Spencer Davis Group "Gimme Some Lovin'"
Few sounds are as exciting as major keys on an organ. When handled by the right player, they can send a room into a tizzy.
At age 18, Steve Winwood was the right kid and the right time as he unleashed a largely improvised key progression during a studio session on what was kind of a fill-in song, but as the band worked with some rough sketches and progressions, they realized they had something special on their hands.
Winwood's keys and vocals about a romantic rendezvous sit just above frantic yet fantastic rhythm laid down by his older, bassist brother, Muff, and drummer Pete York.
The Spencer Davis Group was a musician's band. Ask any musician who is remotely versed in 1960s rock 'n roll, and they'll tell you SDG doesn't get the respect it deserves.
A bit of a supergroup in reverse, Davis pulled in 14-year-old Steve Winwood at the behest of Muff, who was already in the band. Steve would go on to play with Blind Faith and Traffic before embarking on a wildly successful solo career, and York has played with artists from a wide variety of genres and has released dozens of jazz recordings.
"Gimme Some Lovin'" reached #7 on Billboard's Hot 100, but it probably still doesn't perform well at Bob's Country Bunker.
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