The music world is in great mourning for rock legend Spencer Davis.
The talented musician died of pneumonia at the age of 81.
Rock legend
and
all-rounder Spencer Davis
has died.
According to his
manager
he was before his
death
because of a
lung infection
in
hospital
treated.
He became world famous through the "Spencer Davis Group" with hits like "Keep On Running".
New York - Not only Hollywood is in great mourning for one of its stars.
A
sad news
reached the
world of music
, and
many rock music fans
: The musician and
band founder Spencer Davis
's (19 October 2020) on Monday died at the age of 81 years.
His
manager Bob Birk
confirmed this
to the German Press Agency in New York.
The reason for Davis' previous
hospitalization
was
pneumonia
, Birk said.
Rock legend Spencer Davis is dead: Manager names the cause of death and mourns
The father of three adult children was "
a highly moral, very talented, good-natured, extremely intelligent, generous man,
" his manager knows.
In addition to his children, the native Welshman leaves his partner June.
In the 1960s, Davis founded the
band
named after him,
"The Spencer Davis Group"
.
The
four musicians became
known and
successful
primarily through
songs
such as
"Somebody Help Me"
and
"Keep On Running"
.
The Briton later moved to the USA to work on solo projects there.
However, his music career began much earlier - during his studies.
The
musical talent
, who could play both
guitar
and
keyboard
and also
took over
the
vocals
, was then on stage with later stars like
Fleetwood Mac musician Christine McVie
and the
bassist of the Rolling Stones
,
Bill Wyman
.
When he moved to
California
, he worked, among other things, as a
manager of
a
record company
and promoted
artists
such as
Robert Palmer
and
Bob Marley
.
One of his
colleagues
, however, was dismayed by the
news of his death
on social networks
.
Rock legend Spencer Davis dies: Colleagues are dismayed by the news of his death
Bill Wyman
expresses his
grief
on
Facebook *
.
“I just got the sad news that my old friend Spencer Davis died yesterday.
He was 81 years old, ”said Wyman.
“I met him for the first time in 1966 when the Spencer Davis Group supported The Rolling Stones on our UK tour,” recalls the 83-year-old. “
We became good friends and have remained so to this day.
“The contact between the two apparently never completely broke off.
"He was a
rare character
as he had a degree in the German language, which he jokingly used to write in my guest books," writes Wyman.
"I have
very fond memories of Spencer
- a very
friendly, humorous man
and send
my
condolences to
his
family
." (Jbr) * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network
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