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71-479: The venue was built for approximately $ 12 million, and opened on June 14, 1991, with a performance by Steve Winwood . Shortly after opening, the amphitheater became the site of the infamous Riverport Riot , July 2, 1991, during a Guns N' Roses concert, during their Use Your Illusion Tour . In 1998, the local promoter Contemporary Group, who built the amphitheater, was acquired by SFX. SFX corporate successor Live Nation Entertainment continues to own and operate

142-489: A buzz of excitement among the public and press. The group debuted at a free concert at London's Hyde Park on 7 June 1969 in front of 100,000 fans. Capaldi and Wood attended the gig, as did Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull . The setlist contained all six numbers that would appear on the debut album, along with a cover of the Rolling Stones ' " Under My Thumb ", Traffic's "Means to an End", and Sam Myers ' "Sleeping in

213-507: A joke, then having to explain it. The explanation doesn't add to the song at all." Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004. In 2005, Winwood was honoured as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI London Awards for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers." In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Winwood No. 33 on its list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won two Grammy Awards . He

284-882: A makeup show. The new date was scheduled to be on September 25, 2010. Tickets were free for those who attended their last show and were $ 10.00 for other fans planning on attending. On May 31, 2022, AJR headlined the amphitheatre for their tour supporting their album " OK Orchestra ". The amphitheatre has played host to many music festivals, including 60's Summer Spectacular, All That! Music and More Festival , Anger Management Tour , Crüe Fest , Crüe Fest 2 , Family Values Tour , Farm Aid , H.O.R.D.E. Festival, Honda Civic Tour , Lilith Fair , Lollapalooza , Mayhem Festival , Ozzfest , Pointfest , Projekt Revolution , Uproar Festival and Vans Warped Tour . 38°44′39″N 90°28′10″W  /  38.744304°N 90.469502°W  / 38.744304; -90.469502 Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948)

355-567: A new band, Traffic , in 1967. While that band was on hiatus in Christmas 1968, Winwood started to jam with his good friend Clapton in the latter's basement in Surrey , England. Clapton was pleased with the jam sessions with Winwood, but was hesitant to start a serious group. The music press were hopeful that Clapton would form a band even better than Cream. At one point, Clapton and Winwood thought they might record with Duck Dunn and Al Jackson Jr. ,

426-597: A new, experimental, less straitjacketed approach to the genre. The group disbanded in November 1968 following two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall . Steve Winwood had faced similar problems to Clapton in the Spencer Davis Group , where he had been the lead singer for three years. Winwood wanted to experiment with the band's sound by infusing jazz elements, but left due to his musical differences, instead forming

497-475: A personal friend and former flatmate of Clapton, who is known primarily for his photos of Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead . The cover was nameless – only the wrapping paper told the buyer who the artist was and the name of the album. It provoked controversy because it featured a topless 11-year-old girl, holding in her hands a silver space ship . The US record company issued it with an alternative cover with

568-423: A photograph of the band on the front. The model on the cover posed upon consent by her parents and was paid £40 (£832 as of 2023) for the shot. During 2000 the entire album was remastered and re-released as a two-CD deluxe edition from Polydor that includes alternate takes, out-takes and studio rehearsal versions of the band's music created during the early months of 1969. News of Blind Faith's formation created

639-638: A third album, Last Exit , being issued later that year. Following Traffic's split, Winwood formed the supergroup Blind Faith , along with former Cream members Eric Clapton (guitar) and Ginger Baker (drums), and former Family member Ric Grech (bass). The band produced only one album , which reached No. 1 in both the UK and US, and included " Can't Find My Way Home ". The band was short-lived owing to Clapton's greater interest in Blind Faith's opening act on tour, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends ; Clapton left

710-649: Is a 300-year-old manor house in the Cotswolds , England, where he also has a recording studio. Winwood also has a home in Nashville, Tennessee , with his wife, Eugenia Crafton, a Trenton, Tennessee native whom he married in 1987. They have four children. In 2011, one of Winwood's daughters, Mary Clare, married businessman Ben Elliot , later Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party between July 2019 and September 2022. The couple have two sons. Another daughter, Lilly,

781-405: Is a singer; she was featured with Winwood performing a duet of his song "Higher Love" in a Hershey commercial. She was the opening act and was backing singer for her father's 2018 Greatest Hits Live tour. Blind Faith Blind Faith were an English rock supergroup that consisted of Steve Winwood , Eric Clapton , Ginger Baker , and Ric Grech . They followed the success of each of

