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