Like every other rock band that would be part of the original British invasion of the ’60s, the Spencer Davis Group used American blues as its primary foundation. The reason it sounded so fresh to Yank ears was that the blues -- and much of the best R&B -- was segregated from the pop mainstream by racist radio programmers (still is). MVD’s new Gimme Some Lovin: Live 1966 provides ample evidence of the debt owed to American soul music, but, along the way, shows how much of Spencer Davis’ now-familiar “blue-eyed soul” was inspired, as well, by Ray Charles’ exuberant blend of R&B and gospel. The “live” portions of this wonderful disc come from in-studio concert for Finnish and German television, taped at about the time such hits as “Gimme Some Lovin’,” “I’m a Man” and “Keep on Runnin’” were becoming a fixture on U.S. radio. Also amply demonstrated are Steve Winwood’s inherent star quality and musical chops, which soon would be applied to Traffic and Blind Faith.

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