Was Steve Winwood at Woodstock?

Opener Steve Winwood played a stripped-down set that featured mostly hits from his 45-year career. He never made it to Woodstock, he told the crowd, because Traffic had briefly broken up.

What was Traffic’s biggest hit?

Top 10 Traffic Songs

• ‘Freedom Rider’
• ‘Feelin’ Alright’
• ‘Rock & Roll Stew’
• ‘John Barleycorn’ From ‘John Barleycorn Must Die’ (1970)
• ‘Medicated Goo’ From ‘Last Exit’ (1969)
• ‘(Roamin’ Thru the Gloamin’ With) 40,000 Headmen’ From ‘Traffic’ (1968)
• ‘You Can All Join In’ From ‘Traffic’ (1968)
• ‘Paper Sun’ From 1967 single.

Who is the lead singer of Traffic?

Steve Winwood
Traffic – Steve Winwood started out at 15 as the lead singer with the Spencer Davies Group. He then formed Traffic along with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason.

How old is Steve Winwood?

73 years (12 May 1948)
Steve Winwood/Age

Who are the members of the band Traffic?

Winwood met drummer Jim Capaldi, guitarist Dave Mason, and multi-instrumentalist Chris Wood when they jammed together at The Elbow Room, a club in Aston, Birmingham. After Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967, the quartet formed Traffic.

When did Steve Winwood start the band Traffic?

Traffic’s back catalogue was an influential melting pot of soul, jazz, psychedelia and prog – here are their top 10 best songs Steve Winwood was still in his ‘teens when he co-founded Traffic, post-Spencer Davis Group, in April 1967.

What’s the name of the song by traffic?

Capaldi keeps things moving forcibly as Chris Wood doubles up on organ. This stunning 11-minute epic, co-written by Capaldi and Winwood, is one of the benchmarks of early ‘70s jazz-rock, built around a simple piano motif. It also shows that Traffic were masters of the deep groove, easing their way from slow deliberation to proggy delirium.

Who are the singers on traffic by Chris Wood?

Chris Wood offers a beguiling sax break, while Steve Winwood adds splenetic backing vocals at the climax. Later covered by Joe Cocker, The Jackson 5 and Lulu, among others. The trio go full-pelt folk on Winwood’s rootsy arrangement of a traditional ode to the pagan symbol of the harvest.