Mike Smith, the guy whose voice could gravel out "I Like it Like That" and drip honey on "Because".

Mike Smith of DC5, was awesome!

In the spring of 2004 the rock band I played bass with, TIME MACHINE, held a benefit show for Mike after learning his funds had been used up with hospital bills regarding his broken neck. It was an all day outdoor event hosted by one of our favorite clubs, The Upper Deck. Turn-out was good and guest musicians were welcomed to the stage. Naturally DC5 covers were featured. At one point in the early afternoon, Stephanie the club owner came running out of the bar with a phone held over her head shouting; "HE'S ON THE PHONE...HE'S ON THE PHONE!!" We stopped playing 'Because' and she held the phone up to a mic. It was MIKE SMITH! Thanking us for helping him out! What a thrill! Naturally the donations poured in, eventually reaching almost $4,000! Turns out a local D/J had tipped Mike's agent off to what we were doing prompting the call. And still I say, "We are all in this together." Thumper.

@IceSkater8491

5 ай бұрын

All of the boys in the band were very polite and friendly. I'm not surprised Mike gave you a call. I wish he was still with us along with Denis and Rick. I was lucky to meet all of them in the summer of '68 while on vacation in London.

@busmirror

5 ай бұрын

@@IceSkater8491 That makes me GLAD ALL OVER

@pamelab7235

3 ай бұрын

Was Peter Noone involved? He also spearheaded an effort to raise money for Mike’s wheelchair. Kind of ticked me off Dave Clark didn’t just buy the guy a wheelchair, considering that the DC5 probably wouldn’t have gone anywhere without him.

@jasontimperley9199

17 күн бұрын

You legend ❤

Mike Smith was one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. The DC5 were so lucky to have him in the band.

@Steve19345

11 ай бұрын

And Dave Clark capitalized on that immensely! Smith left an estate worth £66,000.

@user-ri3lh8fd4n

9 ай бұрын

AGREED!

@imisstoronto3121

7 ай бұрын

That’s nothing. I’m sure DC did far better.

@videogeekin

6 ай бұрын

Mike Smith co-wrote all the DC5 songs yet was only getting two pence.

Wow! Was anybody better looking than Dave and Mike?? A great time to be young . Shindig and Hullbaloo were great shows!

One of my favorite bands in the'60's, DC 5 had one of the best sound ever. Mike Smith is a Hall of Fame lead vocalist.

@user-mp1qd5rs6h

11 ай бұрын

Замечательная музыка, Das gyt prima tool ausguzoshnet!

The Dave Clark Five Were My Favorite Group ! I Still Love Listening To Them at age 69 !

@ronaldyardley8965

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 71 and still play all there music, loved the Dave Clark Five, only two left now, such a Shame..

Mike Smith. Terrible Ending. Climbing a Efn Gate locked out of. Falls. Done. Loved you Brother. Cool voice, Organ playing, etc. R.I.P. You made me love DC 5 since you started. Screw the Beatles.

Mike Smith had the most dazzling smile! And of course, a fabulous voice.

@kareneloisehughes6694

2 жыл бұрын

Mike Smith was absolutely gorgeous

@michaelserby7697

2 жыл бұрын

Mike Smith was the Best thing that could happen to anyone who wants to dance 🇬🇧 ♥️

@jussix48

Жыл бұрын

🙂👍🏿👍🏿

@RobertCawood-pf9nh

4 ай бұрын

He did have the most smile in Dave Clark 5⃣

I love the DC5, with Mike Smith as the voice and best part of the group!!! RIP Mike.

@mrb4886

4 жыл бұрын

@gypsijewel He was climbing on a ladder in his garden and fell and broke his back

I watched Shindig all the time. Music was everything to teens back in the 60's.

@Scott-ly2nk

Жыл бұрын

I always watched this with my sisters they were 13 and i was 8 didnt know what i wae watching but i liked it

@pamelab7235

3 ай бұрын

Me too, that and Hullabaloo. Magic.

God Bless you Mike.Rest in Peace.You are missed.