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852-435: Is an English musician and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul , rhythm and blues , blues rock , and pop rock . Though primarily a guitarist, keyboard player, and vocalist prominent for his distinctive soulful high tenor voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, bass, and saxophone. Winwood achieved fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an integral member of three major bands:

923-574: The Billboard 200 album chart, his highest US debut ever. On 19 February 2008, Winwood and Clapton released a collaborative EP through iTunes titled Dirty City . Clapton and Winwood released a CD and DVD of their Madison Square Garden shows and then toured together in the summer of 2009. On 19 February 2008, Winwood and Clapton released a collaborative EP through iTunes titled Dirty City . Clapton and Winwood released an album and DVD of their Madison Square Garden shows and then toured together in

994-648: The Fania All Stars ' Delicate and Jumpy record and performed as a guest with the band in their only UK appearance, a sold-out concert at the Lyceum Theatre , London. Under pressure from Island Records, Winwood released his self-titled first solo album in 1977. In 1979 he played keyboards on the Marianne Faithfull album Broken English , including synthesizer on the tracks " The Ballad of Lucy Jordan " and " Broken English " which were taken as singles from

1065-688: The Great Barr School , one of the first comprehensive schools . He also attended the Birmingham and Midland Institute of Music to develop his skills as a pianist, but did not complete his course. During this time, he befriended future Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie . At eight years of age, Winwood first performed with his father and elder brother Muff in the Ron Atkinson band. Muff Winwood later recalled that when Steve began playing regularly with him and his father in licensed pubs and clubs,

1136-518: The Nashville area with his new American wife, Eugenia Crafton. With the exception of 1969's Blind Faith , Winwood had been with Island Records since the Spencer Davis Group's first single in 1964. However, at the peak of his commercial success, Winwood moved to Virgin Records and released the albums Roll with It (1988) and Refugees of the Heart (1990). Roll with It and its title track hit No. 1 on

1207-559: The "Live the Life" tour. In 2014, Winwood toured North America with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. On 17 February 2020, Winwood participated in "A Tribute to Ginger Baker", which took place at Eventim Apollo Hammersmith in London. Other participants were Ron Wood, Roger Waters, and Eric Clapton. The concert was held in honour of Ginger Baker, his former band member in Blind Faith, who had died

1278-413: The 1980s, he continued to release new albums up to 2008, when Nine Lives , his latest album, was released. In 2004, Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic. He has won two Grammy Awards and an Ivor Novello Award , and has been honored as a BMI Icon. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Winwood number 33 on its list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood

1349-572: The Action for Research into Multiple Sclerosis (ARMS) tour in 1983. The shows were a benefit for former Small Faces and Faces member Ronnie Lane , who was suffering from the syndrome. In July 2007, Clapton and Winwood reunited for a performance during the second Crossroads Guitar Festival held at the Toyota Park Center of Bridgeview (Illinois), where the duo performed a number of Blind Faith songs as part of their set. That performance inspired

1420-612: The Canteen (1971), The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971), Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory (1973), On the Road (1973) and When the Eagle Flies (1974). Weariness with the grind of touring and recording prompted Winwood to break up Traffic in 1974 and retire to session work for several years. In 1966, three years before Blind Faith, Winwood guested with Eric Clapton as part of

1491-453: The Ground". The performance was well received by fans, but troubled Clapton, who thought that the band's playing was sub-par. He spent much of the gig close to his amplifiers and not coming forward on stage; only Baker supplied any showmanship and theatrics during the set. Though the group were still developing, their management insisted they continue touring to provide income. Clapton, knowing

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1562-698: The High Life marked his career zenith, with hit singles including " Back in the High Life Again ", " The Finer Things ", and the US Billboard Hot 100 number one hit " Higher Love ". He found the top of the Hot 100 again with " Roll with It " (1988) from the album Roll with It , with " Don't You Know What the Night Can Do? " and " Holding On " also charting highly the same year. Although his hit singles ceased after

1633-653: The Light" for the animated film Balto . Winwood's final Virgin album, Junction Seven , was released in 1997, reaching the UK top 40. Later that year, he toured the US, and sang with Chaka Khan at the VH-1 Honors. 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

1704-506: The Spencer Davis Group (1964–1967), Traffic (1967–1969 and 1970–1974), and Blind Faith (1969). During the 1980s, his solo career flourished and he had a number of hit singles, including " While You See a Chance " (1980) from the album Arc of a Diver and " Valerie " (1982) from Talking Back to the Night ("Valerie" became a hit when it was re-released with a remix from Winwood's 1987 compilation album Chronicles ). His 1986 album Back in

