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I honestly can’t figure out why anyone would think the Dave Clark 5 belong in the Hall of Fame - they were kind of a second tier, and didn’t really add anything or create anything new.

However,

It apears to be true that Wenner over-rode their vote last year and kept them out, that’s wrong, whether I think they belong there or not. And knowing Mike’s circumstances, it was incredibly cruel.

” I honestly can’t figure out why anyone would think the Dave Clark 5 belong in the Hall of Fame - they were kind of a second tier, and didn’t really add anything or create anything new “

Second tier ?

” The Dave Clark Five placed 17 records in Billboard’s Top 40 to go with 12 Top 40 United Kingdom hits between 1964 and 1967. Their song “Over And Over” went to number one in the U.S. on the Billboard Charts Hot 100 at the end of December 1965 (despite less than impressive sales in the UK), and they played to sell-out crowds on their tours of the U.S. Heavily promoted as having a “cleaner” image than the Beatles, the Dave Clark Five holds the distinction of having made 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, more than any other UK group . “

” Unusual for a group of that (or any) era, the leader was the drummer Dave Clark who would play with his drums positioned at the front of the stage, relegating the guitarists and keyboard to his rear and sides. The group was unique in the British Invasion because it was not an exclusively guitar-based sound. The beat was prominent and the DC5 was one of the few groups of the era to feature a saxophone. Smith’s growling, blues-tinged vocals were in the lead on almost all of the hit singles.”

I honestly can’t figure out why anyone would think the Dave Clark 5 belong in the Hall of Fame - they were kind of a second tier, and didn’t really add anything or create anything new.

I beg to disagree. Looking back at the whole history, they may look like also-rans. However, the DC5 was one of the first of the British invasion so whatever they did was adding something new. Remember all those early Invasion bands were gathering followings in England at the same time the fledgling Beatles were still a “bar band”! The DC5 may have been lifted up and promoted in the US because they were English, but that was the Invasion for you. They still had talent. Their songs are still catchy after all these years!

When whole fan magazines were devoted to the choice - the Beatles Vs the Dave Clark Five - the answer wasn’t a sure thing back then.