The Dave Clark Five

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London, United Kingdom (1962 – 1970)

The Dave Clark Five (DC5) was an English rock and roll group of 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 America (“Glad All Over”). They sold over 100 million records, appeared the most of any group on the Ed Sullivan Show, and were the pioneers in introducing the Music Video a la MTV. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

The band, from London, UK, started out as The Dave Clark Quintet in 1957, with Dave Clark on drums, Dave Sanford on lead guitar, Chris Walls on bass, Don Vale on piano (and arranger) and a saxophone player. By 1962, the band had changed its name to The Dave Clark Five and settled on the line-up that continued until the band called it a day in 1970: Dave Clark (drums, vocals; born December 15, 1942), Lenny Davidson (guitar; born May 30, 1944), Rick Huxley (bass; born August 5, 1942; died February 11, 2013), Denis Payton (saxes, harmonica, vocals; born August 11, 1943, died December 17, 2006), Mike Smith (keyboards, vocals; born December 6, 1943, died February 28, 2008).

Between 1964 and 1967, the band had 17 records in the US Billboard Top 40, with 12 Top 40 United Kingdom hits.

The DC5 disbanded in 1970, having placed three singles on the UK chart that year, two of which reached the Top Ten.

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  • KeithJones

    RIP bassist Rick Huxley

    12 Feb 10:11pm Reply
  • Revcraps

    The DC5 were so big that thousands of people named their babies after Dave Clark. Check out what it's like to bear his name: http://accdocpastor.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-dave-clark-thousands.html

    15 Dec 2012 Reply
  • davidgeorgea

    I still love them Marjo .. My era .... I actually have seen them live once in 1966 .

    26 Nov 2012 Reply
  • ParadiseCove

    Excellent band that played some excellent pop tunes as well as some smoother, softer melodies with one helluva singer !

    1 Feb 2012 Reply
  • KinomiyaMichiru

    @JeckyInHyde2010: What's wrong with you? At the time that both groups were popular, The DC5 gave The Beatles some major competition. Read up on the facts before trolling this page.

    15 Jun 2011 Reply
  • promisedeyes

    They were fantastic!

    11 Jun 2011 Reply
  • JeckylnHyde2010

    What is wrong with you people? This crap is nowhere comparable to the Beatles.

    10 Jun 2011 Reply
  • KinomiyaMichiru

    Love me some DC5!

    13 Nov 2010 Reply
  • roaddog23

    yes they were an Excelente group I always liked them better then the Beatles growing up in the 60s

    13 Sep 2010 Reply
  • Rapture5212011

    Though no where near as popular as "The Beatles" this British group scored much favor with the 'baby boomer' generation of the 60s & 70s & produced some great sounding music of the day. God bless~!

    29 Aug 2010 Reply
  • darkglasses

    Anyway you want it, that's alright by me.

    22 Mar 2010 Reply
  • marcelodylan

    CAN TOU SEEEEEE THAT SHE MINE

    25 Dec 2009 Reply
  • kribensis2

    I just love BECAUSE.There's something about the melody and music that makes me feel so happy and light

    26 Oct 2009 Reply
  • butthorn

    So many great songs, unfortunately none to listen to here. Go find "When" or "At the Scene", or hell, any of them.

    11 Oct 2009 Reply
  • Dunk_a_roos

    EXCELENTE GRUPO¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

    11 Sep 2009 Reply
  • fzappa10

    Try SPOTIFY.They have many more full tracks

    9 Aug 2009 Reply
  • Bookman1974

    Just one playable preview, and that's 'One Night' ??? Give me 'Glad All Over', 'Bits & Pieces' or 'Catch Us If You Can' - PLEASE!

    31 Jul 2009 Reply
  • GMenRVA

    To me the DC5 always sounded like the Beatles if they rocked a bit harder.

    5 May 2009 Reply
  • koolbenny

    *Every* week at Selhurst :D

    28 Dec 2008 Reply
  • Tr1xx

    My faves: "Everybody Get Together", "Put A Little Love In Your Heart", "Sha-na-na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". Huh, none of 'em are in the top tracks either

    23 Nov 2008 Reply
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