1775-537: The Spencer Davis Group in April 1967, the quartet formed Traffic . Soon thereafter, they rented a cottage near the rural village of Aston Tirrold , Berkshire (now Oxfordshire ), to write and rehearse new music. This allowed them to escape the city and develop their music. Early in Traffic's formation, Winwood and Capaldi formed a songwriting partnership, with Winwood writing music to match Capaldi's lyrics. This partnership

1846-518: The US album and singles charts in the summer of 1988. In 1994, Winwood and Jim Capaldi reformed as Traffic for the album Far from Home . Despite lacking a significant hit, it broke the top 40 in both the UK and US. 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 ". In 1995, Winwood released "Reach for

1917-408: The US, but the lack of material in the live set led them to play old Cream and Traffic songs which pleased the audience but disillusioned the band. Clapton became increasingly isolated during the tour, preferring to spend time with support act Delaney & Bonnie , and Blind Faith disbanded immediately after their last performance. Clapton and Winwood both enjoyed the music that they played together in

1988-521: The United States, making their debut at Madison Square Garden on 12 July. A major problem with the tour was that the band had only a few songs in their catalogue, barely enough to fill an hour, which the audience did not know well. Clapton in particular was against any lengthy jamming, which had been Cream's trademark, which would have allowed them to stretch out a set to a sufficient length. The group were forced to play old Cream and Traffic songs, to

2059-750: The Winwood brothers after he saw them performing as the Muffy Wood Jazz Band at the Golden Eagle in Birmingham. The Spencer Davis Group made their debut at the Eagle and subsequently had a Monday-night residency there. Winwood's distinctive high tenor singing voice and vocal style drew comparisons to Ray Charles. In 1964, the Spencer Davis Group signed their first recording contract with Island Records . Producer and founder Chris Blackwell later said of Winwood, "He

2130-560: The agreement was not disclosed. Even with naming rights changes, many in the St. Louis area still call it by its original name "Riverport". Guns and Roses Riot - On July 2, 1991 concert at the then-brand new Riverport Amphitheatre (now known as Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre) in nearby Maryland Heights, Mo., erupted into a violent and bloody riot, injuring 65 people — including 25 police officers — and resulting in dozens of arrests and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. On June 9, 2000,

2201-431: The album was released, and played on the Traffic albums The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys and Welcome to the Canteen . Winwood would later go on to have a successful solo career, and Grech was a member of various groups before his death in 1990. Baker died on 6 October 2019, leaving Winwood and Clapton as the only two surviving members of Blind Faith. Clapton and Winwood performed together again on stage as part of

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2272-599: The album. In 1980, Winwood released his second solo album Arc of a Diver , which included his first solo hit, " While You See a Chance ". This was followed by Talking Back to the Night in 1982, which featured the song " Valerie ", which would eventually become a hit single upon re-release in 1987. Both Arc of a Diver and Talking Back to the Night were recorded at his home in Gloucestershire with Winwood playing all instruments. In 1986, Winwood travelled to New York City for his next album project. There, he enlisted

2343-571: The attention that he had considered a plague to both Cream and Blind Faith. After his sideman stint, he took several members from Delaney & Bonnie to form a new super-group, Derek and the Dominos . He never dropped his Blind Faith repertoire completely, and occasionally performed "Presence of the Lord" and " Can't Find My Way Home " throughout his solo career. Unlike Clapton, Baker had enjoyed his Blind Faith experience and looked to carry on an offshoot of

2414-421: The band at the tour's completion, bringing Blind Faith to an end. In 1970, Winwood went into the studio to begin work on a solo album, tentatively titled Mad Shadows . However, Winwood ended up calling in his former Traffic bandmates Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood to help, with the recording resulting in a Traffic reunion album John Barleycorn Must Die . Traffic would continue for another five albums, Welcome to

2485-484: The band had disbanded. After the tour finished in August, various press reports speculated on future band activity, with Stigwood announcing that there would be further tours forthcoming. In October, the band issued a press release saying they had disbanded. There was no further activity from the group, though several tracks from the band can be found on Steve Winwood's 1995 retrospective album The Finer Things . In 2005,

