Steve Winwood
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===Traffic reunion and subsequent work=== |
===Traffic reunion and subsequent work=== |
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[[File:Steve Winwood scottfisher.JPG|thumb|200px|Winwood in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], 2005]] |
[[File:Steve Winwood scottfisher.JPG|thumb|200px|Winwood performing in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], 2005]] |
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In 1994, Winwood and Jim Capaldi reformed as Traffic for the album ''[[Far from Home (Traffic album)|Far from Home]]''. Despite lacking a significant hit, it broke the top 40 in both the UK and US.{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/traffic/|title=Traffic|website=Theofficialcharts.com|access-date=29 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120171347/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/traffic/|archive-date=20 November 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/traffic-p5681/charts-awards|title=Traffic – Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=2 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202081539/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/traffic-p5681/charts-awards|url-status=live}} The band toured that year, which included a performance at the [[Woodstock '94]] Festival. That same year, Winwood appeared on the ''A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield'' CD, recording Mayfield's "[[It's All Right (The Impressions song)|It's All Right]]".{{Cite news|last=Applebome|first=Peter|date=27 February 1994|title=POP MUSIC; . . . But Curtis Mayfield Won't Be Forgotten, Either (Published 1994)|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/arts/pop-music-but-curtis-mayfield-won-t-be-forgotten-either.html|access-date=11 December 2020|issn=0362-4331}} |
In 1994, Winwood and Jim Capaldi reformed as Traffic for the album ''[[Far from Home (Traffic album)|Far from Home]]''. Despite lacking a significant hit, it broke the top 40 in both the UK and US.{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/traffic/|title=Traffic|website=Theofficialcharts.com|access-date=29 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120171347/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/traffic/|archive-date=20 November 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/traffic-p5681/charts-awards|title=Traffic – Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=2 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202081539/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/traffic-p5681/charts-awards|url-status=live}} The band toured that year, which included a performance at the [[Woodstock '94]] Festival. That same year, Winwood appeared on the ''A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield'' CD, recording Mayfield's "[[It's All Right (The Impressions song)|It's All Right]]".{{Cite news|last=Applebome|first=Peter|date=27 February 1994|title=POP MUSIC; . . . But Curtis Mayfield Won't Be Forgotten, Either (Published 1994)|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/arts/pop-music-but-curtis-mayfield-won-t-be-forgotten-either.html|access-date=11 December 2020|issn=0362-4331}} |
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In 1998, Winwood joined [[Tito Puente]], [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Ed Calle]], and other musicians to form the band "Latin Crossings" for a European tour, after which they split without making any recordings. Winwood also appeared in the film ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'', as a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys, appearing on stage with [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Eric Clapton]], and [[KoKo Taylor]] at the battle of the bands competition.{{Cite book|last=Bego|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_aBDwAAQBAJ&q=Louisiana+Gator+Boys&pg=PT393|title=Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul|date=18 September 2018|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-5107-4508-7}}{{page needed|date=July 2023}} |
In 1998, Winwood joined [[Tito Puente]], [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Ed Calle]], and other musicians to form the band "Latin Crossings" for a European tour, after which they split without making any recordings. Winwood also appeared in the film ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'', as a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys, appearing on stage with [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Eric Clapton]], and [[KoKo Taylor]] at the battle of the bands competition.{{Cite book|last=Bego|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_aBDwAAQBAJ&q=Louisiana+Gator+Boys&pg=PT393|title=Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul|date=18 September 2018|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-5107-4508-7}}{{page needed|date=July 2023}} |
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In 2003, Winwood released a new album, ''[[About Time (Steve Winwood album)|About Time]]'', on his new record label, Wincraft Music. In 2004, [[Eric Prydz]] [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] Winwood's 1982 song "[[Valerie (Steve Winwood song)|Valerie]]" for the song "[[Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)|Call on Me]]". After hearing an early version, Winwood not only gave permission to use his song, but also re-recorded the samples for Prydz to use, to facilitate |
In 2003, Winwood released a new album, ''[[About Time (Steve Winwood album)|About Time]]'', on his new record label, Wincraft Music. In 2004, [[Eric Prydz]] [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] Winwood's 1982 song "[[Valerie (Steve Winwood song)|Valerie]]" for the song "[[Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)|Call on Me]]". After hearing an early version, Winwood not only gave permission to use his song, but also re-recorded the samples for Prydz to use, to facilitate copyright clearance. The remix spent five weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite news|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9624077.Eric_Prydz/|title=Eric Prydz|publisher=The Argus|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205026/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9624077.Eric_Prydz/|url-status=live}} |
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In 2005, Winwood's Soundstage Performances DVD was released. That same year, he appeared on Grammy Award winner [[Ashley Cleveland]]'s album ''Men and Angels Say'', a mix of rock, blues, and country arrangements of well-known hymns, including "[[I Need Thee Every Hour]]", which featured a vocal duet and organ performance. On her 2006 record ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]'', [[Christina Aguilera]] featured Winwood (using the piano and organ instrumentation from the ''John Barleycorn Must Die'' track "Glad") on her song "Makes Me Wanna Pray".{{Cite web|title=Back to Basics|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/14/back-basics-3/|access-date=11 December 2020|website=EW.com}} |
In 2005, Winwood's Soundstage Performances DVD was released. That same year, he appeared on Grammy Award winner [[Ashley Cleveland]]'s album ''Men and Angels Say'', a mix of rock, blues, and country arrangements of well-known hymns, including "[[I Need Thee Every Hour]]", which featured a vocal duet and organ performance. On her 2006 record ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]'', [[Christina Aguilera]] featured Winwood (using the piano and organ instrumentation from the ''John Barleycorn Must Die'' track "Glad") on her song "Makes Me Wanna Pray".{{Cite web|title=Back to Basics|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/14/back-basics-3/|access-date=11 December 2020|website=EW.com}} |
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