BIRTHDAY WISHES: Dave Clark was born today in 1942 in Tottenham (North London), England. Dave Clark is a drummer, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the leader and drummer of the 1960s beat group, The Dave Clark Five, the first big British Invasion band to follow The Beatles to America in 1964. Clark left school at the age of 15 and became a film stuntman, performing in over 40 films. In the late 1950s Clark bought himself a set of drums, taught himself how to play them, and formed a skiffle band to raise funds so that his football team could travel to the Netherlands. That skiffle band grew into the Dave Clark Five with Clark their leader, co-songwriter, manager and producer. The Dave Clark Five grew in popularity in the UK. They unseated the Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand from its number one spot in the British singles charts in January 1964 with Glad All Over. The British press briefly called them the Beatles most serious threat. The Dave Clark Five achieved 15 consecutive Top 20 hits in the U.S. and also appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show more times than any other English group. Dave Clark even became a popular name for babies in the 1960s. In the late 1960s while still managing his band, Clark began directing and producing for television. The band broke up in 1970, and in 1972 Clark stopped drumming after he broke four knuckles in a tobogganing accident. In 1986 Clark wrote a science fiction stage musical called Time that played for two years in Londons West End. Clark became a successful entrepreneur and a multi-millionaire. He owns the rights to all the Dave Clark Five music and in 1993 he released remastered versions of all their singles on an album, Glad All Over Again. He also owns the rights to all the episodes of the 60s U.K. music show Ready Steady Go! that still airs on television. In 2008, marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the band, The Dave Clark Five was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Clark made a rare public appearance along with the two other surviving band members to accept the award on behalf of the group.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:07:24 +0000
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