The Dave Clark Five - Do You Love Me (LIVE)

[@drumsport]

Mike Smith was the heart and soul of the band. Tough break later in life but he faced his fate with bravery and integrity. RIP Mike.

[@jennifursun3303]

RIP to the greatest R&R voice Mike Smith

[@nancyrodgers9261]

Amen to that.

[@kimberlymann9228]

Yes RiP to Mike Smith DAVE CLARK 5 can get a dance floor hoppin 50 years on. NEVER GET TIRED OF THEIR TUNES

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Mike Smith one of the greatest lead singers of the British Invasion.

[@normanacree1635]

One of? I take his voice over any of them for the type of songs they belted out, including Lennon, although his was very effective, too.

[@normanacree1635]

Mike Smith had an excellent persona on these performances. Watch all the little mannerisms he displays between belting out lines of the songs and not just during this performance, but others found on KZbin.

[@wickedred389]

Oh that handsome Mike Smith gets me every time !!!!!!!!

[@jennifursun3303]

oh yes would have loved to have heard that voice backed by the Mowtown Band the Funk Bros doing this tune just for kicks

[@michaelcook9959]

Beatles and Dave Clark 5 hit America like nothing seen b4

[@michaelhiggins6762]

This band rocked like few others ever did...and Mike Smith had the rockin' voice of all time...

[@hollywoodjoe123]

Yes indeed - - the Dave Clark 5 were the greatest -

[@sharonvh658]

Back when I was a kid they had records on cereal boxes...after you finished the box of cereal you cut out the cardboard record and it played on a turntable. Do You Love Me by the Dave Clark Five was the first cereal box record I had! Good memory!

[@susanrike7476]

Love Dave Clark Five. Mike Smith was/is a great rock vocalist!!!!

[@teresabarrett3442]

Love Dave Clarke five ❤️❤️❤️

[@critter7052]

what a great rock n roll voice, mike smith and dave crashing drums!! thanks for posting!

[@jennifursun3303]

i agree

[@hollywoodjoe123]

This might be the DAVE CLARK FIVE in a live concert in Ohio U.S.A. in July of 1964 -But the video is them on a American tv show -

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1964 {April 26th} Dave Clark Five's covered version of "Do You Love Me" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #53; and five weeks later on May 31st, 1964 it just missed making the Top 10 when it peaked at #11 {for 1 week} and it spent 10 weeks on the Top 100... Was track five of side one on the British quintet's debut album, 'Glad All Over'... Two other tracks from the album also made the Top 100, and both reached the Top 10; "Glad All Over" {at #6} and "Bits and Pieces" {at #4}... Sadly, three members of the DC5 have passed away; Denis Payton {1943 - 2006}, Mike Smith {1943 - 2008}, and Rick Huxley {1940 - 2013}... May all three R.I.P.

[@88cutty]

This is from The Ed Sullivan show March 15 1964 . Music on tape with live vocals. The screamers were added by DC productions from some unknown source.

[@michaelrocke7917]

Nice live performance. Hard to find but when they are, very enjoyable.

[@MisterGee1968]

I used to live about 400 yards away from Rick Huxley in Edmonton. It's only just occured to me that half a mile from Rick's old place is "Huxley Sayze" - "Huxley South" and "Huxley Parade" on the A10. How very apt. God bless Rick.

[@jfbluges]

R.I.P. Mike, Denis, and Rick.

[@john86779]

just brill one of the best groups ever just great music that will never die and 6 idiots dont like

[@DrRoberts9]

Just be thankful for the glorious catalog of music they created in the 60's. How many other groups had as many top tens as the DC5 in America?

[@lucypotato5019]

Dear Dave Clarke, you must be the coolest guy on the planet! You are soooooooooo nice! Your smiling face just makes me happy!

[@janicekociol7702]

Nice? If you knew the truth, you might not say that.

[@pambh65]

Yes he is a gracious man to meet and very down to earth.

[@valarienewsham785]

Dave Clark is a self serving horses arse.... Well known in the music world.

[@boobieneedham8873]

I can still remember the day my Bro' came home with this 45... We must've driven my parent's nuts, cause' we played it over & over & over... Great cover of the classic Oldie by The Contours

[@pcesarprontidao]

ESSES MALUCOS NA ÉPOCA, APAVORARAM, FOI A ÉPOCA DE OURO DO ROCK, O QUE TINHA DE BANDA BOA NA DÉCADA DE 60, FOI SENSACIONAL.............

