The Life & Death of Dave Clark Five's MIKE SMITH 

Loved the DC5 a great band.

Dave Clark Five, one of my mom and dad’s favorite bands, Mike was very talented and a great musician. My favorite song was Bits and Pieces. As usual a thoughtful and respectful tribute and well researched! ❤😊

The greatest voice of the British Invasion in my opinion. RIP 🙏🏾

Because, is a beautiful song.

So sad that he had that accident, but what courage. Much admired, l loved his voice. Thank you my friend for another awesome video🤗

Still love The Dave Clark Five in 2024

Probably the first proper rock voice in the day, underrated vocalist.

Thank you for that I remember them on the radio and my brother playing them on his record player😅 Thank you again for taking the time to do that ❤❤

Mike Smith is just the Best God Bless Mike RIP love Nige xx

Mike Smith was the unsung hero of the dave Clark 5, they should have been called the mike Smith 5,very underated musician...rest in peace mike!

I loved the dave Clark five thank you mate another top video Shane in Sydney 🦘 🇦🇺

Another great one ❤ I remember Kiss did a cover of Dave Clarke Five Anyway You Want It . I blasted that out a few times in my formative years . ❤

Mike was the heart of the dc5 it should have been The Dave Clark 5 featuring Mike Smith..

Mike Smith # 1 🎹

I saw the Dave Clark Five,twice in 1964 at the Tottenham Royal Ballroom in Tottenham,London.

Superieure First Class Band👍👍👍👍

Thanks for sharing and thanks for the Gene Pitney episode. Here are some other suggestions: George Martin, Kit Lambert, Chris Stamp, Mickey Most, Charlie Watts, Pete Quaife, Jim Rodford, Mary Wells, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, Frankie Lymon, Jan Berry, Phil Ochs, Tito Jackson, Paul Revere, David Crosby, Eric Haydock, Cory Wells, Floyd Sneed, Jimmy McCulloch, Jesse Ed Davis, Sid Vicious, and Robin Gibb

my first single was Bits and Pieces before I knew singles existed

Mike Smith had one of best R N Roll voices. Inducted in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame by Tom Hanks.

R I P Mike old mate

Dave Clark deserves immense credit for propelling his band to the forefront leadership of the British Invasion of America! The Dave Clark Five and The Beatles were the 2 giant bands the led the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermit's, The Who, The Animals, Searchers, and so forth, all trailed the Beatles & The DC5. Also, there's a certain Mr Ryan who had legally relinquished his writing credits via a deal with Dave Clark. Ryan made the deal with Mr Clark. However it seems in the last few years that Ryan has endlessly complained, whined and cried to anyone and everyone that he is not credited with songs he purportedly wrote but are credited to Dave Clark. Mr Clark has the legal right to claim writing credits to the songs. Fans of the many Dave Clark Five fan groups throughout the internet are quite sick and tired of hearing Mr Ryan's constant whining, b*tching and crying over any deal he made with Mr Clark.

*****Top Group 👌👌

The DC5 were Mike Smith plus the stooges. Managed by DC himself. Their sound was derivative and exploitative of R&B. We survived them.

They were called groups in them days , now bands because that's what America call them why does this country have to copy everything the Americans do.

Dave Clark deserves no credit at all he put his name to songs he never wrote, and got the Royalties for them, he never played drums in the studio on any record. It's a disgrace to this day that Clark claims he wrote the DC5 song, Robing the writers of a lot of money. The hit in the USA "Because" was written by Ron Ryan a love song for his wife yet Clark has his name on as writer.

Sounds like Mike was more than a little accident-prone throughout his life.

Only one in DC5 with any talent.

No music at all ?

Bits and pieces 1963? Lovely

Rip Michael Smith our preys go out to your family