They certainly were! I remember going to see The Spencer Davis Group at the Granada in Kingston, way back when, with a very young Steve Winwood on keyboards. They were just great. RIP Spencer.A shame. I'm told by my (much older) sisters that they were a fantastic live band back in the day.
RIP
He used to live just round the corner from us when I was a kid - I used to see him or his other half driving in what I thought was a very cool VW with big flowers painted on the side. I was seriosly impressed when i then heard him on the radio.
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