(Spencer Davis – second from right)

SPENCER DAVIS – born Spencer David Nelson Davies on 17 July 1939 in Wales – was the songwriter, co-singer, and multi-instrumentalist of his band THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP. Wunderkind and tremendous voice Steve Winwood joined the group at the age of 16.

Davis passed away yesterday at the age of 81, due to pneumonia complications.
Here are 3 of the band’s classics to honor and remember the ever-popular musician…

– SOMEBODY HELP ME –
(With Spencer Davis speaking German fluently on TV)

– KEEP ON RUNNIN’ –

– GIMME GIMME SOME LOVIN’ –

SPENCER DAVIS GROUP: Discography