Dave Clark
David Clark was born on the 15th of December 1939. Clark was born in Tottenham, then lived in Middlesex. He left school without qualifications at the age of 15 and claims to have become a film stuntman, performing in over 40 films (although IMDB only claims that he has four pre-fame film credits).
Dave Clark | |
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 Dave Clark performing live in the year 1965. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Clark |
| Born | 15 December 1939 Tottenham, England |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
The Dave Clark Five change
Clark formed The Dave Clark Five to help fund new equipment for his football team, under the name The Dave Clark Five Featuring Stan Saxon. Eventually, it became an actual full-time rock band. In 1963, the band (now called simply The Dave Clark Five) signed to EMI records and started releasing songs. Around this time, The Beatles had recently came into the spotlight. By 1964, the British Invasion phenomena had begun and the Dave Clark Five became rivals to the Beatles. The Dave Clark Five first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in March 1964 (one month after the Beatles). The Clark Five would appear on the Ed Sullivan show the most (when compared to other British Invasion groups).
The Dave Clark Five would have hit after hit, including Glad All Over, Bits And Pieces, Over and Over, and Because, among others.
The band split up in 1970. In 2008, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Time change
Time is the name of an album Clark made in the 1980s.
Personal Life change
Clark is an entrepreneur and a multi-millionaire. He owns a house in West London that costs £12 million. Clark owns the rights to all the Dave Clark Five music masters. In the 1980s he acquired the rights to the 1960s UK music show Ready Steady Go!. Clark was close friends with Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, who he first met in the year 1976. He was by Mercury's bedside when Mercury died on 24 November 1991.
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)