Happy Birthday to Steve Winwood who celebrates his 74th birthday today (May 12th)!!! Winwood surprised fans when he backed out of the opening slot to Steely Dan's spring tour with no reason offered. The keyboard legend recently contributed to Christine McVie's upcoming solo album, offering up piano and backing vocals to their co-write, “Ask Anybody.”
Last year Winwood teamed up with Santana for a cover of Procol Harum's “Whiter Shade Of Pale,” which was featured on the band's Blessings And Miracle collection
Steve Winwood has been a working musician nearly all of his life having joined the Spencer Davis Group band in 1963 at the age of 15. Two years later, the band released their debut album, titled Their First LP. Though Spencer Davis led the band, Winwood was the group's unmistakable star, and hits like “Gimme Some Lovin'” and “I'm A Man” established Winwood, then called “Little Stevie Winwood,” as one of the most popular singers in Britain, and was often referred to as the “white” Ray Charles.