2008 Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame Induction of the Dave Clark Five

[@deborahswanson3457]

Tom Hanks could not have said it any better!!! Brilliant! Those were my teenage years, and the DC5 were one of my favorite groups! Mike Smith lives!

[@lloydcountess2744]

Mike Smith was one of the most underrated singers of the 60s.

[@SPICYTUNAROLL69]

That's the rumor, I've never heard him sing live, they always lip synced.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

And without Dave clark you'd never of heard of him as it was Dave band, Dave bought the instruments and amps and found gigs that eventually led to them leaving their day jobs and turning pro. So having a great band, a dedicated manager who also happens to be in the band, and great songs and arrangements are the reason why.

[@mikekelly9851]

@@SPICYTUNAROLL69 In those days the network had strict rules. All acts had to lip sync over the track.

[@SPICYTUNAROLL69]

@@mikekelly9851 To a certain extent, but I've seen tons of Stones videos where they are playing live, and absolutely none where these guys are. Dave could barely play drums, he was a business man, not a musician. It just tarnished things, never seeing them try to cut it live, disappointing.

[@TheChava90mph]

My favorite

[@alexyamach3635]

Mike Smith, one of rock n roll's great voices.

[@penguinmama88]

My first concert whenI was 10, I'll always be glad all over!

[@thedrammed345]

Surely one of the greatest ever introductions, to an excellent band!

[@bubu345]

Rock and roll of notoriety

[@fredkaplan9720]

To me the 1960s especially growing up with the Dave Clark Five. To me Mike Smith had one of the greatest voices of Rock and roll and also the talent behind the Vox Continental played by Mike Smith really gave them a unique sound. We also greatly Miss Dennis Payton on saxophone great bass playing by Rick Huxley Dave Clark on drums I'm really glad I was around to be a part of that the music will never die

[@anthonyvaldez6892]

I really enjoyed The Beatles on its Sullivan in 64. But when I heard the Dave Clark 5, they were my go to band. But for the longest time.The 60s were a great time for rock and roll music and soul music.

[@thomasanders5823]

I was a Beatles fan also but when I heard the DC5 i thought they were better than the Beatles. Not now but back then I did

[@evangelinperselis4113]

LOVE THE DC5, LOVE LOVE THEM, I WAS13 YEARS OLD A TEENAGER WHEN I LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC IT BRINGS ME BACK TO HAPPIER SIMPLER DAYS

[@5richmedia5]

It's incredible how many great songs the DC 5 had, very underrated band, hence it took so long before they made it into the RnR hall of fame.

[@tonyrussell5058]

Underrated? They sold over 100 million records and numerous number 1 hits!

[@adrinathegreat3095]

​@@tonyrussell5058I know almost every massively successful band or artists who are commercially and critically acclaimed is some numbskull saying how underrated they are, and 100s liking the comment

[@tonyrussell5058]

@@adrinathegreat3095 Their stupidity is underrated. LOL.

[@SPICYTUNAROLL69]

They obviously weren't a real band, I've never seen them play live, only hundreds of videos of them lip syncing...what a joke.

[@allenjones3130]

Dave and his band mates made us glad all over!

[@MT.19383]

I lived the 60s. Music was off the charts..Memories, OHH so sweet..Rock, Blue's, Soul, even County. Music came out in full Force. I miss those days.

[@christinechandler1662]

What a wondrous, powerful even spiritual acknowledgement of a band that moved many to joy and gladness .

[@neverforget6523]

Who had the luck to grow up in the 60s remembers great hits one day after the other like a waterfall of creativity. And that music is still alive.

[@paulreese3071]

I agree 1000%! If Hanks wrote this himself, all hats off to him! Whomever wrote it, it was absolute brilliance!!!

[@popev3887]

They were a bunch of hacks.

[@SeanHughes-ki5ey]

Mike smith had one of the best voices he was dc5 . Clark was just a smiling booking agent sitting behind a set of drums

[@magneto7930]

He practically never played drums on any of their recordings. He also made sure he got a songwriting credit on every song and he didn't write any of them.

[@michpackfan]

It wasn't like that

[@michpackfan]

Right, he basically made the DC5 a lot of money. He played the drums live and did write some songs

[@magneto7930]

@michpackfan obviously, you don't know the real story. Dave never wrote anything for the DC5. He got "credit" for almost everything. Ron Ryan was the official ghostwriter of many hits, such as Because and Anyway You Want It. Aside from that, Mike Smith wrote most of the songs. Bobby Graham was the main drummer. Dave was the business man who put the band on a salary. I've had many talks with Ron about this. He has been in the comments in many DC5 uploads discussing the whole thing.

