About Time: The Unsung Genius of Steve Winwood
The Unsung Genius of Steve Winwood
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4.5 • 6 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Steve Winwood has been creating his own form of R&B genres for over 50 years, and is an international star. His music includes blues, folk, rock, funk, pop and most recently Latin rhythms. His immediately recognizable blue-eyed soulful voice makes him one of the greatest singers of our time. Winwood has been the bandleader of iconic groups including The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and an extensive solo career. Winwood is also an extremely talented Hammond B-3 organist, synthesizer keyboardist, and guitarist. His work as a session player helped him become a visionary engineer and producer, sometimes creating entire albums by himself. Author Chuck Sullivan explores Winwood’s journey through first hand interviews with notable musicians, extensive research, and uses his personal experiences as a musician and producer to describe the remarkable career of this musical genius.
Customer Reviews
A Good Overview
There are not many books on this guy so something is better than nothing... that being said, it was a bit of a tough one to get through. All due respect to the author, but an editor is a good thing to have on hand. I found it redundant in parts, and some the author’s offerings of insights and opinions came across as very subjective and just didn’t seem altogether appropriate. Some of the info was inaccurate... again, it was tough to get through; but my interest in Steve’s story and the lack of anything out there on him helped me to hang tough and hit the finish line.