Steve Winwood doesn't get the recognition he deserves...he had a hand in so many great classic songs! I love everything he & Eric Clapton did together too!
Who doesn't give him recognition?!..Anyone who's into rock and soul from back in the day knows Steve..Dude was singing in clubs when he was 15!..In fact, I think Jimmy Page told Clapton that there's this 15 year old kid down at one of the clubs who's singing Ray Charles and sounds a lot like him..Clapton thought he was nuts, then he heard him..There are videos of him singing Ray's music, when he was in his teens!..Crazy!
@@sjd5750 I don't happen to think he gets the recognition he deserves...it's called an opinion...I have a word for people who call others crazy for having an opinion!...Narcissist!
This was written during a lunch break from a recording session when they were looking for the band's next single. It was, of course, a massive hit. Steve was still in his late teens.
Dude was still a teenager when this was recorded, but doggone if he didn't have a full-grown man's voice already!! (I stull think his "Arc of A Diver" and the Grammy-winning "Back In The High Life" LP.. And yes, the British were very soul music savvy..When both Motown and Stax toured there in the 60's, our music became a "Must Listen" even more!
We’ve ALWAYS loved soul music over here across the pond. Our music is inextricably linked. Gotta say though,your current output over there is extremely low quality compared to yours and our musical heritage. In short,todays “music” is dire shit.
All of the British Invastion musicians were inspired to US blues. Steve's huge infuence is Ray Charles among many others. Besides Ray Charles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, BB King, Buddy Guy, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Brown & Buddy Holly were major influences on all of them. Steve was in the band Traffic after Spencer Davis Group, and they did a lot of jazz, blues, rock, folk combination sounds, really amazing. Their song Dear Mr Fantasy was used by Marvel as the opening song for The Avengers Endgame. The old music is so much better than today's music, it keeps getting used 50 yrs later.
@@colinglen4505 Yes, this is a video of Steve singing & playing piano when he was around 15 yrs old, in the Spencer Davis Group. He's doing his best Ray Charles. Steve worshipped Ray and he could sing like Ray, but Steve said he knew he couldn't do it for his whole career, so he ultimately went with his own amazing, singular, natural voice f as he moved forward in his career ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VwqsmNR_Q1M.html
Please note, Steve Winwood was SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD when he co-wrote and sang lead on this classic. He also played keyboard and organ. The man is a vastly underrated talent.
I was watching this other television program and this guy said to get a guitar for a good price. I think people dould make alot of money writing good songs. This guy said songs are so easy to write and make money with. Does anyone know where to snag a decent guitar or harmonica for cheap?
Check out an album that Sonny Boy Williamson recorded with The Yardbirds for a look at how they were directly influenced by the blues. I haven’t heard it in years, but it could be quite interesting.
Even back in the day we couldn't figure out how a 15 year old white kid from Birmingham England sounded like a 40 year old Ray Charles. Steve was unbelievable from the git-go. I checked off my bucket list twice seeing him in concert with Eric Clapton in Denver (They blew the roof off the joint) and with his quintet at a Hard Rock Hotel in a more intimate setting. That little group cooked for 2.5 hours before we could exhale. Top line- professional and clean sounds.
He was also in a supergroup with Eric Clapton called Blind Faith but I would avoid that if I was you, they did one album and the album cover art is of a topless 11 year old girl. They were originally going to have a 14 year old do it but they decided she was too old and developed so asked her younger sister to do it instead and she was told if she did it they would buy her a pony, they ended up giving her £40 which is about $700 in todays money. I genuinely can’t believe that that album cover is still universally used on all platforms today or maybe I shouldn’t be that surprised now I think about it, things seem to be going in the direction of making that kind of thing socially acceptable these days. So if you don’t want to scared by it like I was, don’t google or react to anything Blind Faith because the likelihood is you will end up seeing that album cover, just a warning incase someone suggests it because Steve Winwood is in Blind Faith
They don't have to avoid Blind Faith, just don't show the album cover. I Can't Find My Way Home is on that album and is a rock classic & been covered by many artists. An absolute must listen.
