Mike Smith, lead singer of the popular 1960s Beat group Dave Clark Five, has died. He was 64. Smith was admitted to a London hospital earlier in the week and passed away on Thursday after contracting pneumonia. The illness is believed to have arisen after the singer suffered a chest infection, stemming from a 2003 spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed.
Dave Clark Five were one of the British invasion groups popular in the 1960s and the band enjoyed successful runs on the US Billboard chart with singles such as I Like it Like That, Glad All Over and Any Way You Want It. The band, originally from north London, were immortalised in the 1965 feature film Catch Us If You Can, the plot of which centres around a glamorous young couple on the run.
Earlier in the year, it was announced that Dave Clark Five will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10
Dave Clark Five were one of the British invasion groups popular in the 1960s and the band enjoyed successful runs on the US Billboard chart with singles such as I Like it Like That, Glad All Over and Any Way You Want It. The band, originally from north London, were immortalised in the 1965 feature film Catch Us If You Can, the plot of which centres around a glamorous young couple on the run.
Earlier in the year, it was announced that Dave Clark Five will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10
