Exhibitions > Gimme Some Lovin`: The Spencer Davis Group

June 30, 2012 - August 22, 2012

“Masterfully assembled…I urge people to visit the exhibit. It provides enjoyable insight into a fascinating era!”

- Martin Lewis, Beatles scholar and television personality

With Steve Winwood singing such hits as "Gimme Some Lovin`" and "I`m a Man," the Spencer Davis Group was one of the most respected of all the bands that invaded America during the 1960s. Inspired by the soulful blues music of the American South, the group received the 1966-67 New Musical Express Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Group over runners up, The Rolling Stones. That same year their hit "Keep on Running" became number one on the British charts, replacing "We Can Work it Out" and "Day Tripper" by The Beatles. Spencer Davis is a long-time Santa Catalina resident, and this is the first exhibition to draw from Davis` own archive of photographs, memorabilia and recorded interviews. Gimme Some Lovin`: The Spencer Davis Group provides a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the people and events that shaped one of the era`s most celebrated bands.

Exhibition Sponsors

Steve and Ronna Schreiner

Grindstone Foundation

`Ohana Harbor Coffee

Steve`s Steakhouse

Santa Catalina Island Company

Hamilton Pacific, LLC

Edison International

Jim and Joyce Brown

The Capital Companies Charitable Foundation

Hotel Metropole

Hermosa Hotel

Catalina Island Vacation Rentals

Catalina Island Real Estate

Nathan and Christy Lins

Catalina Island Museum Patrons Society

The Catalina Islander