Career
Born in Tottenham, North London, Clark left school without qualifications at the age of 15 and became a film stuntman, performing in over 40 films. In the late 1950s Clark bought himself a set of drums, taught himself how to play them, and formed a skiffle band to raise funds so that his football team could travel to Holland.
The skiffle band grew into The Dave Clark Five with Clark their leader, co-songwriter, manager and producer.
The Dave Clark Five grew in popularity in the UK. They unseated The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" from its number one spot in the British singles charts in January 1964 with "Glad All Over". The British press, briefly, called them The Beatles' "most serious threat". The Dave Clark Five were the first big British Invasion band to follow The Beatles to America in 1964, where they achieved 15 consecutive Top 20 hits. They also appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show more times than any other English group.
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