Mike Smith of the DC5 r.i.p.


one of the most underated rock singers of any era. for a year, he was part of the second biggest band in the world. "catch us if you can"
jaybo
rockin' for sure.....better late than never for the rock and roll hall of fame....a friend of mine who is a serious record collector once told me(in the 80's) that finding a dc5 lp circa 64 through 66 without a girl's name written on the cover, was like finding a four leaf clover. one of the first fan magazines i ever saw was 'the beatles vs the dave clark 5'......talk about a special time and place....keep rockin' guys
FYI, there was a recorded interview of Mike Smith done by Pete Fornatale of WFUV-FM NY, which was broadcast on Pete's show Mixed Bag this past Sat., March 1. You can stream this if you go to WFUV.org and look in Archives of Pete's Mixed Bag shows.

Mike Smith was a very articulate and intelligent musician who had some great stories to tell about that era. RIP.

Neal
Very sorry to hear this....seems like Mike's last years were hard ones health wise. I may have every U.S. release the DC-5 ever did.

I miss many of the Jazz and Rock greats that have passed, Ella, Sarah, Chet, Del, Roy, Dusty and so many other greats.
One of my favorite British Invasion groups, too bad about Mike. Used to buy most of my albums in the mid to late sixties from the EJ Korvette on Route 1 in Edison, NJ, as well as from Two Guys from Harrison store in Middletown on Rt. 35. Boy, those were the days.-Mrmitch