The Dave Clark Five
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| Dave Clark Five | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genre(s) | Beat, Rock, Pop |
| Years active | 1957–1970 |
| Label(s) | Epic, Columbia |
| Former members | |
| Mike Smith Dave Clark Lenny Davidson Rick Huxley Denis Payton |
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The Dave Clark Five ( a.k.a. "The DC5" ) was an English Beat group in the 1960s, and one of the few that were able to present something of a commercial threat to The Beatles, the dominant group of the period. They were, in fact, the second group of the "British Invasion" (after The Beatles) to have a chart hit in United States ("Glad All Over" #6 April 1964).
The Dave Clark Five had several more hit songs (see Discography below) in the United States during 1964-67, including "Bits and Pieces" (#4 May 1964), "Can’t You See That She’s Mine" (#4 July 1964), "Catch Us If You Can" (#4 September 1965), "Over And Over" (#1 December 1965), and "You Got What It Takes" (#7 May 1967). The group disbanded in late 1970.
On 10 March 2008, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]
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[edit] Career
Unusual for a group of that (or any) era, although the group was named after him, Dave Clark was the drummer. He would play with his drums positioned at the front of the stage, relegating the guitarists and keyboard to his rear and sides. He formed the band around 1960, originally as a partnership, but from 1963 to 1968 he employed the other members, paying their wages and also paying for the recordings. He therefore owned the copyright in the recordings for this period.[2]
Lead vocals were provided by Mike Smith who also played the keyboards. The rest of the band was Lenny Davidson on lead guitar, Rick Huxley on bass guitar, and Denny Payton on saxophone, harmonica and guitar. Songwriting credits went to Clark, Clark and Smith, Clark and Davidson, and Clark and Payton. Some early songs were also credited to Clark and Ron Ryan, who was the brother of early group member Mick Ryan.
Originating in North London, the band was promoted as the vanguard of the 'Tottenham Sound', a response to the Mersey Beat stable managed by Brian Epstein. They had a series of memorable hits, including "Glad All Over" that in January 1964 knocked the Beatles out of the number one position on the UK Singles Chart.
The Dave Clark Five placed 17 records in Billboard's Top 40 to go with 12 Top 40 United Kingdom hits between 1964 and 1967. Their song "Over And Over" went to number one in the U.S. on the Billboard Charts Hot 100 at the end of December 1965 (despite less than impressive sales in the UK), and they played to sell-out crowds on their tours of the U.S. Heavily promoted as having a "cleaner" image than the Beatles, the Dave Clark Five holds the distinction of having made 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, more than any other UK group.
The group was unique in the British Invasion because it was not an exclusively guitar-based sound. The beat was prominent and the DC5 was one of the few groups of the era to feature a saxophone. Smith's growling, blues-tinged vocals were in the lead on almost all of the hit singles.
After the success of the Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night in 1964, the DC5 released their own film Catch Us If You Can (directed by John Boorman) in 1965; the film, which also starred Barbara Ferris, was released in the United States as Having a Wild Weekend.
The song "Bits and Pieces" was sometimes banned from being played at their live concerts, as fans would jump up and down in time to the song's stomping beat, and promoters feared this would damage the dance hall floors.
In spite of their huge success for a period, bolstered by the movie and a television special, the major hits dried up after 1967's "You Got What It Takes". The DC5's efforts to embrace the prevailing trend of psychedelia were not successful. They disbanded in 1970, having placed a further three singles on the UK chart that year.
[edit] Post break-up
Dave Clark was also the manager and executive producer of the band. Following the group's break-up, Clark set up a media company. In the process, he acquired the rights to the iconic '60s pop series Ready, Steady, Go!. Throughout the years since the DC5 went their separate ways in 1970, Clark has turned down all offers to reunite the group. His reasoning: "We can't better what we've already done. I'm sure we can pack in certain venues if we reunited, but we've done that already. I'll leave it to all the new, exciting bands that are around."
