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Traffic
Traffic and Steve Winwood

Traffic was from Birmingham, England formed in the late 1960s and led by Steve Winwood, with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason, after Winwood had left the Spencer Davis Group. Winwood became friends with his future bandmates in the latter days of the Davis group (which also hailed from Birmighman) and Capaldi, Wood and Mason are reputed to have performed (uncredited) on at least two Spencer Davis Group singles, "I'm A Man" and "Gimme Some Lovin".

Winwood and Mason were friends of Jimi Hendrix. Winwood played organ on the slower jam version of a song "Voodoo Child" from Hendrix's famous double-LP Electric Ladyland and Mason played 12-string guitar on Jimi's version of "All Along The Watchtower" that appears on the same album. Hendrix first heard Bob Dylan's Watchtower at a party he was invited to by Mason and decided to record his own version the same night.

Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004.

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Mr. Fantasy (1967)
Traffic (1968)


Best of Traffic (1969)
Last Exit (live at The Fillmore West) (1969)
John Barleycorn Must Die (1970)
Welcome to the Canteen (live) (1971)
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)


Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory (1973)
Traffic on the Road (live on tour in Germany) (1973)
When the Eagle Flies (1974)
Far From Home (Winwood/Capaldi) (1994)
Heaven Is in Your Mind (compilation) (1998)



Steve Winwood
"Better to be quiet than to speak without a thought, or you may lose the meaning of your venture" -SW-

Steve Winwood Website

Stephen Laurence ("Steve") Winwood (born May 12, 1948 in Great Barr, Birmingham, England) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician who, in addition to his solo career, was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith.

In 1969, Winwood once again gave a powerful organ expression on Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends, he has later played keyboards on albums as diverse as Toots & The Maytals Reggae Got Soul and Howlin' Wolf's The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions.
He formed Blind Faith in 1969, but the band was short-lived, breaking up that August after completing a US tour. Traffic re-formed when Winwood became stalled while recording a solo album, prompting him to again enlist the help of Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi. The solo album instead became Traffic's John Barleycorn Must Die.

In 2003, Winwood released a new studio album, About Time on his new record label, Wincraft Music. 2004 saw his 1982 song 'Valerie' sampled by DJ Eric Prydz, in a song called 'Call On Me'. It spent five weeks at Number 1 on the UK singles chart.

In the 2005, Soundstage Performances DVD was released, featuring his recent work from the album About Time along with his classic hits including "Why Can't We Live Together" and "Back in the High Life". Winwood also performs hits from his days with Traffic (recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) as well as current recordings that represent a tapestry of tastes woven after 40 years in music.

He is currently working on his new studio album slated for release in 2006, and is preparing a live album from his American 2005 tour.

The Last Great Traffic Jam


Steve Winwood (1977)
Arc Of A Diver (1981)
Talking Back to the Night (1982)
Back In the High Life (1986)


Chronicles (1987)
Roll With It (1988)
Refugees Of the Heart (1990)
Junction Seven (1997)
About Time (2003)

Sound Stage: Steve Winwood: Live in Concert (2004) DVD
Smooth delivery, high-spirited melodies, that velvet voice and a soul-stirring rhythmic foundation. All are the elements that Steve Winwood brings to Soundstage featuring his recent work from the album About Time along with his classic hits including "Why Can't We Live Together" and "Back in the High Life." Winwood also performs hits from his days with Traffic (recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) as well as current recordings that represent a tapestry of tastes woven after 40 years in music.

Blind Faith

Blind Faith was a band formed in late 1968 when Eric Clapton (ex-Cream) and Steve Winwood (ex-Traffic) were at a loose end following the demise of their former bands and began to spend time together again (they had previously collaborated on a record as "Powerhouse"), jamming and working on new material at Clapton's house in Surrey. At Winwood's instigation, Cream's former drummer Ginger Baker was invited along, and they subsequently spent some time recording in the studio. Rick Grech, bassist with Family was invited to join them (he left Family, mid-tour).

They released only one album, Blind Faith (August 1969), with six tracks. There was controversy at the time because the cover featured a topless fourteen-year-old girl holding a (supposedly phallic) silver airplane in her hands. The US record company issued it in an alternative cover, with a shot of the band on the front. An expanded, deluxe edition of the album was released in 2001, with previously unreleased tracks and 'jams' included. Two live tracks from the Hyde Park concert are also available on Winwood's 4-CD retrospective The Finer Things.

The band dissolved after only a year together. Winwood went on a highly successful solo career, and Clapton stepped out of the spotlight as a sideman for Delaney & Bonnie and Friends

Blind Faith (1969)


The Spencer Davis Group

The Spencer Davis Group was a mid-1960s British rock band founded by Spencer Davis (born 1942 in Swansea, Wales).
In the heydays the group existed out of Stev(i)e Winwood (vocals), Steve's brother Muff Winwood played bass, and Pete York handled the drums, plus founder and lead-guitarist (co-singer) Spencer Davis.

Best Of The Spencer Davis Group (60s)
Gimme Some Lovin (2001 re-issue)
I'm A Man (2001 re-issue)


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