“Aretha was the quintessential Queen of Soul. She moved with immense grace through many genres: Pop, Rock, R&B, and Gospel. One of our greatest icons - she will be sadly missed.” - Steve
On this date in history: June 7th, 1969 - Blind Faith, featuring @EricClapton, @SteveWinwood, Ginger Baker, and Rick Grech played their first (and last) UK concert in Hyde Park before an estimated 100,000 people.
On this date in 1969, Blind Faith - featuring @EricClapton, @SteveWinwood, Rick Grech, and Ginger Baker- made their US debut at Madison Square Garden before a crowd of 20,000 people.
Steve is pleased to announce that he'll be performing live at the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle next Sunday, May 7th! Watch on BBC #iPlayer.
#BBC#Coronation
Happy belated Birthday to Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond Electric Organ. This is a photo of Steve's original C3, which he played on @JimiHendrix's "Voodoo Chile" during the recording sessions for Electric Ladyland on May 2, 1968.
On this date in 1986, the album 'Back In The High Life' was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards. Here's a look back at the title track, featuring harmony vocals by @JamesTaylor_com
On this date in 1967, The Spencer Davis Group performed live on YLE Television Finland's show 'Valmiina Pyörii'. Here's "Gimme Some Lovin" from that session.
