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Denis Payton

Denis West Payton, saxophonist: born London 11 August 1943; married (two sons); died Bournemouth, Dorset 17 December 2006.

The line-up of most of the bands in the British beat boom of the Sixties was three guitarists and a drummer, but the Dave Clark Five also featured Denis Payton's baritone saxophone which, combined with bass and drums, resulted in the beefy, thumping thuds of "Glad All Over" and "Bits and Pieces". The so-called "Tottenham Sound" was noisy and powerful and, although the band was criticised for being lightweight, they sold 100 million records around the world.

Denis Payton, who was born in Walthamstow, London, in 1943, was an adept musician who could play saxophone, guitar and wind instruments. In his teens, Payton played tenor saxophone in a jazz combo, whilst training as an electrical engineer. He knew the members of another local band, formed by its drummer Dave Clark and called the Dave Clark Five, which chiefly played instrumentals, although their saxophonist Stan Saxon also sang.

Saxon left, and by the time of their début single, "Chaquit

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DENIS PAYTON (1943 - 2006)

As a saxophonist, Denis Payton was a rarity in the British beat boom of the 1960s. While most of the groups who emerged in the wake of the Beatles were guitar-driven, Payton's sax helped the Dave Clark Five, of which he was a founder member, to fashion a distinctive sound that set them apart from the crowd. Their unusual, heavily rhythmic approach paid dividends too, and the North London group enjoyed a string of hits between 1963 and 1968 including the memorable #1, 'Glad All Over', which knocked the Beatles off the top spot in early 1964. They were also the second British group after the Liverpool quartet to crack the American market as part of the so-called "British invasion".

Born Denis West Payton in Walthamstow, London, in 1943, he developed an interest in New Orleans jazz and took up the saxophone in his teens. On leaving school he trained as a draughtsman, but a chance meeting with the Tottenham-born drummer Dave Clark led to an unexpected change of career. Clark already had a sax player in his band, but wh

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In MEMORY of DENIS PAYTON on his BIRTHDAY - Career years: 1960's - 1970 Born Denis Archibald West Payton, English musician who played tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, guitar and harmonica in the rock and roll band the Dave Clark Five. Biography - Payton was born in Walthamstow, then in Essex (now part of east London). As a child he learned to play guitar, saxophone and other wind instruments. As a teenager he played in a jazz band while studying to become an electrician. Through his band membership, he made acquaintance with members of other bands. Being a competent musician, he was often invited to join them, and he moved from one band to another. One of his acquaintances was Dave Clark, the leader of the group ‘Dave Clark Five with Stan Saxon’. When Saxon, who played saxophone and occasionally sang, departed in 1962 along with second saxophonist Jim Spencer, the group was renamed the ‘Dave Clark Five’, and Denis Payton became his successor. In its early years, Dave Clark’s group primarily played instrumental music. While Stan Saxon so