[@SPICYTUNAROLL69]

​@@michpackfanEvery video I have ever seen of this "band" they are lip syncing. Really a shame they obviously couldn't cut it live.

[@bigdancd]

Nothing against The Beatles, but I ALWAYS liked DAVE CLARK FIVE better than any of the other British groups.

[@tropicalspeed22]

I can also say with all honesty, "I would not have missed the '60s for the world." I do remember the sixties and very well. I was a teenager then, growing up fast, and delighted to be part of the British Invasion. Those tunes in part influenced my life and helped shape me into who I am today. The music defined an entire era. Not much has changed, has it.

[@jeanettesmith765]

I love this induction! So different. And Dave Clark's speech was lovely. Long live the DC5!

[@popev3887]

A bunch of untalented hacks.

[@nastrifred6210]

Best rock of the 60s

[@elkehodges8571]

One of my favorite bands EVER! Incredible music and lyrics, so glad they were inducted in to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, what a great and heartfelt induction!

[@iowa61]

Joan ROCKS it for Dave, Mike and the boys.

[@austinteutsch]

As much as I love/loved The Beatles, I was probably the only musician in my 1960's musical buddies and bands to really love the DC5. As a drummer, I knew we could sing, too. And Dave proved it in some songs. I bought their records, too. Hanks said it all as that was me!!

[@larryrowe5259]

Of course, that was the most wonderful thing about the British Invasion of the 60s that I lived through. The bands were unique to themselves, and not Beatles clones. Animals, The Who, just to name 2 were all very different. I also bought the latest DC5 records and loved their music. The saxophone really set them apart from the others.

[@jasfan8247]

Somewhere in LA when Alex and Eddie Van Halen still played sax and piano they saw DC5 and knew what to do. (only changed instruments when they heard Cream 2 years later!)

[@scottbeaudry121]

It’s a shame that all five of them couldn’t have been there. I wasn’t born before they were rocking and rolling but I like their catchy music.

[@norma814]

OMG!!! Love u Tom Hanks & what a great tribute to DC5!!

[@alanm1894]

What a brilliant presentation from Tom Hanks.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

Has there ever been such a heartfelt and humble acceptance speech compared to this one by Dave Clark. I loved the DC5 as a teenager, along with the music of so many other bands. It was the music I love, of course. After listening to Hanks's superb introduction and their acceptance speeches, I now love them as people too. I'm kind of overwhelmed at this moment.

[@stevescontriano860]

What a beautiful introduction from Tom Hanks. God I love the 60s music

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

THE BEST EVER I'm 56 .

[@lastrada52]

The Dave Clark 5 was a phenomenal rock band but Mike Smith's lead vocal was right up there with Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Elvis, Lennon, McCartney, John Fogerty, Dylan, Robert Plant & anyone else you can think of. He was fantastic. The band managed to be a pop-rock band with a sax & dynamic percussion that was heavy, aggressive & soulful. Don't underestimate this band. Even the b-sides were fiery -- "I Know You," "No Time To Lose," "Try Too Hard," and so many more. I'll never forget them. Dave Clark wrote a successful Broadway musical too & he was the smartest rock businessman in rock. He owned & controlled his masters & publishing from the beginning. Dave Clark's speech on this night was one of the best I ever heard. Eloquent & poignant. It's amazing how that R&R Hall of Fame audience doesn't know when to applaud.

[@popev3887]

DC5 was NOT a phenomenal rock band. They never played live anywhere because they could not. Just a group of hacks who had the good luck of being British at the time of the British Invasion.

[@finntown7027]

No disrespectto mike smith but leave elvis out of it ELVIS STANDS ALONE AS TGE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME

[@lastrada52]

@@finntown7027- No disrespect. But that's not what I said. I said he was right up there with...not better than, not equal to, and I'm not talking about being an entertainer....just a vocalist. He's in that class of the greatest singers when the greats are discussed. That's all. Finalemente.

[@finntown7027]

Again no disrespect to the singers you named they were all great but then there was THE KING

[@aghnifrid]

Being a big fan of the Beatles,when I heard The Dave Clark Five I thought they were the answer to my prayers in music, they were "it". Greater than those of Liverpool. I stil think that way.

[@christineobrien7707]

My mom thought the DC5 were going to be the breakout of the British Invasion. She liked the Beatles, but she loved DC5 & Herman's Hermits😎👍

[@lindakilbride6755]

Meh.

[@arricammarques1955]

The group had swagger to spare! Wiped the floor with the Beatles.

[@SPICYTUNAROLL69]

I hate the Beatles but if these guys actually had any swagger they would have actually played live instead of making a career by lip syncing. What a joke.

