Lenny Davidson

Davidson with the Dave Clark Five in Get Yourself a College Girl in 1964

Leonard Arthur 'Lenny' Davidson (born 30 May 1944 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the Dave Clark Five.^[1]

According to Mike Smith (the DC5's lead singer and keyboardist), Dave Clark was looking for a lead guitarist and asked Smith if he knew anybody. Smith recommended Davidson saying there was no one better. Smith and Davidson had worked together in a previous band.

He was one of four members of the group who wrote songs. He co-wrote, with Dave Clark, their 1965 hit "Catch Us If You Can", and contributed five more tunes on the Having A Wild Weekend soundtrack album. He also contributed "Crying Over You" and "When" to their 1965 Coast to Coast album, and sang lead on the 1967 hit "Everybody Knows" which reached number 2 on the British charts.

Hall of fame

Davidson was inducted as part of the group into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008 along with the then fellow surviving band members Dave Clark and Rick Huxley.

References

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↑ "The 2008 Induction Ceremony". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-04-05.

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The Dave Clark Five (DC5)

Dave Clark Mike Smith Lenny Davidson Rick Huxley Denis Payton

Songs	"I Knew It All the Time" "Do You Love Me" "Glad All Over" "Bits and Pieces" "Stay" "Can't You See That She's Mine" "Any Way You Want It" "Because" "I Like It Like That" "Catch Us If You Can" "Over and Over" "You Got What It Takes" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"

UK albums	A Session with The Dave Clark Five Catch Us If You Can Everybody Knows 5 by 5 = GO! If Somebody Loves You Good Old Rock n' Roll Dave Clark and Friends

US albums	Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five Return! American Tour Coast to Coast Weekend in London Having a Wild Weekend I Like It Like That Try Too Hard Satisfied with You 5 by 5 You Got What It Takes Everybody Knows

UK compilations	Greatest Hits The Best of the Dave Clark Five 25 Thumping Great Hits Glad All Over Again The Hits

US compilations	The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five's Greatest Hits More Greatest Hits History of The Dave Clark Five

Related articles	Discography Catch Us If You Can "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

Book: The Dave Clark Five

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