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Originally Posted by dwill123
For a brief period of time during the start of the British Invasion (say 64 - 66) The Dave Clack Five were as popular if not more than any of the British bands of the time (including the Beatles).
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^ TBH, I would dispute this suggestion. It's true that one time the DCF "pushed" the Beatles off the number one singles chart, but only after the Beatles had held the position for about 6 weeks; i.e. everyone had bought so many copies of the Beatles single that it was inevitable that sales would drop off.
But thanks, dwill, for your typo, "The Dave Clack Five"
Good call from Neapolitan for the Yardbirds, and time also to mention Traffic, Mannfred Mann, and of course, The Animals who made the pretty-much definitive version of House of the Rising Sun. Here's their cover version of another song, though I don't have a date for this:-