The Other Stevie W.

Happy birthday, Steve Winwood.  Believe it or not, little Stevie Winwood turns 65 today.

He was an amazing singer, sounding like an old blues man in his teens, working with the Spencer Davis Group.  Also was an excellent musician and fine songwriter.

He really opened up when he founded Traffic in the late 60s with Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason and Chris Wood.  After a short stint with Eric Clapton in the supergroup Blind Faith he went back to Traffic.  The shifted its lineup several times and broke up in the mid-70s.  Winwood went on to a highly successful solo career which, as far as I know, continues to this day.