[@kimberlymann9228]

A moment in time. FRIKKIN EXCELLENT!

[@bjbell52]

Glad I could help. The DC5 was the #2 group for a couple of years. They did have a different beginning than most groups. Tom Hanks based some of his movie "That Thing You Do" on the DC5.

[@soundboy57]

Sounds live to me. 35 years as a sound guy and pro musician...I see both guitars have cords plugged in, too. And, the backing vocals are a bit flat at times, which they would not have left in a studio recording. Just my two cents. For all the flack Dave Clark gets for "not playing drums" I have nothing but respect for a guy that was too busy producing and touring, and hired a session guy to play his parts at the busiest times, so he could mix. He played the same parts live, so I assume he wrote them as well. They were a great band, period. Not every drummer is Ginger Baker, not every guitarist is Clapton....it's the group dynamic that makes a great band....and they had it in spades....and thank God for Mike Smith. Nice guy, and IMHO one of the top 5 rock vocalists ever...

[@shackman1000]

Smith sat when playing live

[@davefowler8255]

Bobby Graham said he only played on the hits.

[@dcisupport8765]

This isn't a completely live track- one give-away is the final cymbal crash which DC does not play!

[@calgal8785]

Mike told me if he sang live, he would sit. Find tapes of him older, he is live and sitting

[@scootergreen3]

I was suspicious whether this was live or not. Thanks DCI Support.

[@antoniodalfonso]

i remember seeing this on TV... Yes... Beautiful moment... the wall of sound... ahead of their time for sure...

[@charleshonig7080]

Simply Great 😁👍

[@IdaMaePoopsnatch]

I loved these guys when I was a 12 yr old Beatlemaniac & I still do today. We'd buy these fan mags devoted to the Brit bands & learn all their girlfriends' makeup tips: put PanStick on your lips so they'd be invisible. Made your eyes look like burnt holes in a blanket. Then, one mag had a photo of a new 'bad boy' band--the Stones, of course. Theirs was the 1st album I ever bought. My descent into madness was swift & absolute. Luckily, I sobered up at 34 so I can remember (some of) this stuff.

[@uforje]

For years I hadn't thought about the DC5 but I am glad to get to revisit them with more mature appreciation. They got the big sound, Dave bashing those drums, the sax, their style, Mike's sexy growl those infectious hooks. You can dance to their music what didn't this group have?

[@normanacree1635]

It wasn't Dave 'bashing those drums'. They used studio drummers due to his lack of skills (not uncommon in those days for other artists, too). I might be wrong but this sounds like it is actually live, unlike most of their other 'live' performances.

[@paulkiss1981]

Been always wondering about the reasons why such simple beats and chord progressions feel so much powerful and overwhelming.

[@cowsongs]

Because they are not as simple as they appear. A big part of it is that they are locked tight together and hit the breaks sharp and clean. That's what gives the whole song "groove". Listen to an amateur garage band cover this song and no matter how loud they play, it will still be lifeless and without energy because it's just not locked in like a clock. Five people having the natural ability to play dead-on "together" is not as simple as it appears, even for a 3-chord song. Another part of it, I think, is the emotion they play with. It isn't just "loud". It's JOYFUL.

[@Nostromo-fs3kb]

One of my favorite dave Clark five songs

[@mikewise5674]

A cover song originally done by The Contours in 1962.

[@antoniodalfonso]

i remember seeing this on TV... Yes... Beautiful moment...

[@NanMarTren]

They were obviously having a lot of fun with this. DC5 had so much vitality and raw energy. No wonder all the girls were screaming.

[@crimsonkng1]

OMG, I remember seeing this on Ed sullivan when I was 7 years old. I thought it was SO COOL how they raised their arms ("watch me now!"). I became a drummer because of Dave Clark. Ultimately, though, I am a total Beatles freak.

[@crapple009]

Wasn't really sure when they had formed- thanks for that info. I had always thought it was a few years later, circa '62. I never really knew if they had played those smoky clubs, paying "dues" like the Beatles, Stones, etc. or if it was a just a casual side-line thing.

