He founded the Spencer Davis Group, a band that had several hits in the 1960s including "Keep On Running", "Gimme Some Lovin'", and "I'm a Man", all sung by Steve Winwood.

While his father was away, his uncle Herman was a musical influence on Davis, teaching him how to play the harmonica at age six.

By the time he was 16, Davis was hooked on the guitar and the American rhythm and blues music making its way across the Atlantic.

While in Birmingham, he formed a musical and personal relationship with Christine Perfect who was later a member of Fleetwood Mac.

Steve Winwood sang lead vocals on all the Spencer Davis Group's hits up to "I'm a Man" in 1967.

[1][8] After the group broke up, Davis moved to California and recorded an acoustic album with Peter Jameson, It's Been So Long, for Mediarts in mid-1971.

He followed it with a solo album, Mousetrap, for United Artists, produced by and featuring Sneaky Pete Kleinow.

Soon after, he moved back to the UK, formed a new Spencer Davis Group and signed with Vertigo Records.

He left the group in 1995 to form World Classic Rockers with former Eagles bassist Randy Meisner, ex Toto singer Bobby Kimball, and ex Moody Blues and Wings guitarist Denny Laine.

To complement the museum show, the museum also hosted a symposium on "The British Invasion", where Davis was joined on a panel by, among others, Micky Dolenz of the Monkees and a July Fourth concert featuring Davis singing his hits with a backing band named 'The Catalina All Stars'.