Music for Roctober - #20 - The Spencer Davis Group
This post isn't about Steve Winwood but is an opportunity to discuss his awesomeness as a musician. Born in Birmingham in 1948, Winwood was 14 years old when he, his brother and Spencer Davis formed The Spencer Davis Group. While a teenager, Winwood backed a who's who list of blues artists, including B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, using his Hammond B-3 skills to wow artists and audiences alike. He went on to be a member of Traffic and Blind Faith before embarking on an incredibly successful solo career. Winwood is worth exploring if you haven't already.
On to "Gimme Some Lovin'" which features Winwood's B-3 playing prominently. The song is instantly recognizable and, according to Winwood's brother Muff, took about and hour to write before the boys headed to the pub for lunch. Winwood would have been 18 years old when he wrote what has become one of the greatest rock songs of all time. "Gimme Some Lovin'" rose to #2 on the UK Charts in 1966 and #7 on the Billboard Charts with a rewritten version that added percussion and a female chorus:
The video is a bit out of synch but worth watching as an early music video.
On to "Gimme Some Lovin'" which features Winwood's B-3 playing prominently. The song is instantly recognizable and, according to Winwood's brother Muff, took about and hour to write before the boys headed to the pub for lunch. Winwood would have been 18 years old when he wrote what has become one of the greatest rock songs of all time. "Gimme Some Lovin'" rose to #2 on the UK Charts in 1966 and #7 on the Billboard Charts with a rewritten version that added percussion and a female chorus:
The video is a bit out of synch but worth watching as an early music video.
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