Post by Rob Durkee on Feb 12, 2013 22:24:29 GMT -5
By ROCKIN' ROBIN
Rick Huxley, the bass guitarist for the group for the British group the Dave Clark Five, has died at the age of 72.
The cause of death and date of Huxley's passing were not available at press time. However, according to writer Cameron Matthews, Huxley had been suffering from emphysema after years of smoking. Still, he was believed to have been in good health lately. Dave Clark observed, "We'd talk once a week. I spoke to Rick on Friday and he was in great spirits. Rick was a dear friend and an immensely talented musician with an amazing sense of humor. He always made me smile."
When the Beatles burst onto the USA pop music scene 49 years ago this month, their top competition that first year of the British Invasion (1964) wasn't the Rolling Stones. Instead, it was the Dave Clark Five, who in 1964 alone had eight chart hits. Six of those hits became top tenners…"Glad All Over," "Bits And Pieces," "Do You Love Me," "Can't You See That She's Mine," "Because" and "Any Way You Want It." Thus, it was no surprise to discover that the second British Invasion group to make the Ed Sullivan Show, after the Beatles of course, was the Dave Clark Five.
The Dave Clark Five's only #1 was the remake of the 1958 Bobby Day and Thurston Harris hit, "Over And Over." It peaked in popularity in late 1965 and early 1966. Here's how it sounded…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdO7xIVwmGc
In all, from 1964 through 1968, the DC5 had 25 songs make the Cash Box pop chart, with 17 Top 40's and 11 Top 10's. The group also had top tens with "Catch Us If You Can," "I Like It Like That," "Try Too Hard" and "You Got What It Takes."
For years, The Dave Clark Five was the answer to a question Casey Kasem would often answer. The question: "Has there ever been an act that had a hit with two different hits with the same title?" Answer…Yes, the Dave Clark Five with "Everybody Knows" in 1964…and "Everybody Knows" in 1967. To avoid confusion, the first of the two songs was entitled "Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)."
According to wikipedia, the DC5 recorded 15 studio albums. Tom Hanks inducted the group into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
Huxley's passing leaves the Dave Clark Five with two surviving principal members, Clark (the drummer) and guitarist Lenny Davidson. Sax player Denis Peyton died of cancer in 2006 while Mike Smith, the group's lead singer, passed away in 2008 after severely hurting himself in a fall at his home in Spain.
For more on the Dave Clark Five…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dave_Clark_Five
Finally, this writer's favorite DC5 hit song. It came during that first year of the British Invasion, 1964, and it captured the essence of that memorable year's excitement. And it just plain cooked. Ladies and gentlemen, the Dave Clark Five's remake of the Contours' "Do You Love Me"…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNVx56cmxec
Rick Huxley, the bass guitarist for the group for the British group the Dave Clark Five, has died at the age of 72.
The cause of death and date of Huxley's passing were not available at press time. However, according to writer Cameron Matthews, Huxley had been suffering from emphysema after years of smoking. Still, he was believed to have been in good health lately. Dave Clark observed, "We'd talk once a week. I spoke to Rick on Friday and he was in great spirits. Rick was a dear friend and an immensely talented musician with an amazing sense of humor. He always made me smile."
When the Beatles burst onto the USA pop music scene 49 years ago this month, their top competition that first year of the British Invasion (1964) wasn't the Rolling Stones. Instead, it was the Dave Clark Five, who in 1964 alone had eight chart hits. Six of those hits became top tenners…"Glad All Over," "Bits And Pieces," "Do You Love Me," "Can't You See That She's Mine," "Because" and "Any Way You Want It." Thus, it was no surprise to discover that the second British Invasion group to make the Ed Sullivan Show, after the Beatles of course, was the Dave Clark Five.
The Dave Clark Five's only #1 was the remake of the 1958 Bobby Day and Thurston Harris hit, "Over And Over." It peaked in popularity in late 1965 and early 1966. Here's how it sounded…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdO7xIVwmGc
In all, from 1964 through 1968, the DC5 had 25 songs make the Cash Box pop chart, with 17 Top 40's and 11 Top 10's. The group also had top tens with "Catch Us If You Can," "I Like It Like That," "Try Too Hard" and "You Got What It Takes."
For years, The Dave Clark Five was the answer to a question Casey Kasem would often answer. The question: "Has there ever been an act that had a hit with two different hits with the same title?" Answer…Yes, the Dave Clark Five with "Everybody Knows" in 1964…and "Everybody Knows" in 1967. To avoid confusion, the first of the two songs was entitled "Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)."
According to wikipedia, the DC5 recorded 15 studio albums. Tom Hanks inducted the group into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
Huxley's passing leaves the Dave Clark Five with two surviving principal members, Clark (the drummer) and guitarist Lenny Davidson. Sax player Denis Peyton died of cancer in 2006 while Mike Smith, the group's lead singer, passed away in 2008 after severely hurting himself in a fall at his home in Spain.
For more on the Dave Clark Five…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dave_Clark_Five
Finally, this writer's favorite DC5 hit song. It came during that first year of the British Invasion, 1964, and it captured the essence of that memorable year's excitement. And it just plain cooked. Ladies and gentlemen, the Dave Clark Five's remake of the Contours' "Do You Love Me"…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNVx56cmxec
