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Spencer Davis has died at the age of 81.
The multi-instrumentalist and founder of The Spencer Davis Group passed away yesterday (October 19) while being treated for pneumonia, his agent Bob Birk told the BBC.
Birk remembered Davis as “a highly ethical, very talented, good-hearted, extremely intelligent, generous man. He will be missed.”
Davis formed The Spencer Davis Group with Steve Winwood (organ/vocals), Muff Winwood (bass) and Pete York (drums) in 1963, with the band becoming renowned for such hits as ‘Keep On Running’, ‘Gimme Some Lovin” and ‘I’m A Man’.
The band were part of the “British Invasion” of the 1960s in the US, and toured with the likes of The Who and The Rolling Stones.
The Spencer Davis Group last played together in 2017, with two touring line-ups — one for Europe and one for the US — in operation and Davis still at the helm.
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