Roy Clark backed by the Dave Clark Five has to be one of the most unusual combinations in rock history. Both were well-served by the pairing.

@stewartfenton7660

2 жыл бұрын

What about that Hall of Fame gig with Johnny Cash, Keef and the rest? Mind you, I'd still like to have caught Roy in Wanda Jackson's band.

@zoomzoom3950

2 жыл бұрын

First time I ever saw Roy without a guitar. His guitar playing is still one of the best and stands the test of time IMO. He was a true master of the guitar

@johnypitman2368

2 жыл бұрын

I think most folks dont know much about the country gituar legends because we were R&R fans. I think most dont know what a Les Paul is and who was Les Paul

@stewartfenton7660

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnypitman2368 OK, totally uncalled for story about Roy Orbison.. Don't recall when it was, but at the time he was playing a Les Paul. He flew to London from the US for a gig, everything was fine except he forgot to pack his guitar. It had to be a Les Paul, it seems, so calls were made all over London, and only one Les Paul could be found. Whoever was delegated begged and pleaded, but the owner would not lend his Les Paul, do you blame him? Maybe the guy offered money, offered his body, I don't know. Not having my Les Paul. In the end the owner said "By the way, who's it for?" Answer:"Roy Orbison." The owner said "Where do you want it delivered?" That's the story. I guess I'd have lent a Les Paul to Roy Orbison if he asked.

@stewartfenton7660

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I know, a different Roy.

Oh that smile and twinkley eyes. Mike Smith had the lot with the voice too.

I LOVE Mike Smith-and his vocals, best all round man❤❤❤❤

DC5-JUST THE VERY BEST, LOVED EVERYTHING THEY DID.

Holy shit!! The Shandelier Shimmy Shimmy Shake and BREAK❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ VERY BEATLES VIBE . . . GOT THOSE DANCE MOVES DOWN!!! 💃

Glad. All. Over. Because. I. Found. This. Footage. This. Is. Classic.

Billy Preston was the house keyboard man? Roy Clark as a support act... Lotta talent on this show!!!

@franciscoacevedovazquez7800

3 жыл бұрын

Maravilloso

@billgannon9788

3 жыл бұрын

The Blossoms with Darlene Love! Every freaking week!

NOBODY in rock and roll history had the POWER in his voice that Mike Smith had. The group easily could have been "The Mike Smith Five"

@humbertomadrid3046

11 ай бұрын

Muy de acuerdo

The Dave Clark 5 rocked! Great to find this piece of historical film. Great British Invasion stuff! Love it! Thanks

What a charismatic group. Great lead singer!

Bits and pieces. I still love that song. 2024.

Classic DC 5 🇬🇧 ♥️

My first rock concert - Dave Clark 5 in 1966.

Man, I was crazy about The Dave Clark 5!

@annettebolec6940

3 жыл бұрын

Me too . if u close your eyes they sure do sound like Beatles!! Dave Clark 5 was the greatest..loved Mike

@vennettegloud3128

3 жыл бұрын

Me too..why did I think they were american? Weird innit? Cute though!

In the wake of The Beatles and the British invasion came Shindig and Hullabaloo. I watched them back when.

Dave Clark 5 kicks serious butt. "Any Way You Want It" play it at 15.

@bluehen738

Жыл бұрын

"Looking In" from the album "Try Too Hard," too. 58 years later, it is still two minutes and five seconds of majestic, but haunting sonic bliss.

Check out 1:46 and 12:44 DC5 fans, because it's just about the only live performance audio you can hear from this band on KZread. Only Dave Clark knows why he's gone to such great lengths to replace all their live sound with their studio recordings. Probably for the same reason he never gave fans a concert album or an '80s reunion tour. Lead singer Mike Smith deserved so much better.

@johnsurrey7426

3 жыл бұрын

The bit at 12:44 isn’t live - the instruments aren’t plugged in, and there are no vocal mikes for the rest ages f the band. I totally agree that Mike Smith had a brilliant voice, and should get much more recognition for what he did.

