The Searchers (band)

The Searchers
The Searchers, c. 1965 Left to right: Mike Pender, Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally
The Searchers, c. 1965
Left to right: Mike Pender, Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally
Background information
OriginLiverpool, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1959–2019
  • 2023–present
LabelsUK: Pye, Philips, Liberty, RCA, Sire; US: Mercury, Liberty, Kapp, RCA, Sire
Past membersJohn McNally
Frank Allen
Spencer James
Scott Ottaway
Tony Jackson
Mike Pender
Chris Curtis
Billy Adamson
John Blunt
Norman McGarry
Eddie Rothe
Ron Woodbridge
Brian Dolan
Tony West
Joe Kennedy
Johnny Sandon
Websitewww.the-searchers.co.uk

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 cover of the Clovers' "Love Potion No. 9". With the Swinging Blue Jeans, the Searchers tied for being the second group from Liverpool, after the Beatles, to have a hit in the US when their "Needles and Pins" and the Swinging Blue Jeans' "Hippy Hippy Shake" both reached the Hot 100 on 7 March 1964.

  1. ^ "Welcome". Merseybeatnostalgia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "The Searchers". Merseybeatnostalgia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2019.