2556-412: The band had not rehearsed enough and was unprepared, was reluctant to tour, but agreed to do so because he could collaborate with Winwood and had no better work offers. The recording of their album continued, followed by a short tour of Scandinavia, where the band played smaller gigs and was able to rehearse their sound and prepare it for bigger audiences in the US and UK. After Scandinavia, the band toured

2627-431: The band in the form of Ginger Baker's Air Force with both Grech and Winwood. After a few shows together, Winwood left to record a solo album Mad Shadows , which turned into the Traffic album John Barleycorn Must Die . Clapton turned up backstage to a Traffic gig in 1970 and played dual lead guitar with Winwood on " Dear Mr. Fantasy ", fuelling rumours of a reunion of the pair. Grech joined Traffic's touring band after

2698-504: The band's breakthrough hits in America, " Gimme Some Lovin' " and " I'm a Man ", both of which went Top 10 in the US and UK in late 1966 and early 1967. Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967. 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

2769-494: The band's first and only album Blind Faith topped both the UK chart and Billboard 's chart for Pop Album in the U.S. The album sold more than half a million copies in the first month of its release and helped rejuvenate sales of Cream albums. Best of Cream reached No. 3 in the Billboard charts at the same time that Blind Faith was at the top. The cover art for the album was created by photographer Bob Seidemann ,

2840-565: The bands REO Speedwagon and Styx performed at the venue together and released Arch Allies Live at Riverport and releasing 2 single-disc versions for Styx and one for REO. Sting performed during his Symphonicities Tour on June 23, 2010, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . On July 23, 2010, Kings of Leon abruptly ended their set, after only three songs, allegedly being pelted with feces by pigeons while onstage. The band gave fans their money back and later announced

2911-530: The break-up, and also did not want to deal with another band whose members had large reputations individually. Winwood ultimately persuaded Clapton to finalize Baker's inclusion in the line-up, arguing that Baker strengthened their musicianship and that it would be hard to find an equally talented drummer. Traffic was put on hold and the other remaining members, multi-instrumentalist Chris Wood and drummer / singer Jim Capaldi , were informed. Winwood later realised that Clapton would probably have rather had Capaldi in

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2982-558: The custom at that time being for US singers to travel solo and be backed by pick-up bands . At this time, Winwood was living on Atlantic Road in Great Barr, close to the Birmingham music halls where he played. Winwood modelled his singing after Ray Charles . At age 14, Winwood (then known as "Stevie" Winwood) became singer and keyboardist of the Spencer Davis Group , with his older brother Muff Winwood on bass, Spencer Davis on guitar, and Pete York on drums. Davis had been impressed by

3053-470: The delight of a crowd which usually preferred the old hits to the new Blind Faith material. Clapton resented being in a popular supergroup when he had intended to start a more low-key project. They were playing the same material from his Cream days, to appease the audience and to fill the void left by the lack of adequate new material. Clapton wanted to play the Woodstock Festival , which occurred during

3124-547: 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. In 2003, Winwood released a new studio album, About Time , on his new record label, Wincraft Music. In 2004, Eric Prydz sampled Winwood's 1982 song " Valerie " for the song " Call on Me ". After hearing an early version, Winwood not only gave permission to use his song, he re-recorded

3195-646: The fourth member from the band Family in May, and they began recording their eponymous debut album . It drew controversy for featuring a photograph of a topless 11-year-old girl on the front cover, and it was issued with a different cover in the United States. The first Blind Faith concert was on 7 June in front of an estimated 100,000 fans in Hyde Park, London , but they felt that they had not rehearsed enough and were unprepared. They subsequently played concerts in Scandinavia and

3266-620: The group's limited time, and they have since collaborated on several tours playing Blind Faith material. The origins of Blind Faith lay in the break-up of Cream in mid-1968. That trio was a major critical and commercial success, with millions of record sales in a few years, bringing international popularity to the group and each member. However, the band was crumbling from within because of frequent animosity between bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker , with Eric Clapton doing his best to mediate. Additionally, Clapton grew tired of playing commercially driven blues and hoped to progress with

3337-498: The headliners instead of Blind Faith. The band toured for seven more weeks in the US, finishing in Hawaii on 24 August. After the gig, Clapton and Winwood decided to end the group. Grech was immediately informed, but Baker did not find out until he had returned to England following a short holiday in Jamaica. When he finally got home to the UK, he met with Winwood and was upset to find that

3408-596: The help of a coterie of stars to record Back in the High Life . The album went triple platinum in the US, with its first single " Higher Love " reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning Winwood Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He embarked on an extensive tour of North America in support of the album, and at the end of the tour, he divorced Nicole Weir in England then settled in

