'Gimme Some Lovin' rock star Spencer Davis dead at 81

1966 file photo of the Spencer Davis Group (from top left): Muff Winwood, Pete York and Steve Winwood and Spencer Davis, foreground. Davis' agent announced on Tuesday (Oct 20) that the rock star has died at the age of 81. – AP

Spencer Davis, a British guitarist and bandleader whose eponymous rock group had 1960s hits including Gimme Some Lovin’ and I’m A Man, ” has died. He was 81.

Davis’ agent, Bob Birk, said Tuesday that he died in a hospital while being treated for pneumonia. He didn't give a location, but British media reported that Davis lived in California.