Lenny Davidson

English guitarist

Lenny Davidson was born on the 30th of May 1944 in Enfield.

Lenny Davidson
Davidson in the year 1964.
Davidson in the year 1964.
Background information
Birth nameLeonard Arthur Davidson
Born (1944-05-30) 30 May 1944 (age 79)
Middlesex, England
OriginTottenham, England
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Guitarist
InstrumentsGuitar, vocals
Years active1960s-1970

Overview change

He was the guitar player for The Dave Clark Five. He joined the Clark Five in 1961. The Dave Clark Five had hit after hit, including Glad All Over, Bits And Pieces, Over and Over, and Because, among others. They were rivals to The Beatles. After the band split up in the year 1970, he opened an antique shop and organ-repair shop. He also teaches guitar in the UK county Buckinghamshire.

Davidson attended The Dave Clark Five induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

Discography change

The Dave Clark Five change

  • Glad All Over (US, 1964)
  • The Dave Clark Five Return! (US, 1964)/A Session with The Dave Clark Five (UK, 1964)
  • American Tour (US, 1964)
  • Coast to Coast (US, 1964)
  • Weekend in London (US, 1965)
  • Having a Wild Weekend (US, 1965)/Catch Us If You Can (UK, 1965)
  • I Like It Like That (US, 1965)
  • Try Too Hard (US, 1966)
  • Satisfied with You (US, 1966)
  • 5 By 5 (US, 1967)
  • You Got What It Takes (US, 1967)
  • Everybody Knows (US, 1968)/Everybody Knows (UK, 1967)
  • 5 by 5 = Go! (UK, 1969)
  • If Somebody Loves You (UK, 1970)