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Spencer Davis Group

The Spencer Davis Group perform ‘Gimme Some Lovin”
Guitarist Spencer Davis formed his band with teenage vocalist Steve Winwood, his brother Muff Winwood on bass and drummer Peter York, and they became the first British band to be signed by producer Chris Blackwell. Winwood’s astonishingly mature vocals and the determined attack of the band resulted [...]

Clubbing in the Sixties at The Marquee Club

As a teenager, Carnaby Street and the West End clubs became really important to us. In the spring of ‘64, The Marquee had just moved from Oxford Street to 90 Wardour Street and I got a job working there for Harold Pendleton who owned the club with his wife Barbara and jazz musician Chris Barber. [...]