[@pattih7]

👏👏👏👏Part of my youth and always! Music is therapy for our hearts! Thank the Lord for music! Congratulations, DC 5! ❤❤❤❤

[@jpatino8361]

Man what a wonderful induction speech from Tom Hanks. Captured the wonder of the Dave Clark Five and the life and times of every 60’s kid that loved music.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Dave Clark - drums and back up vocals, Dennis Payton - Saxophone and rythm guitar, Rick Huxley - bass guitar and back up vocals, Lenny Davidson -lead guitar, back up vocals and occasionally lead vocals and Mike Smith - lead vocals and keyboards. Rest in peace Mike, Dennis and Rick.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

I have always wondered why Lenny (never played a solo) Davidson was billed as lead guitar. Richie Blackmore had an ego as big as the great outdoors and he never felt the need to call himself that while in Deep Purple.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

@@Mister_Pedantic - Mostly it was Mike's keyboard playing and once in a while Dennis Payton on sax. I'm sure Lenny was an accomplished guitarist.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

@@jerrybrownell3633 If he was that accomplished then why did he leave the music business after Dave Clark laid him off? Why didn't other bands ask him to join? Emerson, Lake & Palmer were looking for a guitarist for a time until they decided to be a trio. Why didn't he do any session work? There remain many unanswered questions about the DC5 and what kind of contracts Clark got the other guys to sign.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

@@Mister_Pedantic - What are you talking about? Clark didn't lay anybody off. Well I guess he kinda did. The group disbanded in 1970 so he laid everybody off. Clark was an astute business man and he owned the rights to all of their music and royalties. He invested the money and all 5 members ended up pretty well off. A couple of years later Clark and Smith tried to start another band but it didn't last as they couldn't match the success of The DC5. Dave and Lenny are the only 2 survivers..

[@Mister_Pedantic]

@@jerrybrownell3633 The other members of Dave Clark's group were his contract employees and he paid them a salary. They weren't well off. When he died Mike Smith's estate was valued at 66K British pounds. Over the years they asked Clark to go on the oldies tours and he refused. He also refused to allow them to play the songs in public. They needed money and he refused. I think it's safe to assume that the contracts the members signed included non-disclosure clauses. Why else did none of them ever speak out or write a tell-all book with the answers to the questions everyone asks?

[@michaeldowney6361]

I remember listening to them on my transistor radio and debating with high school classmates which band was best; the Beatles, the Rolling stones, Herman's Hermits, or the DC Five. It would still be a difficult choice, and certainly debatable. One thing is certainly true; the sixties still rock!

[@yttreblemaker]

Last time I heard this music I was about 9 years old, almost 60 years ago. Still has the same punch that it did back then. DC% had 7 years in the spotlight, then called it quits. And Clark, who had control of everything, held the music out of reach for more than 20 years. With public accessibility to the material, the group would have been a household word for decades.

[@SylentEcho]

He really should have made boxed sets of all the albums during the '60s nostalgic phase of the '90s. Now, they're all streaming online for barely any pay, I imagine.

[@yttreblemaker]

@@SylentEcho Absolutely. Maybe one of the rare mistakes he made, because, as an entrepreneur, he played most of the right cards. To him, DC5 was a project that succeeded wildly. Mind you, by the 90's, I don't think he needed the money.

[@fangirllinda]

@Sylent Echo Dave hung up his drumsticks in the 70’s after he broke his wrists in a tobogganing accident and never looked back.He stayed behind the scenes in the music industry. There’s an interview where he said he was approached in the 1980’s to do a reunion tour for a lot of money but declined. I’m not so sure the rest of the band knew about it.

[@yttreblemaker]

@@fangirllinda Well, as you might know, the DC5 wasn't like most bands. It was Dave and 4 hired guns. Not going ahead with a reunion was totally up to him, but I think it might have been the right move. Why tarnish a reputation with a show that might go sour if the guys hadn't kept up their talents? We're seeing groups like The Who (one deaf guy and one guy who can't sing anymore) and others who are shadows of their former selves.

[@normanacree1635]

@@yttreblemaker The other guys probably could have benefited from it. Don't understand the logic in keeping the songs out of sight. Radio stations didn't give them the time they deserved.

[@fitveganathleteintegrateda1695]

A great band, largely forgotten at this time. I had a few of their records. Some of the best tunes ever.

[@mariamsmith6188]

So glad to see Joan Jett in the tribute!

[@alexyamach3635]

The one word I would use to describe mid sixties rock n roll would be JOYOUS. It made you happy and want to sing along and tap your foot. I spent a lot of time singing along to those records when I was young.

