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The Searchers are an English Merseybeat group who flourished during the British Invasion of the 1960s. [1] [2] The band's hits include a remake of the Drifters' 1961 hit, "Sweets for My Sweet"; "Sugar and Spice" (written by their producer Tony Hatch); remakes of Jackie DeShannon's "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room"; a cover of the Orlons' "Don't Throw Your Love Away"; and a ...
Members of the British pop group The Searchers. Pages in category "The Searchers (band) members" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Searchers became one of the first successful Beat music bands and were one of the most popular groups in the British Invasion in the early 1960s. The band's last album released during their 1960s era was Take Me for What I'm Worth, released in November 1965. In total, the Searchers released nine albums between 1963 and 1988.
Britain’s longest-running pop band The Searchers have spoken about coming back out of retirement for a brand new tour – and this time it really could be their last.. Rising to fame as part of ...
In their native Great Britain, between 1963 and 2019, the English rock band The Searchers released 8 studio albums, 9 extended plays (EPs) and 30 singles. [1] However, the band's international discography is complicated, due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries, particularly in the US.
According to Pender, he is responsible for choosing the band name for the Searchers. "The band was founded by myself and John McNally. In 1957 John and I went to see the film The Searchers starring John Wayne. I was an ardent Western fan and so I dragged John along with me to see it. I take the credit for choosing the name 'the Searchers' and ...
Meet The Searchers is the 1963 debut and most successful album by British rock band The Searchers.The album featured their first single released in June 1963, a version of the Drifters' "Sweets for My Sweet", which was a UK No.1 for the band, as well as their version of the Clovers "Love Potion No.9", which was released as a single in the U.S. (but not in the UK) the following year.
The band took their name from the classic 1956 John Ford western The Searchers. Pender claims that the name was his idea, [2] but McNally ascribes it to 'Big Ron' Woodbridge (born Ronald Woodbridge, 1938, in Liverpool, Lancashire), their first lead singer. The genesis remains unresolved. The Searchers rose to fame during the 1960s British ...