Published on Mar 8, 2015
Steve Winwood: English Soul...An amazing BBC 4 Documentary.
From
childhood prodigy to veteran master, Birmingham-born Steve Winwood's
extraordinary career is like a map of the major changes in British rock
'n' roll and rhythm and blues from the 1960s to the present. This
in-depth profile traces that journey and reveals a master musician
blending Ray Charles and English hymnody into a unique brand of English
soul.
From the blues-boom-meets-beat-group chart hits of the
Spencer Davis Group, through the psychedelic pop of early Traffic and
into Berkshire as Traffic become the first band to 'get their heads
together in a country cottage', then via a brief sojourn in supergroup
Blind Faith and back to Traffic as a jam band who conquer the emerging
American rock scene, Winwood's first ten years on the boards were
extraordinary.
As the 80s dawned he reinvented himself as a solo
artist and became a major star in the US with hits like Higher Love and
Back in the High Life. These days he's back in arenas, touring with old
friend Eric Clapton.
Paul Bernay's film blends extensive
interviews with Winwood in his Gloucestershire home and film of
Winwood's first return to that Berkshire cottage since 1969 with rare
archive footage and contributing interviews with Eric Clapton, Paul
Rodgers, Paul Jones, Paul Weller, Muff Winwood, Dave Mason and more.
From
childhood prodigy to veteran master, Birmingham-born Steve Winwood's
extraordinary career is like a map of the major changes in British rock
'n' roll and rhythm and blues from the 1960s to the present. This
in-depth profile traces that journey and reveals a master musician
blending Ray Charles and English hymnody into a unique brand of English
soul.
From the blues-boom-meets-beat-group chart hits of the
Spencer Davis Group, through the psychedelic pop of early Traffic and
into Berkshire as Traffic become the first band to 'get their heads
together in a country cottage', then via a brief sojourn in supergroup
Blind Faith and back to Traffic as a jam band who conquer the emerging
American rock scene, Winwood's first ten years on the boards were
extraordinary.
As the 80s dawned he reinvented himself as a solo
artist and became a major star in the US with hits like Higher Love and
Back in the High Life. These days he's back in arenas, touring with old
friend Eric Clapton.
Paul Bernay's film blends extensive
interviews with Winwood in his Gloucestershire home and film of
Winwood's first return to that Berkshire cottage since 1969 with rare
archive footage and contributing interviews with Eric Clapton, Paul
Rodgers, Paul Jones, Paul Weller, Muff Winwood, Dave Mason and more.
Category Music
License - Standard YouTube License
Music "Keep On Running" by Spencer Davis Group (Karaoke) (Google Play • iTunes)
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