[@88cutty]

Because of the many times it was transfered and at least four different tape machines it was played on. Original backing track played on The Ed Sullivan Show on March 15,1964 with live vocal. In 1983 Dave Clark productions released this and other Sullivan performances on a Ready Steady Go video with extra screaming and movie film cuts of the screamers faces from an unknown concert.By the time it made it here who knows what key it's in ! There is no known live video or film of the DC5, only vocal

[@JohnCee754]

A terrific song by one of the great "forgotten" 60's bands. And Mike Smith had one of the most distinctive rock-and-roll voices of that era (even if the back-up vocals by the rest of the band are pretty weak in this song). Great memories. I still think comparisons with The Beatles are a bit silly -- The Fab Four will always be in a class of their own -- but DC5 had a good sound.

[@normanacree1635]

One of the reasons they were 'forgotten' is because of how Clark managed all the rights to the songs, which he owned.

[@bonnizajac8916]

Love them all forever🌟

[@5hopper4]

Tough to beat their sound, harmonies on 45s. Impossible to beat the raw power of Mike Smith and co. live.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1964 {May 31st} the Dave Clark Five performed this song on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show"... Sadly; Lead singer Mike Smith passed away on February 28th, 2008 at age 64... R.I.P. Mr. Smith & Mr. Sullivan

[@sauquoit13456]

On this date in 1964 {May 2nd} "Do You Love Me" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; eventually it peaked at #11 and spent 10 weeks in the Top 100... Two years earlier in 1962 the Contours' original version reached #3 on the Hot Top 100 and #1 on Billboard's R&B chart...

[@Rikenrocker]

Lots of bands played live at this time on us tv. But I've yet to see a totally live dc5 clip. Turtles Lovin' Spoonfull I even found a Cowsills vid live the other day. This clip doesn't appear to be live either except lead voc because the backing singers have no mics close enough to be heard so I think they're moving along with a tape here too.

[@bjbell52]

The DC5 went to a local New York City studio and recorded a backing track to which Mike Smith sang live. This info comes from Lenny Davidson so it's probably true.

[@audiomez]

My premise (mind you only a premise) would be that there are other factors that likely enter into this variant in pitch. Its possibly more related to drop frame resolution of the video, and the producer's decision when attempting to technically reconcile & syncronize the video frames with "the" original seperate audio format or perhaps even "another audio track version for a final result. Back in the analog days, an increase in speed yielded an increase in audio pitch or "key". Been there!

[@ChartreuseKitty]

This is BBC 4. There's another post on YT with the intro from the MC.

[@MajorWolfgangHochstetter]

Easy to understand why in 1964 they rivaled The Beatles as the #1 pop act in the world!

[@RexStratton]

Beats the hell outta Hermans Hermits and Gerry and the Pacemakers....

[@MajorWolfgangHochstetter]

For sure!

[@kalinakimble5660]

They were a great band in their own right.

[@drumsport]

All of those groups had a unique sound, and any musician couldn't dislike any of them as they could play their instruments and had talent. The Hollies, The Zombies, etc.

[@chipgaasche4933]

Too bad they didn't write cons like The Beatles. Even THIS is a cover.

[@bjbell52]

Lenny Davidson recently said that they never did a 100% live performance on American T.V.. He said that the music for their first Sullivan performance was recorded in a local N.Y. recording studio instead of in England. I really wished they would have performed live. If not, then I wish they would have done more like this : taped instruments with live vocals.

[@kalinakimble5660]

that's spliced together nicely...

[@jerrybrownell3415]

Session drummer Bobby Graham played drums on the DC5's records but Dave did his own drumming during live shows. Not sure if Graham was part of the Wrecking Crew but he appeared on many hits in the 60's.

[@jennifursun3303]

Jerry Brownell inteesting not sure either. if you can find the book Wrecking Crew or the book by Hal Blaine who was the primary drummer for the Crew it would tell more about the people who played. as far as i remember i never heard on either book about them doing sessions for the DC5.

[@davefowler8255]

Not part of the Wrecking Crew which was based in L.A. But there was a similar British version.

[@bjbell52]

Just one more thing. I recently found out from Lenny Davidson that for this first appearance the group recorded a music track at a local recording studio instead of having the hit version they recorded in England. If they weren't going to play live I wish they would have done more of this.

[@DeetroitEddie]

have not seen this one----old!!!

[@janicekociol7702]

I'm not sure where they got this audience from. There is a TV show performance of the DC5 (wish I could remember which one) where the camera appeared to cut to a screaming audience several times. It was actually a recording of a Beatles audience. The DC5 were not the only group to use a Beatles audience recording. Freddy and the Dreamers did this in their movie.

