Mike Tyler

The Spencer Davis Group formed in 1963 in Birmingham, England.  Steve Winwood’s ferocious soul-drenched vocals defied his tender teenage years and powered the Spencer Davis Group’s three biggest North American hits during their brief life span as one of the British Invasion’s most convincing R&B-based combos.  The group’s two hottest sellers were ”Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man”;  two searing showcases for the adolescent Winwood’s gritty vocals, his 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, Winwood left to form Traffic, leaving guitarist Davis without his dynamic frontman. The bandleader focused on producing other acts, including a Canadian ensemble called The Downchild Blues Band during the early 1980’s.  Steve Winwood’s older brother, Mervyn was the bass player for the Spencer Davis Group.  What name did he go by?

A)  Merv

B)  Buff

C)  Muff

Enter your answer in the bonus codes section of this website to pad your Jack Nation point account.  Are there many better summer songs than “Gimme Some Lovin’”?  I think not.

Cheers,

Mike