Basics and on the song Makes me Wanna Pray??
Of all that I would say about the voice is that it is far removed from anything 'black'(as in American, black people). 'Deep' is also a distantly applicable description. He absolutely has one of the most piercing voices that arise from extraordinarily high contribution of certain harmonic overtones: the patterns that make each voice unique. Piercing; very piercing. And it seems to go on as such. Cisum.ili.dilm (talk) 14:04, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
He is frequently assumed to be a black musician by people that are unfamiliar with his work and are only hearing his music on the radio. He is also widely compared to black soul musicians, I think it's highly notable to have this in the opening paragraph as Wikipedia is partly about dispelling myths and misconceptions. Tom Green (talk) 23:54, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
The line is a little odd, though-- Steve Winwood really does not have a "deep voice," first of all (he's a tenor), and being occasionally mistaken for a black musician is hardly one of the most notable things about him. It seems like a very minor detail to be in the intro to the article. 96.252.89.97 (talk) 03:50, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
I'm not an expert on Steve Windwood (which is to say I only know a subset of his extensive recorded work), but I have the impression he used different parts of his range at different times in his career. During his solo period in the eighties he certainly seems (at least on the many hits) to have abandoned those very high notes which were a sort of signature of his in Blind Faith (think of "Sea of Joy": "and I'm feeling close to where the race is run") and post-Blind Faith Traffic. TheScotch (talk) 02:01, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
The article says:
"In 1969, Winwood performed on organ for Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help from My Friends". The song was originally written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney for The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album. "
However, the page for Joe Cocker's album of the same name says Winwood played on two of the album's tracks, but not that song. I don't have any way to check the authenticity of the album credits listed on that page, but it seems obvious to me that there's just been some confusion about Winwood playing on "Joe Cocker's With a Little Help from My Friends". I suggest this article is updated to say:
"In 1969, Winwood performed on organ for two tracks on Joe Cocker's album "With a Little Help from My Friends". "
(adding the word 'album', changing the link to the album, and removing the Beatles sentence). --82.25.111.182 (talk) 20:23, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
When did Steve Winwood stop being Stevie Winwood? He's credited as Stevie Winwood on his early work like with the Spencer Davies Group Best of album cover -- SteveCrook (talk) 22:22, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
Between SDG and Traffic. I'm not sure he was ever known as "Stevie" to family and friends, there was a music biz thing to call him "little Stevie Winwood" like "little Stevie Wonder" just to attract attention. When he left the SDG he made an effort to drop the name, I seem to recall from reading about them at the time. Reader, September 2011.
Can someone contribute something substantive RE: Traffic's "The Low Spark of High-heeled Boys?" As a track, as an album follow-up to "Barleycorn", as novel album packaging, "Low Spark..." is noteworthy. Thanks! 50.129.220.98 (talk) 08:06, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Under "Personal life". The remark, "Winwood is also said to have a daughter from a relationship in the 1960s, who was placed for adoption.[25]" is an unsubstantiated claim, and places a derogatory spin on the article and obviously attempts to defame the moral character of subject Steve Winwood. The link refers to a claim made in 2007, and nothing has been since found (2012) to indicate the claim was ever true. Such an invalid dimunitive claim has no basis for inclusion in a supposedly factual accounting. Unless reference to genetic proof of the validity of said claim can be produced, the line should be removed - unless Wikipedia is now to be a site taking notes from the National Inquirer on sensationalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.90.90.116 (talk) 21:17, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
I feel the Section labelled as Blind Faith and Traffic is run on - the last paragraph is two sentences- should move to a new section - and the pull from the first parargraphs of Solo Career to this section. His Self titled first album of 1977 has all music of it done by him, then mixed together in the studio. Actually article states this fact also applies - worded differently for Arc of Diver and Talking back to the Night. This is not usual way records are recorded. Why be that way with recording and music? I have some suspected reason from my perspective, but will leave it to reader to come up with their own - or someone to find a reliable source of why this done. Wfoj3 (talk) 22:19, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
The Wikipedia page about Traffic's 1994 reunion album says Windwood played saxophone and flute on it. So why aren't these listed here as instruments he plays? TheScotch (talk) 02:03, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
Any legitimate source that says whether Winwood plays or has played saxophone or flute would be appreciated. (Not just for the article's sake. I'm curious.) Thanks. TheScotch (talk)
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The link to Ron Atkinson is to the football manger, not the musician who seems not to have a Wikipedia page. 86.168.110.73 (talk) 14:56, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
I was surprised the UA double compilation album entitled 'Winwood' is not listed in the discography. I bought the album back in the early 70s. The shop had several copies still in shrink. I vaguely remember something along the lines of 'it was pulled by UA due to objections by the artist'. I am guessing these in the shop were copies that were not returned to the distributor if what I heard is correct. It contained tunes from SDG, Traffic, Blind Faith and a cut from the Powerhouse album (Crossroads, interestingly enough). Anyone know the 'why' of this not being included in the discography? I'd put it in, but thought there may be some legal reason it can't be included. Thanks! THX1136 (talk) 02:01, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
Folks somebody didn't do well in math. Ha ha. Winwood has his *74th* birthday coming in a couple months. His birth year (1948) makes his age 73 presently. In May he will turn 74.
I only know this as my wife's birth year is also 1948. - And as any husband knows - get the age right (or err to the lesser! 😜) or you WILL pay for it!
Hope this is helpful. Terry themusiclover (talk) 19:42, 7 March 2024 (UTC)