Mike Smith returned to performing in 2003 after a layoff of 25 years. He formed Mike Smith's Rock Engine and did two mini-tours of the U.S., although he was legally forbidden from using any mention of the DC5 in his advertising. Just a few months after his only son died in a diving accident, Smith suffered a spinal cord injury in a fall at his home in Spain on 12 September 2003. He was until December 2007 an inpatient at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, according to published reports in the United Kingdom. He passed away on 28 February 2008 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital of pneumonia, at age 64, just less than two weeks before being inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of The Dave Clark Five.[3]
Denis Payton died on 17 December 2006 after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
[edit] Controversy
In the voting leading up to the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, the band, which according to sources received the fifth most votes and thus was eligible for induction, were allegedly denied election by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner in order to allow the induction of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five as the first Hip Hop group in the hall. [4]
Yes, after reportedly getting booted in 2007 from their earned place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the politically correct inclusion of Grandmaster Flash, [5] the scrubbed, brushed and wholesome Dave Clark Five actually made it in 2008. But with the band finally getting some belated distinction, there still is at least one important issue lingering in the shadows of the DC5's past--the case of Ron Ryan, who claims to have written some of the band's biggest hits, even though his name does not appear on the legal songwriting credits.
According to Ryan, it's just one more story of ego and greed in the music business. He says it started with a handshake deal based on trust: Dave had the band, the ambition and business acumen, and his songwriting buddy Ron would contribute original material toward sharing fame and fortune. For twenty years, Ryan got little of both. Ryan's claims have not been substantiated by any other source and he has declined to take his case to the mainstream media, choosing instead to make his claims on an obscure message board devoted to 1960s music.
On the issue of fame--although Dave obviously was an excellent record producer, he was said to be somewhat sensitive regarding his lack of musical abitities. [6] And wanting the band to reflect his leadership in every possible way, Clark reportedly stuck his name on the label of everything composed not only by Ryan but also the contributing band members. For example, their first hit in England, the chart topper "Glad All Over" (written according to Ryan by lead singer and organist Mike Smith) was credited to "Clark and Smith," and early Ryan songs were listed by "Clark and Ryan." [7]
But sometimes Dave took full credit for what Ryan says is his work, such as "Because," and also the group's hardest rocker, "Any Way You Want It"--reportedly dashed off as a joke relevant to the "Kama Sutra" (a best-selling book in England at the time) in fifteen minutes on a train ride from London to Blackpool. [8] The record was such a bombastic basher that Kiss and the Ramones later covered it.
Bobby Graham, a well-known British session drummer in the 1960s, claimed in 2004 that he, rather than Clark, played on all of the group's hit records [9]. However, Ron Ryan, who was associated with the group through the end of 1964 and who wrote several songs for them, including two of their hits ("Because" and "Anyway You Want It"), in a 2006 interview, insisted that Clark definitely played drums on all the recordings, except on the rare occasion when he could not produce and play at the same time.
[edit] Induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Dave Clark Five made the list of nominees for the class of 2008, and on 13 December 2007, it was announced that the band would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 10 March 2008.[1] The group was inducted by Tom Hanks, who wrote, directed, and starred in the film That Thing You Do!, which was about an American one-hit wonder band that became popular in the wake of the British Invasion. The theme from "That Thing You Do!" was played as Tom Hanks walked out on stage.
In attendance with the three surviving members of the DC5 were the families of Lenny Davidson and Rick Huxley and Denis Payton's two sons; Mike Smith died on February 28, long enough to know the band had made it, but eleven days before the actual induction. Dave Clark opened up his acceptance speech by saying that he felt like he was at the Oscars. Davidson gave ironic mention that they arrived in New York for the ceremony on March 8, exactly 44 years after their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Joan Jett honored the Dave Clark Five by performing "Bits and Pieces" with John Mellencamp's band. To perform "Glad All Over", Jett was joined by John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, and other artists that performed throughout the night.