@wesleycook7687

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsurrey7426 vocal mikes are overhead. That way the whole sound is picked up. Single mikes were used often then but not all time.

@johnsurrey7426

2 жыл бұрын

@@wesleycook7687 That makes sense - thank you very much.

I collected all of the Dave Clark 5 albums starting in 1964. They were great. Part of the British invasion but I liked them better than the Beatles at the time.

I well remember watching Shindig and Hullabaloo when I was 12...and my 'cool' Mom took me and some of my friends to our first rock concert in Dec. '64...the Dave Clark Five! A few months later she took us to see Herman's Hermits and Freddie and The Dreamers for my 13th birthday!

@buffbuff5016

4 жыл бұрын

nature photography guy you had a very good Mom. My Mom also took me to see all the Beatles movies and also movies with Gerry and the Pacemakers, DC5, and Herman’s Hermits. I was too young to go to a concert (5 in ‘64) but I got all the albums. My Mom was as still is the best!!!

@altfactor

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe your Mom liked those groups, too!

@RobertCawood-pf9nh

4 ай бұрын

Did you get to meet any of them?

@BrodyJoeandBriars

4 ай бұрын

@@RobertCawood-pf9nh No, I never did!

I saw the DC5 at the Melodyland Theater across from Disneyland in Anaheim in 1966.

Roy Clark was an awesome musician, possessing as much skill as he did grit. ✊🏼

Dave Clark 5 one of my fav,s had most of the 45,s back on the day

Mike Smith!!! Best rock vocalist :)

@chipgaasche4933

4 жыл бұрын

He was great..but he was no McCartney or Lennon.

@beatle9239

4 жыл бұрын

He was one of the best.

I was lucky enough to see them live in England in ‘64. Fantastic show! My beloved father was stationed there in the Air Force from ‘60-‘64. What a great time to be in the UK!

@besttimes3248

11 ай бұрын

We were stationed in England 62' 64' Chicksands AFB.

@markfleming4162

11 ай бұрын

What a coincidence. My family was stationed at the same base at the same time.

@besttimes3248

11 ай бұрын

@@markfleming4162 We lived in Hitchin for a year where I started to school and then we moved to Chicksands, I went to second grade there. We then moved to San Antonio TX. In 64.'

@markfleming4162

11 ай бұрын

@@besttimes3248 My dad was first stationed at Alconbury AFB near Huntingdon in 1960. I was in second grade when we moved there. About a year and a half later he got relocated to Chicksands AFB. We were there till late ‘64 then moved to Biloxi Mississippi.

@besttimes3248

11 ай бұрын

@@markfleming4162 We went to Alconbury a couple of time to shop for Christmas. In the 2 years that we were there we did a lot of weekend and day trips to London,Shakespeare's home (can't remember the town) Dunstable Downs.Even though I was real young I still remember a little. We lived down the second turn to the right all the way strait back to the end building in the APT.on the left. Did you know any of the Cartwright family. BTW my name is Mark Osborne.

I'll never forget the time I saw them perform this on TV when I was 9, and the stomping on the stage was what really made people stand up and look at these guys with this hit! They were rather aggressive lads who knew how to tear the house down! I loved the stunt with the chandelier shaking and then coming down on the floor because of the vibrations!! It fits perfectly with Bits and Pieces!!!!!

SAW THESE GUY IN SACRAMENTO CA. ABOUT 1965 OR 66. THEY WE'RE VERY GOOD LIVE.

@SixtiesRule-gi5xf

5 жыл бұрын

the RV ER'S b

That chandelier joke -- that kind of light humor was a sign of the times. Everyone had a good laugh.

@Alan-fk2kt

Жыл бұрын

Lissen to those hacks rip off black music

@bjbell52

4 ай бұрын

@@Alan-fk2kt or we can listen to you spout your BULLSHIT with many misspellings. Most of the British invasion groups were INFLUENCED by black music, including the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. It's funny how Mike Smith could sing blacker than many black singers.

Mike Smith rules!

