the Spencer Davis Group

…string of hits by the Spencer Davis Group, the Birmingham band whose teenage organ player, Stevie Winwood, had one of the most distinctive voices of the era.

…fame as a teenager with the Spencer Davis Group) broke up the band and formed Blind Faith with former Cream members Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. In 1970, midway through recording a solo album, Winwood reconvened with Wood and Capaldi, releasing John Barleycorn Must Die as Traffic. The 1970s version…

…brother in a rock band, the Spencer Davis Group. As vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist, he helped the group achieve two hit singles, “I’m a Man” and “Gimme Some Lovin’.”