Gerry and the Pacemakers

Gerry and the Pacemakers were an English beat group prominent in the 1960s Merseybeat scene. In common with the Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein and produced by George Martin. Their early successes helped popularise the Merseybeat sound and launch the wider British beat boom of the mid‑1960s. They were the first act to have all of their first three singles reach No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart: How Do You Do It?, I Like It, and You’ll Never Walk Alone, the latter from the musical Carousel. This record was not equalled for 20 years, until the mid‑1980s success of fellow Liverpool band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Another of their most famous songs is Ferry Cross the Mersey, which refers to the River Mersey that flows past Liverpool, and was the title song for the film of the same name, in which the group starred. The group also enjoyed success in North America as part of the British Invasion, with seven of their singles reaching the US Top 40; their biggest hit there was Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group broke up in 1966, though singer, guitarist and bandleader Gerry Marsden would reform the group intermittently in the following decades, continuing until his retirement in 2018. Since his death in 2021, his bandmates from the final lineup have returned to touring as Gerry’s Pacemakers, as Marsden had requested before retiring.
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You’ll Never Walk Alone

Ferry Cross The Mersey (1965)

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying

How Do You Do It

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying

I’ll be there

You’ve Got What I Like

Now I’m Alone

It’s Gonna Be Alrights

World Without Love

All In The Game

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