Spencer Davis Group
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Live Review by Richard Green, Record Mirror, August 1965
RICHMOND RAVE-UP! ...
'Keep Running' was Originally the Flip Reveals Spencer Davis
Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, December 1965
APPARENTLY BATH was flooded on Monday morning and, following this momentous news, Spencer Davis decided he had time at last to come to the NME offices for ...
Spencer Davis: He's Deep, Very Deep
Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, February 1966
SPENCER David Nelson (his father was a paratrooper!) Davis soared in my estimation last Friday when he sent the Rolling Stones' chauffeur-driven Austin Princess to ...
The Spencer Davis Group: Steve Winwood — Modest Wonder Boy
Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, February 1966
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Steve Winwood "the boy wonder" in the Spencer Davis group (lead vocals, guitar, piano, vibes and drums) is a modest – but "colourful" character! ...
Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, February 1966
BASS guitarist Muff (in memory of "Muffin The Mule") Winwood is the Spencer who hides in the toilet when the photographers are about! ...
Spencer Davis Group: 'Somebody' Makes No. 1 — But Too Quickly For Spence!
Report and Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, April 1966
THAT WELL-known chart topper and expectant father ("If it's a bloke I'm going to call him Gregory") and man about Potters Bar – Spencer Davis, ...
All About The World's Greatest Pop Show: 1966 NME Concert Mightiest Ever!
Live Review by Keith Altham, Alan Smith, New Musical Express, May 1966
THOUSANDS upon thousands of fans converging on the massive Wembley Empire Pool for the biggest pop show in the world on Sunday... the staggering, the ...
Sixth National Jazz and Blues Festival, Windsor: Jazz on a Summer's Weekend
Live Review by uncredited writer, Melody Maker, August 1966
A washout, but still swinging ...
Report and Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, November 1966
LAST Thursday at Shepherd's Bush Top Of The Pops studio there was the strange case of the group who did not appear to be talking ...
The Spencer Davis Group: Spencer Davis Played On Church Steps!
Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, December 1966
HERR SPENCER DAVIS is a top pop person in Germany, firstly because the young people like the group's earthy, exciting sound, and secondly they like ...
New Singles from the Rolling Stones, Otis Redding et al
Review by uncredited writer, Melody Maker, January 1967
Stones old firm back in strength ...
Report and Interview by Chris Welch, Melody Maker, March 1967
MM EXCLUSIVE: CHRIS WELCH probes the Great Break Up and finds the Spencer Davis-Stevie Winwood split inevitable ...
Live Review by Keith Altham, Alan Smith, New Musical Express, May 1967
POLL SHOW THRILLS ALL THE WAY ...
Right Then, Who's Backing Britain?
Comment by Chris Welch, Melody Maker, January 1968
IF BRITAIN is going to the dogs, it is obvious a large section of the (older) community are convinced that sinful pop stars are prime ...
NME Reporters Cover the Weekend's Major Event — the Eighth National Jazz and Blues Festival
Live Review by Keith Altham, Richard Green, New Musical Express, August 1968
STARS, SUNSHINE and a SHAMBLES ...
Interview by Dave Marsh, Creem, March 1971
SPENCER DAVIS suffers from a peculiar affliction – his name is tied inextricably to that of Stevie Winwood, it's almost certain that, first time around ...
Interview by Harold Bronson, Phonograph Record, June 1971
SPENCER DAVIS was just disgusted with the whole London pop scene. He had hit records, yes, ‘Keep On Running’ and ‘Gimme Some Lovin'’ among them. ...
Spencer Davis: Waiting For The Next Crack-Up
Interview by Caroline Boucher, Disc, June 1972
SPENCER DAVIS' ailment is that he's hooked on music. It has made him ill, broke, come near to wrecking his marriage and, although he talks ...
Steve Winwood: Winwood (U.A. Import).
Review by Tony Stewart, New Musical Express, January 1973
WHAT A strange world it is. A couple of years ago this same double set was released in America, and swiftly withdrawn following objections – ...
Stevie Winwood: Not Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band
Retrospective by Ben Edmonds, Phonograph Record, April 1973
I MADE INITIAL contact with Stevie Winwood in March of 1966, a weekend rebel still in the high school clutches of suburban Boston. As was ...
Overview by Rob Partridge, Melody Maker, January 1974
"Liverpool today – Birmingham tomorrow. That's the forecast for the beat business in rock music. Yes, the Brum Beat is all set to take over ...
The Spencer Davis Group: Eight Gigs A Week — The Steve Winwood Years
Review and Interview by Sylvie Simmons, MOJO, June 1996
BACK IN THE EARLY '60s, in their Golden Eagle residency days, The Spencer Davis Group played the whole gamut of American R&B from John Lee ...
Retrospective by Dave Thompson, Goldmine, April 2004
ALTHOUGH THE Spencer Davis Group are best remembered for propelling the young Stevie Winwood to prominence, paving the way for Traffic, Blind Faith and, of ...
see also Steve Winwood
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