Willie G. Moseley Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 The Spencer Davis Group featured a teenage Stevie Winwood during the Swingin' Sixties; hits like "Gimme Some Livin'", "I'm A Man" and others. Davis wasn’t in the pantheon of guitar gods, but he participated in more facets of the music business than most players, as he became a producer and an A & R rep for Island Records. He performed in a couple of all-star bands in his later years.
crunchee Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 RIP. I'm not sure which one he is in this early video (I do know which one is Steve Winwood, though), but gotta love both the song and the video:
gtrdaddy Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Willie G. Moseley said: Davis wasn’t in the pantheon of guitar gods, No, he wasn't, but he certainly left a mark on guitar rock for the ages. If Spencer Davis wasn't who he was, he wouldn't have given Steve Winwood lead in a band at the age of 15, making him famous and popular enough that he went on to form Traffic and get a record deal at the age of 19 and Blind Faith with none other than Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker at just twenty years old! Now, I'm not sayin' Steve Winwood wouldn't have made it without Mr. Davis; however Mr. Davis expedited that process greatly. I doubt Clapton would've known who Winwood was if it weren't for Davis. Also, Davis wrote Don't Want You No More; who here could imagine the Allman Brothers first album without THAT as the opener??? RIP
Boomerang~Junkie Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 Awesome band and great post GD - damn, you went straight up Kevin Bacon there! It also amazes me that a cool music video from 1967 has so many visual elements that have been repeated in some fashion in modern music videos - to directly ripped off. Thank you for all you gifts to making kick-ass music. RIP Mr. Davis
ARM OF HAMER Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 Is 2020 over yet?................................we have lost so many great musicians this year, SAD! RIP MR. DAVIS.
Willie G. Moseley Posted October 21, 2020 Author Posted October 21, 2020 Santa Monica guitar show, early 1996 (IIRC). Civic Auditorium, home of the TAMI Show.
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