American Songwriter

“Catch Us if You Can”: The Title Song to an Odd Movie Starring The Dave Clark Five

For a while there, it probably seemed to US audiences like The Dave Clark Five were in a toe-to-toe struggle with The Beatles in the early 60s for British Invasion supremacy. The DC5 managed to match ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind “Glad All Over” by The Dave Clark Five and How They Took an Old Song Title and Wrote a Massive Hit

Dave Clark was more than just the drummer in the band bearing his name. He acted as manager, songwriter, publisher, and producer. Clark started the band to raise money for his soccer team to go to ...
Reuters

Dave Clark Five singer Smith dies at age 64

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mike Smith, the lead singer of the 1960s British band the Dave Clark Five, died on Thursday of pneumonia at an English hospital, his U.S. agent said. Sign up here. Smith, 64, ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Because, he loves the music|Former Dave Clark Five star Mike Smith back on tour

Though not as well known as Paul McCartney today, Mike Smith was Sir Paul's chief rival when it came to swooning girls and record-buying teens back in 1964. That was the year British pop music ...