Mike Smith, Dave Clark Five's Lead Singer, Dies of Pneumonia at 64

Mike Smith is on the right of the Dave Clark Five group (via)

Mike Smith, the lead singer and keyboardist of the Dave Clark Five (aka "The DC5", wikipedia), died of complications from pneumonia at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital outside London on Feb 28. He was 64.

The illness is believed to have arisen after the singer suffered a chest infection, stemming from complications of a 2003 spinal chord injury that left him paralyzed.

The Dave Clark Five was one of the most successful 1960s British Invasion Bands. They were the second group (after The Beatles) to have a chart hit in United States with singles including Glad All Over, I Like it Like That, Any Way You Want It.

Smith was hoped to attend the Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 10, but, sadly, this will never happen. Source: NYT; Guardian

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