In March 2008, a 28-track collection, The Dave Clark Five: The Hits, was released on iTunes.
[edit] Band personnel details
The members of the Dave Clark Five, with birthdate and instruments, were the following: [10]
- Dave Clark (15 December 1939, in Tottenham, North London, England), was the drummer.
- Mike Smith (born Michael George Smith, 6 December 1943, in Edmonton, North London - died February 28, 2008 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire), was the lead vocalist, who also played the keyboards.[3]
- Lenny Davidson (born Leonard Arthur Davidson, 30 May 1942,[11] in Enfield, Middlesex) (ex The Off Beats, The Impalas) on lead guitar.
- Rick Huxley (born Richard Huxley, 5 August 1940, in Dartford, Kent) (ex The Riverside Blues Boys, The Spon Valley Stompers) on bass guitar.
- Denis Payton (born Dennis West Payton, 11 August 1943, in Walthamstow, East London — died 17 December 2006,[12] in Bournemouth, Dorset) (ex The Renegades, The Les Heath Combo, The Blue Dukes, The Mike Jones Combo) on tenor and baritone saxophones, harmonica, and guitar.
[edit] Discography
[edit] UK albums
| Album Title | Label & No. | Chart Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Session with the Dave Clark Five | Columbia SX 1598 | #3 | 1964 |
| Catch Us If You Can | Columbia SX 1756 | #8 | 1965 |
| Greatest Hits | Columbia SX 6105 | - | 1967 |
| Everybody Knows | Columbia SX 6207 | - | 1968 |
| 5 By 5 = GO! (14 Titles by Dave Clark Five) | Columbia SX 6309 | - | 1969 |
| If Somebody Loves You | Columbia SCX 6437 | - | 1969 |
| Good Old Rock n' Roll | EMI Starline SRS 5090 | - | 1970 |
| Dave Clark and Friends | Columbia SCX 6494 | - | 1972 |
| 25 Thumping Greats! | Polydor POLTV 7 | #7 | 1978 |
| Glad All Over Again | EMI 89249 | #28 | 1993 |
[edit] U.S. albums
| Album Title | Label & No. (mono/stereo) | Billboard | Cashbox | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glad All Over | Epic LN 24093/BN 26093 | #3 | #6(M) #20(ST) | 1964 | Original album covers show the DC5 without instruments, later replaced with a photo including instruments |
| The Dave Clark Five Return! | Epic LN 24104/BN 26104 | #5 | #7(M) #12(ST) | 1964 | |
| American Tour | Epic LN 24117/BN 26117 | #11 | #16(M) #32(ST) | 1964 | Shown as "American Tour Volume 1" on the record labels |
| Coast To Coast | Epic LN 24128/BN 26128 | #6 | #10 | 1965 | |
| Weekend In London | Epic LN 24139/BN 26139 | #24 | #24 | 1965 | |
| Having A Wild Weekend (soundtrack) | Epic LN 24162/BN 26162 | #15 | #11 | 1965 | Only four of twelve tracks from the LP are featured in the film |
| I Like It Like That | Epic LN 24178/BN 26178 | #32 | #41 | 1965 | |
| The Dave Clark Five's Greatest Hits | Epic LN 24185/BN 26185 | #9 | #7 | 1966 | |
| Try Too Hard | Epic LN 24198/BN 26198 | #77 | #25 | 1966 | |
| Satisfied With You | Epic LN 24212/BN 26212 | #127 | #85 | 1966 | |
| More Greatest Hits | Epic LN 24221/BN 26221 | #103 | #49 | 1966 | Stereo versions of 26093 through 26221 are in rechanneled stereo |
| 5 By 5 | Epic LN 24236/BN 26236 | #119 | #66 | 1967 | |
| You Got What It Takes | Epic LN 24312/BN 26312 | #149 | #77 | 1967 | |
| Everybody Knows | Epic LN 24354/BN 26354 | - | - | 1968 | |
| The Dave Clark Five | Epic EG 30434 | - | - | 1971 | 20 tracks from 1964-1968, all in true stereo |