[@Tonithenightowl]

Never realized Dave was as good a drummer as he was. After all it is the "heart" of the band.

[@donbrandon8190]

They must have used stock audience film from somewhere . I've seen the same audience shot's used in Gerry & The Pacemakers , Beatles and other Brit bands video's .

[@mikelevand8272]

While the Contours did the original release of this song, it was more in the Doo-Wop style of music. I would suggest that it was Faron's Flamingo's cover of Do You Love Me that that band was playing in the clubs of London, that was the first 'rock-n-roll' style cover of DYLM. I would suggest that the DC5 heard this version and figured they could release it as a single. Lots of rumors about how Brian Poole and the Tremeloes came to release their version of DYLM prior to the DC5. The Tremeloe version went to #1, and the DC5 were beat to the punch in London market. In America, where it really mattered though, the DC5 version helped to solidify the marketing and sound genius of the DC5 with fans in the USA. Faron's Flamingos and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes weren't even heard of during the British Invasion of America in the mid-60's. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYScfZt4gcaWptU

[@crapple009]

For awhile, it really did look like the DC5 would be the ones to de-throne the Fab Four. You can't imagine it today, but it was very serious back then. This clip is proof of that. They even had their own "Paul" in the form of Mike Smith, to boot. Man, those were the days!!

[@rickcreighton9714]

Dang. Live? Its been said if there wasn't the Beatles, they would have been the Beatles. Very true.

[@andyinoregon]

Their early recordings were so good, what was their problem playing live? I always wondered why we had live concert albums from every major '60s band except the DC5.

[@richardelarmo8379]

Do you love me? Did what Twist n an Shout did for the BEATLES....they would Rock n Roll period!!!!!!

[@WindOfTheWisp_Janine]

Ah, what great memories! (Anyone else think that Mike Smith looks a little bit like a young Hugh Grant?! lol)

[@wickedred389]

I do, and didn't even SEE that until you pointed it out, LOL! However, I LOVED Mike, and cannot stand Hugh Grant. Must be the uh, music? Dear me, he is gorgeous!

[@kalinakimble5660]

sorta

[@johnurban7333]

And Paul McCartney

[@patrickfranklin9661]

I'm working on collecting the DC5'S mono US catalog on Epic as we speak

[@DrRoberts9]

I saw most of the British groups in their prime,The Beatles,The Stones (first saw them in '65 at a small theatre in Chicago) many times, Hendrix in an opera house (yeah, I know he is from Seattle but Chas Chandler helped make him a superstar and "imported" him back to the States, Cream, The Who, many times, Zeppelin, Traffic, but to my undying regret, never the DC5 or the Animals with Price on his Continental. I'll check out the interview, thanks. I have a special fondness for Mike, tragic end!

[@bjbell52]

You don't have to if you don't want to. The DC5 had more hits in 1964-65 than anyone else except the Beatles. After 65 the totally faded away. Their last hit was "You Got What It Takes" in 1967. However, the continued to have hits in England with "Everybody Knows" (#2) "The Red Balloon" (#2) "Good Old Rock & Roll" #2, and "Everybody Get Together" (#2).

[@bjbell52]

Actually, they didn't play smoky clubs to a couple hundred people. They usually played at the Tottenham Royal ballroom and sometimes at a U.S. military base; playing a 3 hour set to about 5000 people a night.

[@thecountofbasie]

Thanks for the info

[@PabloRodriguez-pk2zv]

Excelentes representantes de la Invasión Británica. Que tiempos, y así se comparan losDJs, falsos dizque músicos. Sólo basta escuchar a este grupo para conocer el rock inglés.

[@patewilliam]

One of my favorite groups of all time, but, I don't think that this is live, unless they had wireless everything in the 60's. I would love to see a performance by them where they are not miming.

[@nancyrodgers9261]

Look up their Concert in London (1964). Pretty sure it's recorded live as Mike Smith is sitting down while playing the organ.

[@philliefanalex94]

1:13. Wow!

[@FinkChrist]

This version's key is half a step higher than the recording. Does anybody know why?

[@DrRoberts9]

I understand what you are saying. I realize they had other jobs and did not place all of their faith in making it as a group. I'm a bit sensitive about this band since they have been screwed over for so many years. At least Mike Smith knew the band had been inducted before he passed. If I ever wanna put myself in a good mood, I like to pull out DC5 vids and watch the pure joy of five young English lads making girls go delirious.

