The Searchers (band)

The Searchers
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
MembersJohn McNally
Frank Allen
Spencer James
Richie Burns
Past membersMike Pender
Chris Curtis
Tony Jackson
John Blunt
Billy Adamson
Eddie Rothe
Scott Ottaway
Joe Kennedy
Tony West
Ron Woodbridge
Brian Dolan
Johnny Sandon
Websitewww.the-searchers.co.uk

The Searchers are an English rock group formed in Liverpool in 1959. Part of the Merseybeat scene, they flourished during the British Invasion of the 1960s, with hits including "Sweets for My Sweet", "Love Potion No. 9", "Sugar and Spice", "Needles and Pins", "Don't Throw Your Love Away", "When You Walk in the Room", "What Have They Done to the Rain" and "Goodby My Love". 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.