OMG ! Mike Smith was just adorable !!!! Too sad !

@suzieenright3884

7 жыл бұрын

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@Frankincensedjb123

4 жыл бұрын

Who?

@b_uppy

4 жыл бұрын

@@Frankincensedjb123 Mike Smith was the lead singer.

@anthonywalsh785

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Smith was hotness personified. Rip mike.

@fangirllinda

4 жыл бұрын

gypsijewel It was 12 years ago today. He died on 2/28/2008, just two weeks before theDC5 were inducted into the RNRHOF. Celebrate the music and crank up your favorite DC5 tune.RIP Mike 🎶💕🎶

Mike Smith was the heart of the DC5

@brianherrington7226

4 жыл бұрын

ronvk100 My first real rock n roll concert were the DC5 in late 64 early 66.

@fastguned

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Smith was the Dave Clark Five. The rest of the band were barely musicians

@ronvk100

4 жыл бұрын

that must have been a wonderful show , I never got to see them live because they stopped their tours too soon and never appeared again

@guygrip2120

4 жыл бұрын

@@fastguned i dont think so saxphone player put his talent in .they all made sound i miss them all

@fastguned

4 жыл бұрын

@@guygrip2120 Most of the original recordings were studio musicians except for Mike Smiths organ or piano. Look it up

The DC 5! I was such a huge fan and of course had a huge crush on Mike Smith!

I remember watching this episode of Shindig. Man how time flies. But I still love these guys, especially Mike Smith's great voice.

@shihyuchu6753

2 жыл бұрын

Great and POWERFUL voice

@josephlemko3027

2 жыл бұрын

@@shihyuchu6753 : Always great to hear from a fan of Mike Smith.👍✌

@shihyuchu6753

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephlemko3027 Easily the most under rated rock singer in history.

@josephlemko3027

2 жыл бұрын

@@shihyuchu6753 : This is a valid comment. I agree that Mike Smith should get consideration in this topic. This is somerhing that I would like to take more time to consider. Another vocalist that comes to mind is The Zombies lead vocalist, Colin Blunstone.

@stewartfenton7660

Жыл бұрын

@@shihyuchu6753 yes, usually those "underrated" claims are false, but in Mike's case, I definitely agree. Held back really by being under the thumb of the self serving Dave Clark, I would say. He deserved better.

Ive been a fan of DC5 since I was 9 in 1965 or 8 in 1964 depending on when they first came out ! I love The DC5 group very much !

@bluehen738

Жыл бұрын

The first album I ever bought was "Glad All Over" as a nine-year-old in 1964! I bought every one after that. Albums "Try Too Hard" and "Weekend in London" are forgotten gems.

I remember my older brother bringing home the first Dave Clarke Five single...he liked them. We three brothers were hard core rock and roll lovers....although my oldest brother was a Righteous Brothers kinda guy. Those days seem silly to todays kids...but hey....this was brand new music in the early 1960's..we were at the door to a decade of the best written and best played rock and roll in all of history. Our early radios had tubes inside....had to wait for them to warm up to hear music,

@keithelster8858

3 жыл бұрын

In 1964, the Dave Clark Five were considered to be better than the Beatles.

@JustineLaLoba

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithelster8858 maybe on your planet but not here on earth

@liverpooloflife8731

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustineLaLoba I feel the same as you, but... In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten single, "Glad All Over", which knocked the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK Singles Chart. So, for a short time, they showed they could at least hang with the Fab Four....

@JustineLaLoba

2 жыл бұрын

@@liverpooloflife8731 do your homework......see how many weeks I want to hold your hand was at number 1 before the DC5 took the top slot......you'll be surprised....nothing stays at number 1 forever. And by the way.....I love the DC5

@liverpooloflife8731

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustineLaLoba That's correct. The Beatles had the top spot on the UK charts for 5 weeks & stayed in the UK top 50 for a total of 21 weeks. BTW, my step-dad worked in a record shop in Philly back then. He used to bring demo albums home for me... He couldn't get me any Beatles demos, but the first demos from the Brit invasion just happened to be the album "Glad All Over" & DC5 Return... DC5 were actually my 2nd favorite band from the UK.