| Glad All Over Again | Epic KEG 33459 | - | - | 1993 | Compilation of 17 charted hits plus three non-LP tracks, all in mono |
| History Of The Dave Clark Five | Hollywood 61482 | #127 | - | 1993 |
- The first three albums were featured on two separate Cashbox charts for mono and stereo albums. These charts were merged into one when Coast To Coast was in its third charted week
[edit] UK Singles
| A-side / B-side | Label & No. | Highest UK Chart Position |
Release Month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Chaquita" / "In Your Heart" | Ember 156 | - | August 1962 | |
| "First Love" / "I Walk The Line" | Piccadilly 35088 | - | December 1962 | |
| "I Knew It All The Time" / "That's What I Said" | Piccadilly 35500 | - | February 1963 | |
| "The Mulberry Bush" / "Chaquita" | Columbia DB 7011 | - | June 1963 | |
| "Do You Love Me" / "Doo Dah" | Columbia DB 7112 | #30 | October 1963 | |
| "Glad All Over" / "I Know You" | Columbia DB 7154 | #1 | November 1963 | |
| "Bits and Pieces" / "All Of The Time" | Columbia DB 7210 | #2 | February 1964 | |
| "Can't You See That She's Mine" / "Because" | Columbia DB 7291 | #10 | May 1964 | |
| "Thinking of You Baby" / "Whenever You're Around" | Columbia DB 7335 | #26 | August 1964 | |
| "Anyway You Want It" / "Crying Over You" | Columbia DB 7377 | #25 | October 1964 | |
| "Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)" / "Say You Want Me" | Columbia DB 7453 | #37 | January 1965 | |
| "Reelin' and Rockin'" / "Little Bitty Pretty One" | Columbia DB 7503 | #24 | March 1965 | |
| "Come Home" / "Mighty Good Loving" | Columbia DB 7580 | #16 | May 1965 | |
| "Catch Us If You Can" / "Move On" | Columbia DB 7580 | #5 | July 1965 | |
| "Over And Over" / "I'll Be Yours (My Love)" | Columbia DB 7644 | #45 | November 1965 | |
| "Try Too Hard" / "All Night Long" | Columbia DB 7863 | - | May 1966 | |
| "Look Before You Leap" / "Please Tell Me Why" | Columbia DB 7909 | #50 | May 1966 | |
| "Nineteen Days" / "I Need Love" | Columbia DB 8028 | - | October 1966 | |
| "You Got What It Takes" / "Sitting Here Baby" | Columbia DB 8152 | #28 | March 1967 | |
| "Tabatha Twitchit" / "Man In The Pin-Stripe Suit" | Columbia DB 8194 | - | July 1967 | |
| "Everybody Knows" / "Concentration Baby" | Columbia DB 8286 | #2 | November 1967 | |
| "No One Can Break a Heart Like You" / "You Don't Wany My Lovin'" | Columbia DB 8342 | #28 | February 1968 | |
| "The Red Balloon" / "Maze Of Love" | Columbia DB 8465 | #7 | September 1968 | |
| "Live in the Sky" / "Children" | Columbia DB 8505 | #39 | November 1968 | |
| "The Mulberry Tree" / "Small Talk" | Columbia DB 8545 | - | February 1969 | |
| "Get It On Now" / "Maze Of Life" (acetates only) | Columbia DB 8591 | - | 1969 | |
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" / "34-06" | Columbia DB 8624 | - | October 1969 | |
| "Good Old Rock 'n' Roll Parts 1 & 2" | Columbia DB 8638 | #7 | December 1969 | |
| "Everybody Get Together" / "Darling I Love You" | Columbia DB 8660 | #8 | March 1970 | |
| "Julia" / "Five By Five" | Columbia DB 8681 | - | April 1970 | |
| "Here Comes Summer" / "Break Down And Cry" | Columbia DB 8689 | #44 | July 1970 | |
| "More Good Old Rock 'n' Roll Parts 1 & 2" | Columbia DB 8724 | #34 | November 1970 | |
