What is The Dave Clark Five?
[[File:Dave Clark Five Dean Martin Show 1965.jpg|thumb|The Dave Clark Five performing in the year 1966. From the left side of the screen to the right: [[Rick Huxley]], [[Denis Payton]], [[Dave Clark]], [[Mike Smith (musician)|Mike Smith]], [[Lenny Davidson]].]] '''The Dave Clark Five''', also known as the DC5, were an English pop rock band formed in [[Tottenham]], a town in the London Borough of Haringey, in the year 1958. == Forming (1958-1962) == The group was first formed by [[Dave Clark]] 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. The Dave Clark Five Featuring Stan Saxon members included: [[Stan Saxon]] singing vocals, [[Mick Ryan]] on guitar, [[Chris Walls]] on bass, and later [[Rick Huxley]] on guitar. In 1961, Saxon, Ryan and Walls left and their name was shortened to The Dave Clark Five. Huxley switched to Bass and [[Mike Smith (musician)|Mike Smith]], and [[Lenny Davidson]] joined that same year. A year later, [[Denis Payton]] joined on guitar, saxophone, and harmonica. == Worldwide Success (1963-1972) == In 1963, they 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 (Dave Clark Five)|Over and Over]], and [[Because (Dave Clark Five)|Because]], among others. In 1970, the Dave Clark Five would split up, however, Clark and Smith would rebrand the group into '''Dave Clark and Friends'''. The Dave Clark and Friends split in 1972. The Dave Clark and Friends members included: