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His ferocious soul-drenched vocals belying his tender teenage years, <a href="spotify:artist:5gxynDEKwNDgxGJmJjZyte">Stevie Winwood</a> powered the Spencer Davis Group's three biggest U.S. hits during their brief lifespan as one of the British Invasion's most convincing R&B-based combos.
Guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:0XoAXg2HRKXMpm5MS1BBRW">Davis</a> formed the band with <a href="spotify:artist:5gxynDEKwNDgxGJmJjZyte">Winwood</a> on organ, his brother <a href="spotify:artist:4ei13k9NiefYZrcne69UR8">Muff Winwood</a> on bass, and drummer <a href="spotify:artist:11Kz7GQLlSafyQ6BsIpicg">Peter York</a>. Signing on with producer Chris Blackwell, the quartet got their first hit (the blistering "Keep on Running") from another of Blackwell's acts, West Indian performer <a href="spotify:artist:0k7fgVelRP85epNUYH67HB">Jackie Edwards</a>. After topping the British charts in 1965, the song struggled on the lower reaches of the U.S. Hot 100. The group's two hottest sellers were self-penned projects. "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man" were searing showcases for the adolescent <a href="spotify:artist:5gxynDEKwNDgxGJmJjZyte">Winwood</a>'s gritty vocals and blazing keyboards and the band's pounding rhythms.
Although they burned up the charts even on the other side of the ocean in 1967, the quartet never capitalized on their fame with an American tour. At the height of their power, <a href="spotify:artist:5gxynDEKwNDgxGJmJjZyte">Winwood</a> left to form <a href="spotify:artist:1CD77o9fbdyQFrHnUPUEsF">Traffic</a>, leaving <a href="spotify:artist:0XoAXg2HRKXMpm5MS1BBRW">Davis</a> without his dynamic frontman. The bandleader focused on producing other acts, including a Canadian ensemble called <a href="spotify:artist:2gOAeHZuuCW7t7vSsHOHB0">the Downchild Blues Band</a> during the early '80s. <a href="spotify:artist:0XoAXg2HRKXMpm5MS1BBRW">Spencer Davis</a> died in Los Angeles on October 19, 2020, after contracting pneumonia; he was 81 years old. ~ Bill Dahl, Rovi
Guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:0XoAXg2HRKXMpm5MS1BBRW">Davis</a> formed the band with <a href="spotify:artist:5gxynDEKwNDgxGJmJjZyte">Winwood</a> on organ, his brother <a href="spotify:artist:4ei13k9NiefYZrcne69UR8">Muff Winwood</a> on bass, and drummer <a href="spotify:artist:11Kz7GQLlSafyQ6BsIpicg">Peter York</a>. Signing on with producer Chris Blackwell, the quartet got their first hit (the blistering "Keep on Running") from another of Blackwell's acts, West Indian performer <a href="spotify:artist:0k7fgVelRP85epNUYH67HB">Jackie Edwards</a>. After topping the British charts in 1965, the song struggled on the lower reaches of the U.S. Hot 100. The group's two hottest sellers were self-penned projects. "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man" were searing showcases for the adolescent <a href="spotify:artist:5gxynDEKwNDgxGJmJjZyte">Winwood</a>'s gritty vocals and blazing keyboards and the band's pounding rhythms.
Although they burned up the charts even on the other side of the ocean in 1967, the quartet never capitalized on their fame with an American tour. At the height of their power, <a href="spotify:artist:5gxynDEKwNDgxGJmJjZyte">Winwood</a> left to form <a href="spotify:artist:1CD77o9fbdyQFrHnUPUEsF">Traffic</a>, leaving <a href="spotify:artist:0XoAXg2HRKXMpm5MS1BBRW">Davis</a> without his dynamic frontman. The bandleader focused on producing other acts, including a Canadian ensemble called <a href="spotify:artist:2gOAeHZuuCW7t7vSsHOHB0">the Downchild Blues Band</a> during the early '80s. <a href="spotify:artist:0XoAXg2HRKXMpm5MS1BBRW">Spencer Davis</a> died in Los Angeles on October 19, 2020, after contracting pneumonia; he was 81 years old. ~ Bill Dahl, Rovi
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