Are you feeling 'Glad All Over'?

The Dave Clark 5 was one of my favorite British invasion bands. With their driving beats and use of the saxophone, atypical for the Sixties, they were a big influence on Bruce Springsteen, among others. A boxed set of their career has recently been issued in Europe. A friend gave it to me at Christmas. I've been glad all over ever since.

Farewell, Mike Smith

Mike Smith, lead singer and keyboardist with the Dave Clark Five, has died. After the Beatles, the Dave Clark Five were my second-favorite British band, featuring compelling melodies with great hooks, unique instrumentation, great harmonies, driving rhythms, and R&B-tinged vocals from Mike Smith himself. The last years of Smith's life were dogged by suffering.

Here, here, and here are three previous posts about Smith.

[UPDATE: More here from Mike Smith's official site.]