This is wayback, and inspired by the recent Beatle's Remasters releases. Anyone who can name all seven tunes correctly will be correct ;-0 READ WHILE YOU LISTEN!The Dave Clark Five was one of the top British Invasion bands of the 60's and a lot of the group's success was a result of the efforts of its hard-driving leader, Dave Clark. The group had twenty-two hit records in Britain and twenty-fo...
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Mike Smith, the lead singer and keyboard player of The Dave Clark Five, one of the premier bands to emerge during the 1960’s “British Invasion”, died today from pneumonia at Stoke Mandeville Hospital outside of London. His devoted wife, Arlene, who is known as Charlie, was by his side. Smith was 64 years old.??Smith (left) with The Dave Clark Five?? Smith, who was due to be inducted into th
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Having just entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two weeks after the death of lead singer Mike Smith, this fabulous little tune by the DC5 came on the iPod this week and carried me back. I wondered ??why hasn't anyone posted any DC5 music on MOG??? Then it hit me. Other than a best of double-CD released 15 years ago, there has been NO Dave Clark Five product available since the death of vinyl...
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I'm guessing you missed this performance on the VH-1 Classics broadcast of this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies, because you probably dozed off during Madonna's acceptance speech (what, were they dubbing her Queen of Music or something?), or walked out of the room at the very idea of Billy Joel inducting John Mellencamp, two guys who might belong in the hall of something, but proba...
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The insanity surrounding the Beatles introduction to North America didn't overshadow the introduction of another band. This was one that I believed would outlive the Beatles because in my opinion they could outplay and outsing them with their hard driving (for the time) rock tunes, gravelly voice (Mike Smith) and their addition of sax into the rock band sound. As it turns out, The Dave Clark F...
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For those fans of 60s music who remember (and/or still listen to) the music of the Dave Clark Five: For me, the appeal of this group was and alway be the gritty vocals of Mike Smith. Unfortunately, I found out while surfing the web last year that Mike Smith suffered a fall in his home and is now permanently paralyzed from the neck down. Mike only released one solo album after the breakup of the...
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At least 4 good tracks, including 2 hard rockin' fuzz-drenched numbers non-comped as yet, can be found on the 1966Try Too Hard album by Dave Clark Five."Somebody Find A New Love" starts off with a decent drum roll proving (maybe) that they could actually play the drums.
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I feel a little miffed that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going to induct two rappers this year. OK, I'm not familiar with their work and it may indeed have merit, but isn't this supposed to be the ROCK AND ROLL hall of fame? Not the Jazz Hall of Fame, not the Country Hall of Fame, and certainly not the Rap Hall of Fame. And in the process they dissed the Dave Clark Five. Although I have ...
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I heard that the Dave Clark Five deservedly will enter the Hall of Fame this year,so I thought I would post my favorite dc5 song.I saw Mike Smith in concert a few years ago only a few months before his tragic accident and this was his final encore.I feel lucky to have seen him finally,almost 40 years after first hearing him on the radio.
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It's been a few weeks since I threw up a new Imeem Mix in the right column, so let's do one today. I picked Britain's great 60s band (and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers) Dave Clark Five. A lot of their big hits are here (my faves "Anyway You Want It" and "Come Home"), along with a few west of left field picks. Enjoy."The Dave Clark Five had 17 records in Billboard's Top 40, with 12 Top 40 United ...
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