The Searchers (band)
The Searchers | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
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| Labels | UK: Pye, Philips, Liberty, RCA, Sire; US: Mercury, Liberty, Kapp, RCA, Sire |
| Members | John McNally Frank Allen Spencer James Richie Burns |
| Past members | Mike Pender Chris Curtis Tony Jackson John Blunt Billy Adamson Eddie Rothe Scott Ottaway Joe Kennedy Tony West Ron Woodbridge Brian Dolan Johnny Sandon |
| Website | www |
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.