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The Dave Clark Five
Originally
a backing group for north London singer Stan Saxon, the Five originally
comprised Dave Clark on drums and vocals, backed by various musicians,
including bassist Chris Wells and guitarist Mick Ryan.
After splitting from Saxon the Five established their own identity.
The evolving line-up eventually featured Mike Smith, Rick Huxley, Lenny
Davidson and Denis Payton. Smith's throaty vocals and Clark's incessant
thumping beat became two of the group's most familiar trademarks.
After
seeing their cover of Do You Love Me? pipped at the post by a
version by Brian Poole and The Tremeloes,
the Dave Clark Five contrived to write their own winners, and succeeded
with Glad All Over and Bits and Pieces reaching number one
and number two respectively.
However their British success was dwarfed by their progress in
America where they concentrated their efforts throughout the sixties.
Following their 1964 breakthrough, they scored no fewer than 24 hits
before breaking up.
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Dave Clark
Drums, vocals
Chris Wells
Bass
Mick Ryan
Guitar
Mike Smith
Organ, vocals
Rick Huxley
Bass
Lenny Davidson
Guitar
Denis Payton
Saxophone
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