Earning a place at Birmingham University proved to be the catalyst for the band and Davis recalls travelling to the north of the city to check out a talented 15-year-old – Steve Winwood.
"What I saw was a unbelievable talent," said Davis. "It was like Oscar Petersen and Ray Charles rolled into one and along with Steve's brother, Muff, and Pete York we formed the band.
"We had a lot of hits, we played live on Ready Steady Go and they were great times."
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
An interview with Spencer Davis
The Leicester Mercury ran an interview with Spencer Davis in the run up to his concert with the Animals last Saturday:
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I can't believe how talented Winwood is!
See, spammers? All you've got to do is say something nice about Steve Winwood and I let your comment stand.
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