[@thecountofbasie]

@88cutty Thanks for the info...much appreciated

[@audiomez]

EXACTLY! Coundn't have explained it better myself

[@williamoxendine957]

The DC 5 One of the best groups , Of our times. You had to have talent in those days. Today all you need is a drum Boom Boom . The animals will run away from it , If you have birds put the boom box outside . play the sounds of today they will leave.

[@MrStillwind]

What era that was!

[@mariaweiss100]

Indeed, it was wonderful:)))

[@MrStillwind]

mariaweiss100 Their never be a decade like that. I happy to been part of it. Though my grandkids hate our music.

[@mariaweiss100]

Robert Last Yeah, the sixties were great. And we made the way free for the following youth! What our grandkids will see, is our work! (Sorry my english.)

[@MrStillwind]

mariaweiss100 Copy that!

[@andyinoregon]

What a shame singer Mike Smith never joined a band of really talented musicians and songwriters so we could have heard his remarkable voice in the '70s and '80s. Instead he was kept under the oppressive thumb of Dave Clark.

[@krisfujimoto72]

Mike Smith is so missed. What a talent he was!

[@eribertonunez1165]

they gave the beatles a run for their money

[@bjbell52]

As I tell people, the Beatles had (I think) 17 hits in 1964. The DC5 had 7. Just to compare, Michael Jackson only had 6 in one year; the same with Elton John. They were at one time #2 in the U.S.. I was lucking enough to see Mike Smith live when he toured with his "Rock Engine". I remember one time I had two tickets but my wife had to cancel out at the last second. My co-worker said he and his wife would go with me. That surprised me because the only music I knew they went out to hear was opera and were about 20 years younger than me. At the concert I was surprised when my friend's wife got up and started dancing to Bit and Pieces. Mike actually smiled and pointed at her while singing the song. Later, on the way home, I asked her about that. She said she didn't know Mike Smith but loved the idea of some older dude performing Punk Rock music like Glad All Over and Bits and Pieces. I then told her, "That was Mike Smith - he wrote those songs". She was surprised.

[@thecountofbasie]

@antoniodalfonso If I saw it I can't remember it...but I still love watching it now

[@calgal8785]

This was Ed Sullivan. They were on show 17 times. I was there!

[@donnafromnyc]

The DC5 were used to playing at football clubs and bars--they knew how to sing and play hard and LOUD. You also have to give DC credit for owning and producing nearly every song they ever did (so they kept their money, not give it to a pseud-Brian Epstein type) and producing well (he knew all the technical side on tracking and what you could do with tape.) Mike's a doll, ain't he? I saw them live at the Mosque Theatre in Newark NJ. My mom was....appalled.

[@janicekociol7702]

Dave Clark kept the money. The other four were his employees. They received a salary.

[@DrRoberts9]

Is there any other rock 'n roll singer as underappreciated as the late Mike Smith? Why did it take the R & R HOF so long to induct this group. They dethroned the Beatles in America for a few glorious weeks. That Vox Continental sound continues to haunt me to this day.

[@drumsport]

I think Dave Clark was the first drummer I saw with a twin mounted tom-tom setup.

[@valarienewsham785]

Too bad Bobby Graham is no longer around to explain about that.... He would have explained all.......

[@Jefferson1969-u4s]

Mike had a very similar voice to Lennon. Both killer ❤

[@DrRoberts9]

And their audiences at the Tottenham Royal adored them. Smith would play his Continental sitting down and in the middle of the stage as opposed to the vids which always show him standing and the egomaniac Clark center stage. I have the promo clip to prove it.

[@ejcm55]

1:19 to 1:20. That 1 downbeat; live, would have been over the edge. The intensity of that moment must have been overwhelming. Can you picture it?

[@RickZepp]

Sounds like them, yes I would agree... but still not sure it's them. According to some DC5 experts I know and communicate with, there is no live recording of any DC5 performance available anywhere. If this audio is legit, then they are wrong. But even if it's them, it no way matches the video performance. The audio and the video are from two different performances.

[@Bestomusic85]

Picture and sound not syncronized. Still a good performance. I watched original broadcast on Ed Sullivan in 1964. I alwways thought Lenny D sang vocal until this video

[@MajorWolfgangHochstetter]

+Bestomusic85 Lenny sang lead on the British charts #2 single, "Everybody Knows" in 67/68. He also sang lead on "I'm On My Own", and shared lead on "No One Can Break A Heart Like You", and "I've Got To Have A Reason".

