SPENCER DAVIS GROUP Gimme Some Lovin 1966 HQ

“Gimme Some Lovin’“ is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, although solely credited to “Steve Winwood“ on the UK single label, and originally performed by The Spencer Davis Group. The basic riff of the song was borrowed from the Homer Banks song “(Ain’t That) A Lot of Love“, written by Banks and Willie Dean “Deanie“ Parker. “Gimme Some Lovin’“ was a UK No. 2 in the Autumn of 1966 and a US No. 7. The song is ranked No. 247 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.