Dave Clark Five singer Mike Smith dead at 64
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Because they were never a favorite of critics, even music trivialists don’t realize the second most popular band from the original British Invasion wasn’t The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Who or even Herman’s Hermits.
With 17 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1964 and 1967, The Dave Clark Five were The Beatles’ closest British Invasion chart rivals in the U.S.
Mike Smith, the group’s lead singer, died Thursday. He was 64.
Here’s one of DC5’s biggest hits, “Glad All Over.”
