The Dave Clark Five

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The Dave Clark Five (DC5) was an English rock and roll group of the 60s, known as one of the few that were able to present something of a commercial threat to The Beatles, the dominant group of the period, during the beat music craze. They were, in fact, the second group of the 'British Invasion' after the Beatles to have a chart hit in America with "Glad All Over", a sort of 'signature song' of the band that continues to receive airplay. DC5 sold over 100 million records, appeared the most of any group on the Ed Sullivan Show, and were the pioneers in introducing the concept of music videos, a la MTV, decades before it went into fashion. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 in a ceremony officiated by fan Tom Hanks. The band, from Tottenham, Middlesex, 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, 1939), Lenny Davidson (guitar; born May 30, 1944), Rick Huxley (bass; born August 5, 1940; 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 th

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Rare Tracks

American Tour (2019 - Remaster)

Glad All Over (2019 - Remaster)

Glad all over again

Glad All Over

All the Hits (2019 - Remaster)

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American Tour (2019 Remaster)

Having a Wild Weekend (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [2019 - Remaster]

Coast to Coast (2019 - Remaster)

Glad All Over (2019 Remaster)

The Dave Clark Five Return! (2019 - Remaster)

The History Of The Dave Clark Five (disc 1)

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