[@ms.sherlock]

Those were my days-I was in my teens! I loved them!!

[@sandyhanson6082]

Man, I've loved this band since I was 5 in 1964! God bless you.Dave Clark 5!👍😊

[@ENGlishJELLo-yk7up]

Dave Clark's speech was well written and well respected. Long live musicians and the DC5

[@brianhaining7195]

What an extraordinary evening. Great intro, footage, acknowledgements and live performances

[@oscarschmidt571]

Hall of Fame trophies should be FIVE, dead or alive, they are all integral part of the band & part of our music lives. Their families would be proud to have that commemorative trophy at home, for life.

[@patriciahufft3103]

DC5 was my all time favorite band. Mike Smith was my dream man and I found a life long husband similar to Mike. 6 ft 3 inches, brown hair and sexy.

[@juliedeleon9337]

So lucky of you, ❤ I love Mike Smith too

[@garyvannucci9852]

Plain and simple the DC5 was one hellava group RIP Mike Rick and Denny.

[@jeffreyingall3794]

Ive spoken on u tube before this british band is one of many that deserve recognition but most of all i want to thank u tube for bringing all these magicians back to us you are brilliant i love you ❤❤

[@alecjohnson9463]

Loved the DAVE CLARK 5 since the early 60s they deserved the award definitely GLAD ALL OVER

[@fairygodmomma2313]

@10:40 after alllllllllll these years, 🕊️R.I.P. Charlie & Shirley Watts 🕊️

[@fairygodmomma2313]

And a footnote for the whole video, wow.....

[@EduardoJose-op9wv]

I've watch them live 1964 Araneta Coliseum Philippines. What a memories...

[@oscarschmidt571]

@EduardoJose-op9wv wow! lucky you. I'm surprised they performed pala at Araneta

[@alanm1894]

Truly an awesome event.

[@scootdaws25]

Mike Smith had a heckuva voice!

[@psichedelyc765]

thank to share this moment, you still be the most bigger band in our hearth

[@marieminshull1400]

I went crazy over them ❤

[@clannad99germany70]

The introduction is awesome, so funny story of Tom Hanks, it is such a lovely introdcution. Great !

[@bertspeggly4428]

Dave Clark used to buy drumsticks in the music shop where I worked.

[@JohnKayeOverlords]

Part of my personal invasion that made me choose being a musician for life. Thanks DC5

[@tonymazzella3703]

I love the DC 5 and wish I saw this many years ago. My favorite song I sung to my daughter is “Because” it will always be special to me.

[@dennymartin18]

Mike Smith had a powerful baritone that was up there with Tom Jones. A great rich singing voice! 👍👍

[@lindabergman3127]

Yep always loved them🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nastrifred6210]

❤ and I will never forget them I have all their albums and whenever I hear them on satellite I blast it out Anyway You Want It bits and pieces glad all over I need love all of the songs I've never lost their beat on Drive thank you to the Dave Clark Five for always making me glad all over

[@barbarakennedy2330]

They were terrific!

[@alanjamesmartin6719]

A great group I still play their songs

[@veekatore8983]

We all thought in the 60's it should have been the the Mike Smith 5.. I remember as a little kid it was The Beatles Vs the DC5 at times but as we all know the Beatles always developed and never looked back.

[@darkstage3308]

Mas tarde que nunca para vacilarme el video.excelente. the duke.caracas. Venezuela

[@johnjohn1810]

Ah yes, that was the year I was wearing a Dr. Kildare shirt, white pants and a black sorts coat. I preferred the DC5 to The Beatles until they faded away.

[@jamescpotter]

My memory and experience of listening to the DC5 was unmitigated happiness. Every radio airplay was always turning up the volume knob on either the kitchen radio or Dad's Chevy Bel Air much to my parents annoyance. The DC5 were an intrinsic aspect of the British Invasion thanks to The Beatles. And radio in 1964 was inundated by The Beatles, The DC5, The Animals, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Manfred Mann, and on and on and on. Tom Hanks gives the BEST R&R HOF induction speech ever! PERIOD! THE DC5 will live forever because their music is pure happiness and joy.

[@norma814]

Couldn’t agree more with your sentiments!❤

[@patewilliam]

Nice work.

[@user-ct4ty8ty4s]

They were truly the best

[@debradonato5659]

I Loved Them I never knew they had been inducted FABulousNESS ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@elizabethramsey9295]

I remember my dad taking time out of his busy schedule to take my friend and I to a DC5 concert twice 😊

[@alanm1894]

I've tears in my eyes

[@Bruce15485]

The band should have been called "The Mike Smith Five" !

