I am very sorry to have to pass on this very sad news to you. Mike Smith, the lead singer of The Dave Clark Five, has died. Join me this Sunday, March 2nd, for this week's Treasure Island Oldies Show when we'll play LOTS of Dave Clark Five songs throughout the show.
Reuters
LOS ANGELES–Mike Smith, the lead singer of British band the Dave Clark Five, died Thursday of pneumonia at an English hospital, his U.S. agent said.
Smith, 64, was admitted to a hospital outside London Wednesday morning with a chest infection resulting from complications of a 2003 spinal cord injury that had left him paralyzed from the waist down, his New York agent, Margo Lewis, said in a statement.
His death came just two weeks before the Dave Clark Five – one of the leading bands of the 1960s British invasion – was due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Dave Clark Five, whose hits included "Glad All Over" and "Bits and Pieces," were one of the first British bands to find major success in the United States after the Beatles.
Here is a clip of the Dave Clark Five being interviewed during their first visit to the United States.
And a Tribute to the Dave Clark Five
And one of their all time popular songs, Because.
And a rare Pathe Newsreel...
