Mike smith dc5 biography of barack

  • A DVD of the concert is to be released in March.
  • Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  • "Dave Clark Five" lead singer Mike Smith died from pneumonia Thursday, his agent said.

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    Mike Smith of Dave Clark 5 dies at 64

    Dave Clark fem lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was

    Smith died at a hospital outside of London, his agent Margo Lewis said.

    He was admitted to the intensive care enhet Wednesday morning with a chest infection, a complication from a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed below the ribcage with limited use of his upper body. Lewis said he was injured when he fell from a stängsel at his home in Spain in September

    Smith had been in the hospital since the accident, and was just released last månad when he moved into a specially prepared home near the hospital with his wife.

    “These gods five years were extremely difficult for Mike. inom am incredibly saddened to lose him, his energy and his humor, but I am comforted bygd the fact that he had the chance to spend his final months and days at home with his loving wife Charlie,” Lewis s

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    (Shown from L-R: Rick Huxley, Lenny Davidson, Denis Payton,
    Mike Smith and Dave Clark)

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    R&R Hall of Fame Too Late for Two of the DC5

    Back in the mids, the first thing I noticed about the Dave Clark Five was how damn good-looking they were. And such gentlemen! Unlike most groups who wore rebelliousness and bad behavior like a badge of honor, the &#;DC5,&#; as they were dubbed in fan shorthand, were well mannered, bright, funny, respectful and fun. In their trademark blazers, coordinated slacks and black boots, Dave Clark, Mike Smith, Denis Payton, Rick Huxley and Lenny Davidson were the complete package: good looks, talent and class. Thrilled to act as one of their publicists from , I saw them as British knights in shining armor come to conquer America.

    Influenced by everyone from Elvis Presley to Little Richard to Ray Charles, the DC5 became rock royalty, part of &#;The British Invasion&#; that included the Beatles and the Rolling

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    The BRUSH PILE - Brushes With Fame

    "Drew Carey proves it every week on his show, people from Ohio never stop being Ohioans! I have two pictures on the wall of my office here in San Diego. One is a map of Ohio with my hometown (Wooster) circled. The other is an artist's conception of heaven. The caption is 'Never forget where you came from, and never forget where you're going.' . . . Ohio rules!"

    --Jeff Detrow, San Diego, CA


    My most cherished "brush with fame" happened when I was 13 years old. In mid-December I had sent in only one postcard entry, and won a contest sponsored by a local TV teen dance show, called Dance-O-Rama, to not only see the Dave Clark Five in concert, but to meet them as well. I was in a new school, and some of my new schoolmates had tickets to see the Beatles in concert for about a year later (in ). Even they were somewhat envious.

    The phone call came on December 18, , the night before the concert. I was so excited! I remember calling everyone I kn