Spencer Davis

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Spencer Davis (born Spencer David Nelson Davies, 17 July 1939) is a Welsh singer and multi-instrumentalist as well as the founder of the 1960s beat band The Spencer Davis Group.

In Wales, "Davies" is pronounced "Davis," but in the United States, it will be misread as "Davees," so he trimmed the E from the word to avoid confusion.

Early life

Davis was born in Swansea, South-West Wales, on July 1739. During WWII, his father was a paratrooper. Although his father was away, his uncle Herman, who was a musical influence on Davis, taught him how to play the harmonica at age six. Davis lived through the Blitz in Swansea: "The bombed city center was my playground." "I was devastated" by the village's devastation. Davis' mother lived in Swansea's West Cross neighborhood until her death. At the age of six, he started learning to play harmonica and accordion. He attended Dynevor School and became fluent in languages. When he was 16 years old, he started serving in the civil service as a clerical officer at the Post Office Savings Bank in Hammersmith and later for HM Customs and Excise. However, he went back to his old school to study for A-levels in languages, becoming the head boy in 1959. He went to Birmingham, Alabama, in 1960, to study German at the University of Birmingham. Davis was nicknamed "Professor" in music circles.

Later life

Davis developed an affinity for Germany, having studied the language and played in Berlin early in his career. He observed both the Berlin Wall in 1961 and 1989, with his son, the Berliner Wall.

Plaid Cymru was a supporter and honorary member of the Welsh Nationalist Party, including Davis. Davis lived in Avalon, a small island off the coast of Southern California, from the mid-1970s to the present day. The Catalina Island Museum held "Gimme Some Lovin': The Spencer Davis Group" during Davis' musical career in the summer of 2012. The museum held a symposium on "The British Invasion," where Davis was joined on a panel by, among others, Micky Dolenz of Monkees, and a July Fourth concert featuring Davis performing his hits with a backing band titled 'The Catalina All Stars'.

In the late 1970s, he had three children and divorced.

Davis died of pneumonia in Los Angeles on October 19, 2020 at the age of 81.

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Early music career

He was influenced by skiffle, jazz, and blues from his childhood. Big Bill Broonzy, Huddy Ledbetter, Buddy Holly, Davey Graham, John Martyn, Alexis Korner, and Long John Baldry are among the Davis' influential musicians. Davis, who was 16 years old at the time, was hooked on the guitar and American rhythm and blues music was making its way across the Atlantic. Davis attended as many local gigs as possible in South Wales, with few opportunities to hear R&B.

Davis often performed on stage after his teaching day when he first moved to Birmingham as a student. He began a musical and personal friendship with Christine Perfect, who was later a member of Fleetwood Mac, while in Birmingham.

Solo career

Davis transferred to California and recorded It's Been So Long, an acoustic album for Mediarts released in late-1971. Sneaky Pete Kleinow's solo album Mousetrap for United Artists came out. Neither album did well. Spencer Davis Group formed a new Spencer Davis Group and signed with Vertigo Records shortly after. Davis, in addition, served as an executive at Island Records in the mid-1970s. Davis, a promoter for Island Records, worked with Bob Marley, Robert Palmer, and Eddie and the Hot Rods, as well as promoting former Spencer Davis Group member Steve Winwood's solo career.

Davis formed the Class Rock All-Stars in 1993. Denny Laine, a former Eagles bassist, ex Totosinger Bobby Kimball, and ex Moody Blues (band), and Wings (band) guitarist Denny Laine left the group in 1995 to form World Classic Rockers.

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