I have never seen..that the DC5..played and sung live ? Why ? All Videos that i have seen...playback Instruments and playback sung. I know a little bit about it ... because I've been playing in a band since the 60's. Today I play with my oldie band in Germany..also songs by DC5..Glad all over or Red Balloon..but we play and sing live.

Take me back to the best of times and music, the 60s

@drspaseebo410

5 жыл бұрын

You betcha !

@pinkydogbear

5 жыл бұрын

I have heard this before, who has the train??

@pinkypurple3013

5 жыл бұрын

I have heard that comment many times! Does that mean we are getting older? We go back always when we were happy and young! It just happens - so many memories and unsure future!

@missing-estperson3654

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm

This sure brings back memories for me when i was a teenage girl in the mid sixties. I remember watching Shindig all the time loved the show thanks for sharing the video.

I saw them in Fort Wayne, In in 1965. They were great live regardless what all these people on you tube say. Great Band

@pinkypurple3013

6 жыл бұрын

They were good.

@guygrip2120

4 жыл бұрын

I thought so. I miss there youth and happy good time

I watched the Dave Clark 5 play and sing bits and pieces in Toronto at musslemans Lake in 1965. And the place was packed had a good time.

Our country group, i am honored to say worked with Roy Clark and to see him on Shindig with the Dave Clark Five was to say the least, a wonderful surprise.

@timhoovermusicman

8 жыл бұрын

shocked me too, had no idea he jad a career outside country music.

@hamilton59840

6 жыл бұрын

This was before he went country.

@theresemorfas3390

4 жыл бұрын

Roy had more talent than all the others on this show put together. He was phenomenal on guitar and other instruments, could sing, and had great charisma on stage. And he seemed to be a genuinely nice guy. Put a guitar in that boy's hands!!

@hollywoodjoe123

3 жыл бұрын

Tell us more of that show - Roy Clark and the Dave Clark Five !

@2011littlejohn1

2 жыл бұрын

@@theresemorfas3390 I agree with you totally and I'm British.

I loved the group. Mike, Dave, Dennis, were my favorites. I met Dennis way back and he was just awesome. So adorable and cute. Wish it could have been longer.

Btw, Mike Smith was the DC5!!!!

@annettebolec6940

3 жыл бұрын

He sure was. Such a sad sad illness he suffered with for 5 years. It's been years since he has been gone and hoping he is still RIP💗 your fans still love you Mike. And yes you made the DC5 to become one of the best of the British Invasion..

@williebowen1043

3 жыл бұрын

@@annettebolec6940 Dave Clarke, Rick Huxley, Lenny Davidson, Mike Smith and Dennis Payton were the DC 5. Quit trying to make One person the whole Band.

@annettebolec6940

3 жыл бұрын

@@williebowen1043 all the guys were good with their instruments and nice voices. But Mike Smith was their lead singer with a great voice and damn good lookin too!!

For a couple of years, say from 1964 to 1966, The DC 5 gave the Fab 4 a run for their $$$ as far as Popular music goes. But Mike Smith was the main reason for their success. In my opinion, he had a voice that was a combination of Lennon and McCartney. Other than their hits, their song writing, especially after 1968, just couldn't rival the Beatles, Stones, Who, etc etc. Mike Smith would've had much much more longevity in the music world had he had the proper material & management. Actually, Dave Clark didn't really help Mike in the long run. Mike was an absolute fantastic Pop singer.

@michaelserby7697

2 жыл бұрын

Should be : The Mike Smith 5 🇬🇧 💙

@janicekociol7702

2 жыл бұрын

They were popular, but they had few songs. Despite what it says on their record labels, Dave Clark did not write any of their songs. He ripped of the guy who did.

@wesleycook7687

2 жыл бұрын

@@janicekociol7702 more lies and hearsay. Dave and Mike wrote most of their hits . Except for cover versions. There are laws today to make sure the songwriters are credited here in the US. So, if it says Dave and Mike, it's them.

