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Their First LP, 1965
Written by Spencer Davis
I know so little about these British R&B-influenced rock groups of the '60s. This group had Steve Winwood on guitar and vocals as well as the titular Davis, who I guess only played guitar? Maybe he did some vocals. It was said, perhaps tongue in cheek, that the group was named after Davis because he didn't mind doing the interviews. This song is a typical blues, very harmonica-heavy, with some real train-sound chugging harmonica near the end. The lyrics are likewise primitive, standard blues fare. "Just want to know yeah the reason / You treated me so unkind." It's a fine blues shuffle, but nothing special. There's only one reason why these guys became famous and their black influences didn't, and it's not the former's exceptional talent.
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