“In 1965 I was a 14 year old aspiring rock drummer with dreams of the big time. British musician and producer, Dave Clark was for me the first among equals as a drumming inspiration. A distinctive and classy player, Dave led his own band, the Dave Clark Five who rivaled only The Beatles for room at the top of the charts during the so-called British Invasion of the early 1960’s. Plus—he had his name written on his bass drum skin! I saw The Dave Clark Five perform in Newark, New Jersey in May of 1964 and, after being in the audience in the fourth row, I became determined to do exactly what he was doing. So I was already a huge fan when their 1965 British version album “Catch Us If You Can” was released I’d never seen anything cooler in my life. The entire group in, around, and on top of Dave’s 1964 Series One E Type. It was beautiful and sexy—as it remains...