3479-597: The label (the only other label info is the new address, phone number, and new cable address of Island). Recorded at Olympic Studios during session for the debut album, an estimated 500 copies of the single were pressed, and mostly sent to UK disc jockeys and other music industry insiders. The track was finally released widely when it appeared as a bonus track on the two-CD "Deluxe Edition" of the Blind Faith album in 2000 (titled "Change Of Address Jam"). Upon its release in July 1969,

3550-562: The latter's Crossroads Guitar Festival . Among the songs they played were "Presence of the Lord" and " Can't Find My Way Home " from their Blind Faith days, with Winwood playing several guitar leads during a six-song set. The two continued their collaboration with three sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City in February 2008. Winwood's next studio album Nine Lives was released in 2008. Nine Lives opened at No. 12 on

3621-479: The live album London Hyde Park 1969 was released, documenting the entire concert at the park. Clapton had mixed feelings about ending the group, and felt guilty about abandoning a project that Winwood had put more involvement into than himself. He stepped out of the spotlight, first to sit in with the Plastic Ono Band , and then to tour as a sideman for Delaney & Bonnie and Friends . This freed him of

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3692-416: The member's former bands, including Clapton and Baker's former group Cream and Winwood's former group Traffic , but they split after a few months, producing only one album and a three-month summer tour. The group originated with informal jamming by Clapton and Winwood in early 1969 following the break-ups of Cream and Traffic. Baker joined them in rehearsals and they decided to form a group. Grech joined as

3763-402: The new group instead of Baker. Clapton and Winwood's respective managers, Robert Stigwood and Chris Blackwell , said they would be happy to manage the new band. This created immediate tension; Stigwood wanted a quick money-making formula, while the band wanted time to write songs and develop as a unit. Winwood later said, "they wanted a supergroup and we didn't". The formation of the group

3834-582: The part of Captain Walker in the highly successful orchestral version of the Who 's Tommy . He recorded a 1973 album with Remi Kabaka and Abdul Lasisi Amao, as Third World, Aiye-Keta . Later, after the unrelated reggae group Third World had formed, the album was re-released and identified by the band members' names. In 1976, Winwood provided vocals and keyboards on Go , a concept album by Japanese composer Stomu Yamashta . That same year, Winwood also played guitar on

3905-606: The piano and organ instrumentation from the John Barleycorn Must Die track "Glad") on her song "Makes Me Wanna Pray". In May 2007, Winwood performed in support of the Countryside Alliance , an organisation opposed to the Hunting Act 2004 , in a concert at Highclere Castle , joining fellow rock artists Eric Clapton, Bryan Ferry , Steve Harley , and Kenney Jones . In July 2007, Winwood performed with Clapton in

3976-481: The piano had to be turned with its back to the audience to try to hide him because he was so obviously underage. While still a pupil at Great Barr School, Winwood was a part of the Birmingham blues rock scene, playing the Hammond C-3 organ and guitar, backing blues and rock legends such as Muddy Waters , John Lee Hooker , Howlin' Wolf , B. B. King , Chuck Berry , and Bo Diddley on their United Kingdom tours,

4047-650: The previous year. On 7 May 2023, Winwood performed as part of the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle , where he sang "Higher Love" backed by virtual choirs from the Commonwealth realms . In 2024 Winwood toured North America with the Doobie Brothers. Winwood has spoken very little, publicly, about the origin or meaning of the songs he has written. He has said that "when I write a song, I don't like to have to explain it afterwards. To me, it's like telling

4118-547: The rhythm section of Booker T. & the M.G.'s . In early 1969, Clapton and Winwood moved to Traffic's rehearsal cottage in Aston Tirrold , Berkshire . Baker turned up one day to sit in with them, and the three seriously considered forming a group. Clapton questioned letting Baker in the band, because he had promised Bruce that, if they were to work with one another again, all three of them would play. Moreover, Clapton did not want to reunite with Cream barely nine weeks after

4189-554: The samples for Prydz to use. The remix spent five weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. 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 featured Winwood (using

4260-562: The summer of 2009. In 2008, Winwood was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music to add to his honorary degree from Aston University , Birmingham. On 28 March 2012, Winwood was one of Roger Daltrey 's special guest stars for "An Evening with Roger Daltrey and Friends" gig, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall . In 2013, Winwood toured North America with Rod Stewart as part of