My family and I use to watch Shindig every Wensday night.

@drspaseebo410

5 жыл бұрын

LOVED IT !!

@baskinginbarretto1957

4 жыл бұрын

carolinafan2016 Because with the so called “stars” of today the show would be cancelled after two weeks! Sad but true.

I couldn't wait for this show to come on every week when I was a kid!

I loved Mike Smith's voice--very bluesey

@cuda426hemi

4 жыл бұрын

Most underrated rock singer in History, "Boomer" Mike Smith RIP. Loved him. 🎤

@TJPANDKHP

4 жыл бұрын

@@cuda426hemi YES, Mike Smith definitely had a great voice! Mike Smith and the rest of the DC5 who have passed on, RIP.

@darlenerose7978

4 жыл бұрын

He had a great voice! Rest in Peace mike.

@ranabirgahir462

3 жыл бұрын

So HAPPY memories

@MultiElegantman

3 жыл бұрын

The DC5 were slated by the critics , but they blasted million seller after million seller over the airwaves!

Dave Clark 5 is a group they need to bring back because this certainly was the good 👍 music.🎶 Tonight they certainly did Rock the house down the group from Tottenham, England. I remember when my Mom worked in a department store and she knew I like the Beatles this was back in 1964. I was 8 years old at the time she bought me the single that the DC5 performed here on this video. That was “Can’t You See That She’s Mine” they need to bring them back along with the Beatles, Stones, and Del Shannon. 1964 was a hit for “Can’t You See That She’s Mine” I’m 68 years old and…Who’s still listening??? I only listen 🎧 to great 👍 music because it…ROCKS!!! I had the single in 1964!!!

The house staff on that program was unbelievable,Darleen Love,Bobby Freeman,The Wrecking Crew band and at the time campus favorite duo,Rightous Brothers.

@modernretroradio993

Жыл бұрын

true musicians!

Awesome clip! Thank you so much for sharing it! Dave Clark Five were the best!!

What a surprise, super, excelent.

Bobby Graham did all the drumming on their records.

Super video. Thank you. Loved the DC5. I had totally forgotten about Shindig. Dave Clark 5 seem timeless for me but that show is definitely dated. A pity we now have the technology of such high quality but mostly low quality talent will be preserved for eternity. And what we have from a really golden age is so vulnerable. Tele itself was pretty crap visually back then. Don't mind the B&W but it was so unclear especially the usa NTSC system which until cable and HD was still poorer than the Pal technology.

Turn on your TV tonight during prime time and flip through the channels, paying close attention to the subject matter of the shows, the lighting technique, the general "mood" of the shows. Then dig the coolness and *pure unadulterated joy* of this show. Man...what the hell happened in these 50 years?

@Barb5001

7 жыл бұрын

in one word.......disco

@123Goldhunter11

7 жыл бұрын

Now it's all corporate rock and rap. Or maybe I should say Lucifarian?

@robertomolina9579

7 жыл бұрын

JustAFocus: What happened is "rap" "hip-hop" and all that crap everybody has gone nuts for.

@robertomolina9579

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Gold Hunter.

@MarkRoberts-bj2me

7 жыл бұрын

+ JustAFocus What happened is JFK was taken out by a right-wing cabal, in effect a coup d'etat was performed. It's been all downhill from there starting with the huge escalation in Vietnam right up to the present with our misadventures in an effort to control the world's supply of oil in the Middle East. Think of it, this country has never been at peace since JFK except for four years under Carter and we never will be again. The endless so called War Against Terror, propaganda bullshit!

definitely the mike smith five, they never let him sing alone, everybody's lipping along

@fredbeever6354

4 жыл бұрын

sadly, on this show, they're all lipping to the record.

That was so great! Only got better with time. Thank you for posting. God bless you

I was lucky enough to see Mike Smith live twice.

This is literally what I think all DJs look like on the radio even today.