@@jenniferfoster1692 like I said, if they don’t want to be subjected to seeing it then they should avoid it because there is a very strong likelihood that they will see it, it has nothing to do with using the cover as a thumbnail or having it shown on screen. I am simply warning them that there is an extremely high possibility that if they search for blind faith on any platform, they will see the album cover. Some people in the world don’t want to see that kind of thing, so as someone who is considerate, I am prewarning them as any considerate person should do. It’s been decades since I saw it and I can’t unsee it and I have very strong views about that kind of thing, it’s disgusting, it’s rightfully illegal and it should not exist, I don’t care what lame justifications people use to defend it, it’s indefensible
I always loved it that the really great Brit bands truly loved the blues and soul music. So it went to Britain, they interpreted their own way and made famous the old bluesmen who should have been famous all along (at this stage the music was often labelled "race music" in the States). And many of those old black men were then given the audience they deserved as they toured Europe and Britain, introduced by those young white boys who idolised them. SO glad that they could get to do this in their later years before they passed away. Now it's those "young, white boys" who are passing away.
It's a pity you guys didn't listen to the UK version of this classic, It was re-recorded for the American market and just doesn't sound as good as the original UK version .....
What happened to Spencer Davis group? Spencer Davis - Wikipedia The Spencer Davis Group continued after Winwood left to form Traffic in April 1967. The group recorded two more albums before splitting in 1969. Another version of the group with Davis and York appeared in 1973 and disbanded in late 1974. Various incarnations of the band toured in later years under Davis's direction.
I was 13 when this was released in the UK in 1966, and I as my parents were going out shopping up town, I asked them to buy this for me, which they did. I still have it and it is different to the American version, and I believe it is better to be honest; it is more stripped back. It might be worth seeing if you can find it to hear. The American release had the added vocals repeating the ‘Gimme Gimme Some Loving”, in the chorus, or were very much subdued, but I honestly don’t think they were there at all. But with or without it was always a very soulful and classic record. There was a small music festival only 15 minutes walk from where I lived in 1968, when I was 15, and Traffic were top of the bill. Also appearing were Long John Baldry, Ben E King, The Fantastics, Family, The Amboy Dukes, Joe Cocker, The Bonzo Dog Doh Dah Band, etc! That festival was called TeesPop. Have fun.
There is YT video of the kids dancing to this on American Bandstand from 1967. Kind of fun to watch that you can tell the kids had a good time dancing to this one.
As an English man I always hear the Tea and Crumpets comment 😂 Tea and Crumpets are lovely! I Highly recommend Geno Washington and the Ram Jam band. Michael is an amazing song. Anything from the Out of this World album is also amazing.
Does he sound like Ray Charles? You decide (I think he was actually 17 or 18 and not 15). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VwqsmNR_Q1M.html
❤For 40 years I thought this was a black group until I saw the video of the Spencer Davis group and Steve Winwood! I couldn’t believe it in fact my son still thinks it’s lip-synched❤
Unfortunately, this is that version with those simply awful female back up singers. In Australia and New Zealand we had the version without the females released here and it is so much better.
Steve Winwood is such an underrated huge contributor to the musical landscape. Looking at his face on the cover is almost the same as his smile at the end of his video covering his Blind Faith song "Can't find my way home" with just his guitar and his amazing voice. Look for it and John Barleycorn must die on his personal RU-vid page for a treat!
Great reaction! Cream!!!! Such a great English band. Very bluesy too. Eric Clapton on lead, Jack Bruce on bass and Ginger Baker on drums. Sooo much amazing music from 3 guys! Check out Spoonful, or White Room, Crossroads is a classic. Subscribed from this reaction.
@@TheAdventuresofTNT Guys the list of British bands and musicians invading America was huge, they came in different times 60’s, 70’s and 80’s some names the are familiar for you Erick Clapton, Jeff Beck, Rob Steward, Phill Collins, Elton John, Spandau Ballet, Culture Club, Rick Astley and many more 😊.
I’m familiar with this song from my teen years. A portion of it was sampled in the movie SING when Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) was on his bike getting away from the unpaid stage crew.
There's a great scene in the movie The Big Chill that has this banger in it. Steve Winwood was a mere teenager singing this! A great Ray Charles homage
Steve is respected in the music community, but doesn’t receive enough recognition from the general public. This song sounds as if it could have been made in Memphis. Thanks for this reaction.
The Blues Brothers movie is where I discovered this song. If you haven't seen that film yet, I'd love to watch you both react to it. One of the greatest comedies of all time, with guest appearances from a ton of the most legendary singers and musicians in music history.
Steve Winwood is a musical genius.... He can play EVERYTHING !! He can Sing Produce & Arrange....He was a top perfomer by the age of 16 !!.... Jeff Lynee and Mike Oldfield have the same skill sets....... All 3 are Music Masters...... Generational talents !!
