finetune artist: The Searchers

One of the premier beat groups from the mid-60s Merseybeat explosion, the Liverpool-based Searchers were formed in 1959 by John McNally (b. 30 August 1941, Liverpool, England; rhythm guitar/vocals) and Mike Pender (b. Michael John Prendergast, 3 March 1942, Liverpool, England; lead guitar/vocals). Taking their new name from the 1956 John Ford western, The Searchers, the band backed Liverpool singer Johnny Sandon between 1960 and the start of 1962. A number of musicians passed through the Searchers in the first few months, before McNally and Pender found a steady rhythm section in Tony Jackson (b. Anthony Paul Jackson, 16 July 1940, Liverpool, England, d. 18 August 2003, England; bass/vocals), and Norman McGarry (b. England; drums). Chris Curtis (b. Christopher Crummey, 26 August 1941, Oldham, Lancashire, England, d. 28 February 2005, Aintree, Liverpool, England; drums/vocals) then replaced McGarry in 1962 when the former left to replace Ringo Starr in Rory Storm And The Hurricanes.

Listen to The Searchers at Finetune.

Needle And Pins
Love Potion No. 9
Love Potion Number Nine
When You Walk In The Room
Don't Throw Your Love Away