It is hard to believe the DC5 medley was live. It was the record. So many of them are dead. Very sad. We have lost so many great R&R greats.

@billgannon9788

3 жыл бұрын

They never played live on US television. It sounds here like Smith's vocals were different in some places from the records. Possible lead vocals against a backing track. I don't know anyone who ever saw them live.

@michaelserby7697

2 жыл бұрын

@@billgannon9788 I did see them live . They were the 2nd British band on Ed Sullivan show after the Beatles 🇬🇧 ♥️

@scdevon

2 жыл бұрын

It's hard to believe that the DC5 even played one note on their records. I bet session musicians played on most of their stuff. The DC5 lineup seemed mostly for lip sync TV appearances and for backing vocals in the studio for Mike Smith.

@jamesm.3967

2 жыл бұрын

The only thing live on that Dave Clark performance was the chandelier. Dave was a control freak and never wanted them to play live. Probably because they couldn’t.

@scdevon

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesm.3967 - The drum arrangements are deliberately simple in DC5 songs and still Dave had trouble even drumming along to the backing track live.

At least 3 1960s groups had members named Mike Smith, with Amen Corner and Paul Revere and the Raiders being the others I know of. But the DC5's was probably the best known and the best.

I saw the DC 5 at the old Boston Garden in 1965. Woo Woo Ginsburg, the DJ from WMEX, was the host. They were going to stop the show because of the screaming and rushing the stage. It was great being a teenager in the 60s. Such a great variety of music. I loved Shindig and Hullabaloo. I found both on ebay.

@oldiesgeek454

7 жыл бұрын

It must've been hot as hell in there too if it was during the summer. I know even in the 80s the Garden still didn't have air conditioning for the NBA finals.

@billinct860

5 жыл бұрын

I went to that show! The Rascals and Lou Cristy were playing also.

@guygrip2120

4 жыл бұрын

@@billinct860 i would loved to scene that show. I wonder if catch me if you can was on that concert

One of the great bands from across the water

I still remember my older sisters glued to the tv screen for this show! I was like 7 yrs old and tho I liked the songs, I thought all the screaming and drooling was definitely over-doing it! Lol

The 5 were the single malt whiskey of 60's music.

IMO, Mike Smith had the best voice in all of R&R

@larryhall2805

2 жыл бұрын

I never knew until very recently that he was their lead singer. It seems now that he was their musical director, while Dave was their business leader.

I didn't realize the great Billy Preston was a regular on this show.

@MichaelLantz

5 жыл бұрын

Billy also toured with the Beatles in 1962 when he was a backing Keyboard player for Little Richard who came out of retirement after he left music for the ministry.His first concert was touring The UK and Hamburg with the Beatles on the bill.

@sedonasky2803

4 жыл бұрын

Soon after Leon Russell became the house piano player. One episode features their "side men" which also included Glen Campbell doing great covers of elvis and Carl Perkins. Check out this guy for a great collection of shindigs, hullabaloos, am bandstands, etc: BTRJR007@aol.com. Bruce Remy is the guy who has this incredible museum of video/audio dvds.

Never knew Billy Preston was a/the keyboardist for Shindig?!

I remember watching them on TV when I was really little kid but I don't remember this with the chandelier shaking too much and you could see by the looks on the faces of the guys of the Dave Clark Five. They had a feeling it might crash to the floor and there it did.. that's actually pretty funny

DC5 one of the all-time great groups!

@elhinm07

4 жыл бұрын

No lol

@wesleycook7687

2 жыл бұрын

@@elhinm07 if you don't like them, why are you trolling over here?

The song playing during the closing credits ("Bread and Butter Man") absolutely ROCKS---sounds like a gospel tune at a Pentecostal service!! AWESOME!! (And as great as Roy Clark's vocals are on this I'd have given anything to have heard Mike Smith WAIL on the entire song!!)

Wow! Roy Clark was a rock-and-roller before he was a country music legend. And he was aces on the guitar, too.

Thanks for posting. I think the show's intro medley and the "Bread and Butter Man" credit roll finale actually present the DC5 performing live, unlike the lip syncs we're accustomed to viewing.