| "Southern Man" / "If You Wanna See Me Cry" | Columbia DB 8749 | - | December 1970 | |
| "Won't You Be My Lady" / "Into Your Life" | Columbia DB 8791 | - | June 1971 | |
| "Draggin' The Line" / "One Eyed, Blue Suited, Gun Totin' Man" ("Dave Clark & Friends") | Columbia | - | October 1971 | |
| "All Time Greats Medley" / "Wild Weekend" | Columbia DB 8963 | - | 1972 | |
| "Think Of Me" / "Right Or Wrong" ("Dave Clark & Friends") | Columbia | - | February 1972 | |
| "Rub It In" / "I'm Sorry Baby" ("Dave Clark & Friends") | Columbia | - | July 1972 | |
| "Sweet City Woman" / "Love Comes But Once" ("A" side = "Dave Clark & Friends" "B" side = "Dave Clark Five") | Columbia | - | March 1973 | |
| "Sha-Na-Na-Na-Hey-Hey" / "I Don't Know" ("Dave Clark & Friends") | Columbia | - | October 1973 | |
| "Glad All Over" (reissue) | EMI CDEMCT 8 | #37 | May 1993 |
[edit] US Singles
| A-side / B-side | Label & No. | Billboard peak | Cashbox peak | Chart/release month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "I Walk The Line" / "First Love" | Laurie 3188 | - | - | 1963 | Reissued in 1964 on Rust 5078 |
| "Chaquita" / "In Your Heart" | Jubilee 5476 | - | - | 1964 | |
| "Glad All Over" / "I Know You" | Epic 9656 | #6 | #5 | February 1964 | |
| "Bits and Pieces" / "All Of The Time" | Epic 9671 | #4 | #4 | April 1964 | |
| "I Knew It All The Time" / "That's What I Said" | Congress 212 | #53 | #73 | April 1964 | |
| "Do You Love Me" / "Chaquita" | Epic 9678 | #11 | #8 | May 1964 | |
| "Can't You See That She's Mine" / "No Time To Lose" | Epic 9692 | #4 | #4 | June 1964 | |
| "Because" / "Theme Without A Name" | Epic 9704 | #3 | #7 | August 1964 | |
| "Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)" / "Ol' Sol" | Epic 9722 | #15 | #22 | October 1964 | B-side featured in the DC5 film Having A Wild Weekend |
| "Anyway You Want It" / "Crying Over You" | Epic 9739 | #14 | #9 | November 1964 | |
| "Come Home" / "Your Turn To Cry" | Epic 9763 | #14 | #13 | February 1965 | |
| "Reelin' and Rockin'" / "I'm Thinking" | Epic 9786 | #23 | #15 | April 1965 | B-side "Bubbled Under" in Billboard (#128) |
| "I Like It Like That" / "Hurting Inside" | Epic 9811 | #7 | #6 | June 1965 | |
| "Catch Us If You Can" / "On The Move" | Epic 9833 | #4 | #6 | August 1965 | Both sides from the film Having A Wild Weekend |
| "Over And Over" / "I'll Be Yours (My Love)" | Epic 9863 | #1 | #1 | November 1965 | Issued with standard and promo picture sleeves |
| "At The Scene" / "I Miss You" | Epic 9882 | #18 | #13 | February 1966 | B-side lead vocal by Denis Payton |
| "Try Too Hard" / "All Night Long" | Epic 10004 | #12 | #10 | April 1966 | |
| "Please Tell Me Why" / "Look Before You Leap" | Epic 10031 | #28 | #18 | June 1966 | B-side "Bubbled Under" on Billboard (#101) |
| "Satisfied With You" / "Don't Let Me Down" | Epic 10053 | #50 | #51 | August 1966 | |
| "Nineteen Days" / "Sitting Here Baby" | Epic 10076 | #48 | #45 | October 1966 | |
| "I've Got To Have A Reason" / "Good Time Woman" | Epic 10114 | #44 | #55 | January 1967 | |
| "You Got What It Takes" / "Doctor Rhythm" | Epic 10144 | #7 | #8 | April 1967 | |
| "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" / "Man In The Pin-Stripe Suit" | Epic 10179 | #35 | #35 | June 1967 | B-side lead vocal by Denis Payton |
