Mike Smith Dave Clark Five

Mike Smith Dave Clark Five

Mike Smith was the lead singer of British pop band The Dave Clark Five. Idolizing Little Richard as a child, he befriended Dave Clark when they were both youths playing soccer. Smith had sustained a spinal cord injury at his home in Spain in 2003, and complications from this injury manifested themselves in the form of a chest infection that hospitalized him in London. He died of pneumonia on February 28, 2008, just two weeks before The Dave Clark Five's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Fast Facts:

Born: December 3, 1943
Died: February 28, 2008
Birth name: Michael George Smith
Birth place: Edmonton, North London
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Formed a band in the late 1990s: Mike Smith's Rock Engine
The Dave Clark Five had seventeen Top 40 U.S. hits

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Mike Smith News

Google News: Mike Smith Search
Telegraph: Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five Dies (February 29, 2008)
- His agent Margo Lewis said "I am incredibly saddened to lose him, his energy and his humour, but I am comforted by the fact that he had the chance to spend his final months and days at home with his loving wife, Charlie, whom he adored, instead of in the hospital, and that he was able to attend a recent concert in London by his good friend, Bruce Springsteen."

CNN.com: Dave Clark Five singer Mike Smith dies of pneumonia (February 28, 2008)
The New York Times: "Mike Smith, 64, Lead Singer of Dave Clark 5, Is Dead" (February 29, 2008)
USA Today: "Mike Smith made the Dave Clark Five a rock force" (February 28, 2008)

Mike Smith Audio and Video

Seeqpod: Songs by The Dave Clark Five
YouTube and Google: Dave Clark Five Videos
YouTube: The Dave Clark Five perform "Because" (Time: 2:38)

Mike Smith Blogs and Commentaries

The Concert Blog: Dave Clark Five's Mike Smith dies at 64 (February 28, 2008)
OC Register Music Blog: Dave Clark Five vocalist Mike Smith dead at 64 (February 28, 2008)
Scene Now: R.I.P, Mike Smith (February 28, 2008)

Mike Smith Background and Information

Wikipedia: Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five)
IMDb: Mike Smith Filmography

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