What great,fun music.They need to clean this stuff up and release it on DVD/Blu-ray.

Dang! That was the man Roy Clarke! Awesome, Karl

Thanks for posting these!

The late Jimmy O'Neillstone, host of ABC's "Shindigstone"

@altfactor

4 жыл бұрын

This was a reference to an episode of "The Flintstones" during the 1965-66 season called "Shinrock A Go-Go". In it, the Beau Brummeels' ":Laugh, Laugh" was used ("credited" as The Beau Rubblestones). The program was shown on the Abadaba Broadcasting Company, one of three TV stations in bedrock (the other two stations were the Cro-magnon Broadcasting System and the Neanderthal Broadcasting Company).

@ernestromano1967

4 жыл бұрын

@@altfactor the Beau Brummelstones

@DavidBDavis-lz7bt

3 жыл бұрын

@@altfactor That's still one of my favorite episodes. With "Frantic" Freddy Flintstone!😁

Even the late Roy Clark (who passed away today) was digging the rock-n-roll scene.

@jerrybrownell3633

2 жыл бұрын

Roy briefly played lead guitar for Wanda Jackson's band The Party Timers during her rockabilly era.

Thanks, good memories!

So Dave Clark goes in to negotiate the DC5 recording contract with Capitol Records and tells the boys "I'm going to ask for 3 times what we're worth as our starting point!" He gives his proposal to the execs and they almost immediately agree without any dickering leaving Clark to realize he probably could've gotten 10 times what he thought they were worth! Still, the important thing is Dave Clark knew enough to retain ownership rights to all their music.

@wesleycook7687

2 жыл бұрын

The DC5 wasn't on Capitol Records. And Dave Clark wasn't that stupid. He retained all rights to the music publishing and the songs. Capitol Records did screw the Beatles over by paying them royalties because they signed up without reading the contract. They lost all rights to their songs to Epstein and George Martin and the record company.

These old shows are so funny to look at now. Toy drum sets, unplugged guitars.....

Awesome share! Thank you!

Stones, brothers band. Beatles, sisters band. DC5, my band. I was 8. Loved the medley.

Loved Shindig! Awesome video!

Every goof on announcers was based on Jimmy O'Neal. Classic.

Dave Clark was a shrewd businessman, then and now. He retained all rights to DC5 music, not the record co. He was also the business mgr for the group and negotiated all recordings and live appearances. He dealt directly with Ed Sullivan himself which Ed enjoyed.

@gerrynightingale9045

4 жыл бұрын

*It didn't hurt that he looked and sang in the same manner as Lennon, either!* ( *In fact the 'DC5' were 'Beatle-clones' as were "The Hollies"

@mitchmorrison1086

3 жыл бұрын

Those were GREAT DAYS to be a teenager

@PAULLONDEN

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerrynightingale9045 Although the DC5 made two great singles...."Beatle clone" sounds not very respectful to The Beatles......who were light years ahead from Dave Clark's post "Glad All Over" pop ditties.. It's the biggest running joke that they were inducted into the "Ruck'n Roll Hall Of Lame"......

@pgroove163

2 жыл бұрын

he messed up though.. refused to reissue the DC5 American albums on to CDs.. which guaranteed that the band would not be on radio to often...the music suffered because it wasn't heard..

@bobwallace9814

2 жыл бұрын

@@pgroove163 I remember that switch in format and if it wasn't on CD it wasn't played at all anymore.

When TV show hosts were really cool!

@stevebilliter

3 жыл бұрын

That dude had on a ton of hairspray on his pompadour hair style--must have taken all day to style it--I think it looked ridiculous!

I only remember Shindig when Bobby Sherman was hosting it. Even though I was 10 years old in 1965. I watch it for two things, the musicians and the dancing girls. Because of their shapes. It started my awakening about women. That's really why I watched American Bandstand. Curiosity

Dang, I was bummed that Tommy Tucker / High Heel Sneakers was edited out!

Too Awesome man