The Professor. Spencer Davis was born in Wales in 1939. He studied languages and spoke fluent German, French and Spanish. This was one of the reasons why he was later called „Professor“ in music circles. While studying in Birmingham, he began performing as a musician and was together with Christine Perfect, who later became a world star with Fleetwood Mac. Together with Steve and Muff Winwood and Pete York, he formed his first Spencer Davis Group, with which he had numerous hits in Europe...