[@antrygis1]

Born in 58 Rock and Roll and my sisters transistor radio was my first full memory. Tons of one hit wonders. Great. But the DC5 not the Beatles or the Stones were my favorite. Odd, because their music was more relationship based. They had a lot of fun stuff but they got deep too. And the SAX! That worked for that time. It was really moving. And I did see Catch us if You Can at the theater. But that was it. They really were great and of their time.

[@juliedeleon9337]

Glad all over a happy song! ❤

[@capecodfortrumpbill7372]

I get ribbed a lot for being "old" and my reply is always the same. You never saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Or the Dave Clark 5. Or the Stones, Doors, Elvis, DIana Ross, the Animals, and the list goes on. There was and never again will be a time like it.

[@royceroller7095]

Should of been much sooner than 2008 come on

[@robyn9414]

They all had Burt Bacharach haircuts!!

[@daviddorward7684]

Living in West Germany during the hey day of the Dave Clark Five I loved them along with The Beatles, Beach Boys and Rolling Stones. I loved the introduction by Tom Hanks! Honest and funny! Great, great band which is surely very underated IMHO!

[@gsracer8]

Of course my two older sister's loved the Beatles while I enjoyed Dave Clark Five! Such classy guys...

[@santacruz986]

I know the words better than them drilled in to my head since I was 9

[@marieminshull1400]

Love Dave

[@deborahswanson3457]

British Invasion rocks on!!!

[@ronherrera8327]

The Beatles, Stones, Hollies, and the Dave Clark Five. The British invasion was awesome.

[@bromion5123]

Superb

[@krisfujimoto72]

What a beautiful acceptance speech.

[@doloresbright4432]

Should have been called the Mike Smith 5

[@atomicflash1753]

You should have Dave Clark back there playing the drums for you

[@bobbydale1938]

❤ catch me if you can ! HS Class of 1975🎉

[@rainertrebbin-vf7nt]

❤DC5❤

[@1214RWMJR22]

Would you believe I own more DC5 albums the The Beatles albums.

[@QueenFan12]

I do too!

[@richbailey8174]

Scary

[@raylanroyal2127]

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[@calebodin518]

@Raylan Royal instablaster ;)

[@raylanroyal2127]

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[@1MogJon]

Wonderful! So happy for the boys to be inducted. Joan and the band did well but no one can match the DC5 sound, or the voice of Mike Smith!

[@agustinhumaran487]

Me'xico still loves you DC5.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Great drumming by BOBBY GRAHAM…

[@joycerichardson1810]

Yes, indeed!

[@abjoseck9548]

WOW!!!

[@caz3502]

They aged another year from waiting for Tom hanks to finish

[@JesusSanchez-ul2ex]

Dave Clark will leave forever inside my heart Everytime that I heard they were going to be on TV never miss their shows Their music would be always in my heart Love you guys God bless Dave Clark five

[@avavincent9481]

Don't you miss the days of matching suits ✌️

[@RonaldSanford-pl7tf]

In my humble opinion, this is THE best rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame induction ever. Tom Hanks is not only one of the best actors of our time, but this was hands-down his best performance ever. Do you want to know why? Because it all came from the heart. I did not grow up IN the 60s but I grew up ON the 60s. Did you notice that no F bombs were required to convey the passion for the music or comment on how great the band was? No sloppy, Kid Rock foul mouthed tribute during his Cheap Trick induction? No despising the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame by Steve Miller did.? Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty of problems with the selection process of the inductees Into the “rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame” I just think it should be left for another time. Celebrate the greatness that we have been recognized by the hall.. and for crying out loud… Stop in inducting! Most of the greats have already been placed there.

[@howardklein9834]

They were a great group that didn't get the accolades due them. And that's from a Beatle fan!

[@user-ct4ty8ty4s]

They were long over due 4 this

[@M_Lev___]

Dave Clark deserves immense credit for propelling his band to the forefront leadership of the British Invasion of America! The Dave Clark Five and The Beatles were the 2 giant bands the led the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermit's, The Who, The Animals, Searchers, and so forth, all trailed the Beatles & The DC5. Also, there's a certain Mr Ryan who had legally relinquished his writing credits via a deal with Dave Clark. Ryan made the deal with Mr Clark. However it seems in the last few years that Ryan has endlessly complained, whined and cried to anyone and everyone that he is not credited with songs he purportedly wrote but are credited to Dave Clark. Mr Clark has the legal right to claim writing credits to the songs. Fans of the many Dave Clark Five fan groups throughout the internet are quite tired of hearing Mr Ryan's whining and crying over any deal he made with Mr Clark.

[@tonymazzella3703]

God Bless Tom Hanks what an introduction