[@mikewise5674]

Lenny was backup vocalist on most songs, while playing lead guitar.

[@oldgoat142]

Know what I find funny? The girls in this video are probably mostly grandmothers by now! Can't get that out of my head as I hear them screaming at the top of their lungs! Don't know how true this is, but I've heard stories that when the Beatles played at Shea stadium they couldn't hear themselves from all the screaming. That's pretty impressive considering they were playing in straightaway center field, the wall of which was 410 feet from home plate. And those chicks are near if not actually retirees now. Can't help but laugh.

[@jennifursun3303]

War Horse 14269 saw an interview of Ringo and he said that was one reason the retired they were becoming such bad musicians because they couldn't hear each other while playing live

[@jerrybrownell3415]

War Horse 14269 The main reason The Beatles stopped performing live wasbecause of the screaming fans. Although they appreciated the fans and lovedthe attention they could not hear each other on stage. There were times theyweren't even doing the same song.

[@oldgoat142]

Jerry Brownell Yeah, I can see that happening. If they had that much trouble in open air stadiums and such like Shea, I couldn't fathom how they would fair in a place like where the Seahawks play. That would've just been impossible.

[@RickZepp]

No way this is the same performance as the audio.. I'm not even sure it's the DC5 doing the audio.

[@terryk8614]

The best

[@bjbell52]

It's too bad that, as the music of the other bands from this period progressed, the DC5 didn't. Mike was once asked "what was the most difficult song you ever played with the DC5. Mike answer - none of them. He went on to explain that he routinely plays music by such masters as Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov (2 of the hardest composers to play).

[@HowardWeber]

Ed Sullivan show - March 1964 > The audience was not part of the show and were added in later.

[@88cutty]

@mollymitch1 Dave thought it would make it seem live instead of showing it as it happened.

[@rockymullins6133]

To this day I still prefer them to The Beatles. You don't yawn to DC 5!! You stomp your feet!!

[@townonhill]

@88cutty Makes it damned hard to hear the song with all that screaming, was it really neccessary to put it in? I think not.

[@steveneff2801]

Finally I get to hear this band live! Thanx 4 the post. Every other clip I've ever seen was a lip-sync over the studio recordings. Is there any more like this anywhere?

[@Dougdenslowe714]

I assume you're joking.......they never,I mean never played live on television.Never,never,never.Prove me wrong.

[@ginnywhite333]

+doug denslowe no one else did either on American TV during that time period

[@michaelmantle6043]

+doug denslowe If the "tapes" of the British TV show "Ready, Steady, Go" are ever released, you'll see how the rock bands and artists performed live, every week on Friday Nights. Dave Clark bought the entire library of this show after it was no longer produced, to keep the tapes from being "wiped". Maybe one day soon...

[@Dougdenslowe714]

+ginny white ever watch the Beatles on Ed Sullivan?Nuff said.........

[@bjbell52]

Answers.com -> "The turning point for the group came in December with the release of "Glad All Over." Soaring to Number One in the United Kingdom..... Two consecutive appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and several coast-to-coast tours sealed the group’s popularity in the American market, As in "Glad All Over," Clark’s pounding drum sticks were the hallmark of "Bits and Pieces," the group’s follow-up hit. At this point, the group finally decided to turn professional." pull YOUR own head out!

[@rudeman15]

Not lip syncning here.. a live performance...excellent even today.

[@gerardcurry9122]

Mike Smith made Elvis Presley shoot his T.V. set

[@ralphnunziata7860]

Mike Smith # 1

[@bjbell52]

I do the same thing to put myself in a good mood. I was lucky enough to see Mike Smith twice when he turned the U.S. before his accident. He stil had that great voice. Did you listen to his interview he gave while on tour; it's here on youtube. Just do a search on IkGYIl5s-6I . There is also an early demo they did you might enjoy. Search youtube for nK3TdiJDgQM.

[@Tonithenightowl]

You can't beat the Contours. However this came in second and then some.

[@lelandpaul688]

Mike Smith was the band and not Dave Clark.

[@thecountofbasie]

Hard to argue, though I've always liked Clark's drumming, or at least the way they recorded it

[@janicekociol7702]

@@thecountofbasie Dave Clark did not play drums on their records.

[@ilovemusic7748]

Dave Clark did drum on the records but on some of their early ones Bobby Graham would double it.