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Abrahams, Mick
Allisons, The
Amen Corner
Andrews, Chris
Animals, The
Applejacks
Avons, The

Bennett, Cliff
Berry, Dave

Clem Curtis & The Foundations

Dave Clark Five

Easybeats

Fortunes, The
Fourmost

Herman's Hermits

Kinks, The

Marmalade
Merseybeats
Mike Berry And The Outlaws
Mike Pender's Searchers

Nashville Teens

Poole, Brian

Tremeloes, The

Vanity Fare

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Wilde, Marty

Zombies, The

Real name David Holgate Grundy, born on 6 February 1941 in Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Dave and his long-serving backing group, the Cruisers signed to Danny Betesh's Manchester-based Kennedy Street Enterprises and soon secured a deal with Decca Records.

Dave's first hit in September 1963 was a version of Chuck Berry’s Memphis Tennessee. This was followed with minor hits in early 1964 of a cover version of Arthur Crudup's My Baby Left Me and Burt Bacharach's Baby It’s You, but the big breakthrough came with Geoff Stevens The Crying Game, which reached the UK Top 5 in August 1964. In 1965 Dave also covered Bobby Goldsboro's song Little Things and Ray Davies' This Strange Effect. In June 1966 Dave released a cover of B J Thomas Mama, This reached No. 5 in the UK but proved to be Holland's biggest-selling record ever.

His musical career is rooted in rhythm and blues and his fans will recall his early appearances when he soon gathered a devoted following. Record contracts followed and then came the inevitable round of television appearances on Top of the Pops, Ready Steady Go and Thank Your Lucky Stars and Dave quickly became a well known artist with an instantly recognisable style. Dave's show is visual, (sporting black clothes with an upturned collar), as well as musical, with sophisticated lighting techniques and unique hand movements.

One performer whose stage act has more impact than most, is Dave Berry. Throughout the 60's he became famous for his highly effective live appearances, which no doubt contributed to a string of hit singles, many of which are now avidly collected as classics of their time.

The style of Dave Berry is much admired. His hits have been covered many times by other artists surely the ultimate professional accolade and he is much in demand throughout Britain and Europe.

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