| "Red And Blue" / "Concentration Baby" | Epic 10244 | #89 | #69 | November 1967 | |
| "Everybody Knows" / "Inside And Out" | Epic 10265 | #43 | #41 | December 1967 | A-side lead vocal by Lenny Davidson |
| "Please Stay" / "Forget" | Epic 10325 | #115 | #96 | May 1968 | |
| "The Red Balloon" / "Maze Of Love" | Epic 10375 | - | - | 1968 | A-side lead vocal by Dave Clark |
| "Paradise (Is Half As Nice)" / "34-06" | Epic 10476 | - | - | 1969 | |
| "If Somebody Loves You" / "Best Day's Work" | Epic 10509 | - | - | 1969 | |
| "Bring It On Home To Me" / "Darling I Love You" | Epic 10547 | - | - | 1969 | |
| "Here Comes Summer" / "Five By Five" | Epic 10635 | - | - | 1970 | |
| "Good Old Rock 'n' Roll Medley" / "One Night" | Epic 10684 | - | - | 1970 | |
| "Southern Man" / "If You Wanna See Me Cry" | Epic 10704 | - | - | 1971 | |
| "Won't You Be My Lady" / "Into Your Life" | Epic 10768 | - | - | 1971 | |
| "Rub It In" / "I'm Sorry Baby" | Epic 10894 | - | - | 1972 | Shown as "Dave Clark & Friends", featuring only Clark and Smith from the original group |
- Most of the US singles were issued with picture sleeves. Charted singles that did not include picture sleeves include Bits And Pieces, Do You Love Me, Any Way You Want It, Reelin' & Rockin', Red And Blue, and Please Stay
- The group released two different songs with the same title "Everybody Knows", the first in 1964 (with subtitle "I Still Love You" and the second in 1967. The 1964 single was a bigger hit in America (reaching #15/#22 in the Billboard/Cashbox charts instead of the 1967 'Everybody Knows' reaching #43/#41). In the UK, the latter was a bigger hit, reaching #2 to the former's #37.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Indictees for 2008. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame official website (2007-12-13). Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ See Reed v Clark [1985] STC 323, a case about Clark's residence status for tax purposes.
- ^ a b "Dave Clark Five singer Smith dies", BBC, 2008-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258664,00.html FOXNews.com - Mario Vazquez Is Not a Bad 'Idol' - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment}
- ^ --see above
- ^ Dintino
- ^ Dintino
- ^ Ryan
- ^ Bobby Graham - the man who turned down The Beatles
- ^ "1960s British Rock and Pop Chronology - Birth of a Nation" (birthdates), Gordon Thompson, 2006-09-17, webpage: Skidmore-BritRock.
- ^ The IMDb biography for Lenny Davidson had his birth year incorrectly stated as "1944" while other sources confirm "May 30, 1942" (noted 2006-10-01).
- ^ "Dave Clark Five star Payton dies", webpage: BBC News
[edit] References
- Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
- The Book of Golden Discs - 2nd Edition - ISBN 0-214-20512-6
- Goldmine Standard Catalog Of American Records 1950 to 1975 - 3rd Edition - ISBN 0-87349-471-7
[edit] External links
- http://www.thedaveclarkfive.com
- Classic Bands on The Dave Clark Five.
- http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6742/daveclark.html
- Dave Clark Five biography at the AMG web site.
- Dave Clark Five website: plays jukebox of original recordings. (Official website)
- : Discussion forum for the Dave Clark Five.
- Excellent DC5 website!