4331-684: The temporary group Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse . Three tracks were recorded and released on the 1966 various artists compilation album, What's Shakin' . In 1968, Winwood was recruited by Jimi Hendrix to play organ for " Voodoo Chile " on the Electric Ladyland album. Following the end of Blind Faith, Winwood and Ric Grech continued working with Ginger Baker, as part of Ginger Baker's Air Force , who also featured Winwood's Traffic bandmate Chris Wood. Winwood played on their self-titled first album , released in 1970. In 1972, Winwood recorded

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4402-557: The tour, but was outvoted by the rest of the group. The tour was supported by opening acts Free , Taste , and R&B-based rock act Delaney & Bonnie . Because Clapton liked the soulful, folksy-sounding blues of Delaney & Bonnie, he began spending most of his time with them instead of Blind Faith, letting Winwood take a more prominent role in the band. Clapton even began sitting in on Delaney & Bonnie's opening sets, sometimes simply playing percussion, and showing more interest in them than his own band. He also wanted them to be

4473-404: The two to perform three reunion concerts at Madison Square Garden that took place on 25, 26 and 28 February 2008. It was not an official Blind Faith reunion, but simply "Winwood and Clapton". They performed the four songs on the first side of Blind Faith as well as selections from Traffic, Derek and the Dominos, Clapton's solo career and some covers. A DVD and a two-disc CD of these performances

4544-465: The venue. In 2002, UMB Bank acquired the naming rights to the venue for five years. Verizon Wireless then purchased the naming rights in November 2006. Venue owner Live Nation announced December 17, 2014, that they had signed a multiyear agreement with Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights, which is owned and operated by Penn National Gaming, to be the amphitheater's title sponsor. The length of

4615-424: Was announced to the press on 8 February 1969. By May, Ric Grech, bassist with Family , was invited to join them. He left Family midway through a US tour, causing considerable acrimony with the rest of the group. The new band's name was confirmed as "Blind Faith" around this time by Clapton, who thought it described everyone's self-belief that the band would be successful, no matter what happened. Because Winwood

4686-548: Was born on 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham . His father Lawrence, a foundryman by trade, was a semi-professional musician, playing mainly the saxophone and clarinet. Steve Winwood began playing piano at the age of four while interested in swing and Dixieland jazz , and soon started playing drums and guitar. He was also a choirboy at St. John's Church of England, Perry Barr . The family moved from Handsworth to Atlantic Road, Kingstanding Birmingham, where Winwood attended

4757-568: Was nominated twice for a Brit Award for Best British Male Artist: 1988 and 1989. In 2011, he received the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for Outstanding Song Collection. Between 1978 and 1986, Winwood was married to Nicole Weir (d. 2005), who had contributed background vocals to some of his early solo work. The two married at Cheltenham Register Office. Winwood's primary residence

4828-455: Was really the cornerstone of Island Records. He's a musical genius and because he was with Island all the other talent really wanted to be with Island." The group's first single " Dimples " was released 10 days after Winwood's 16th birthday. The group had two UK No. 1 singles in late 1965 and early 1966 with " Keep on Running " and " Somebody Help Me "; the money from this success allowed Winwood to buy his own Hammond organ . Winwood co-wrote

4899-572: Was released in 2009. On 10 June 2009, Winwood and Clapton began a 14-date United States summer tour at the Izod Center in New Jersey, again including Blind Faith material in their setlist. Winwood and Clapton met again for a series of five concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall from 26 May to 1 June 2011. Clapton and Winwood both returned to play Hyde Park on 8 July 2018, though they performed separately. In February 2020, Clapton and Winwood played

4970-486: Was signed to Island Records , he had to obtain permission from Blackwell (who owned the label) to appear on Polydor Records (to whom Clapton and Baker were signed in the U.K.). A promotional single was released by Island, although the promotion was for the label itself. It was a single announcing the fact that they were moving their offices, titled "Change Of Address From 23 June 1969". This one-sided promo featured an instrumental jam by Blind Faith, who were not mentioned on

5041-542: Was the source of most of Traffic's material, including popular songs such as " Paper Sun ", "No Face, No Name, No Number", "Dear Mr. Fantasy", and " The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys ", and outlived the band, producing several songs for Winwood's and Capaldi's solo albums. Over the band's history, Winwood performed the majority of their lead vocals, keyboard instruments, and guitars (the latter more so after Mason's departure in 1968). Traffic disbanded in early 1969 after two albums, Mr. Fantasy (1967) and Traffic (1968), with

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