Steve (then Stevie) was only 18 years old when the Spencer Davis Group recorded what would become one of the most beloved rock and roll tracks of all time, the 1966 hit "Gimme Some Lovin.'" Of course, he was already a pro by then, as the band had previously scored two #1 songs in the U.K., "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me."
As bassist Muff Winwood later recalled, per Classic Rock, the band members were on a lunch break when Island Records exec Chris Blackwell came to check on them, which didn't go over too well.
Blackwell was skeptical, but the band lived up to their promise.
"Gimme Some Lovin'" went on to land the Spencer Davis Group at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, their first track to break the top 10 on the U.S. charts. That "magic" Muff mentioned has only grown over the years, thanks to endless radio play, frequent covers and a notable appearance in The Blues Brothers movie. It was even ranked at #247 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
"‘Gimme Some Lovin’" is obviously the bane of my life in some ways, because I’ve got to do it all the time,” he admitted in a 1988 interview with Rolling Stone. “But now you actually have a lot more people who have heard ‘Higher Love’ than ‘Gimme Some Lovin.' Or, often, people have heard ‘Gimme Some Lovin' and don’t know it’s me. That happens a lot. They say, ‘Why are you covering that Blues Brothers song?’"
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