Dave Clark

Dave worked as a film extra and a stuntman by day and played with his group, who also had jobs, at the Royal Tottenham and The Locarno Basildon, He turned professional in March 1964 and was put under contract by Harold Davidson. Under his contract he received £50,000 a year irrespective of how many or how few dates he played or how few audience members he drew in. He had to be available for work 48 weeks of the year, The contract only covered live dates and didn't include TV, radio, records or writing, Dave finances his own records and because he takes the financial risk, about £100, he gets 3 times the normal royalty.