DER BRITISCHE SÄNGER GERRY MARSDEN ("YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE") IST GESTORBEN
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03.01.2021 Der am 24. September 1942 in Liverpool geborene britische Sänger, Musiker, Komponist und Fernsehmoderator Gerry Marsden (Bild) ist am 3. Januar 2021 in Birkenhead gestorben. Er war Mitgründer der in den 1960er-Jahren berühmten Band Gerry & the Pacemakers. Gerry Marsden war nicht nur Leadsänger und das vorrangige Gesicht der Gruppe, sondern er schrieb auch ein paar ihrer grössten Hits wie "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (der als Hymne an Liverpool gedacht war) und "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying". Es war auch Marsden, der die Idee hatte, den für eine Beatgruppe als Material eher ungewöhnlichen Broadway-Hit "You'll Never Walk Alone" zu covern. In der Version von Gerry and the Pacemakers ist das Lied bis heute die Stadionhymne des FC Liverpool.*
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Gerry's voice accompanied our biggest nights. His anthem bonded players, staff and fans around the world, helping create something truy special. You'll Never Walk Alone
Liverpool FC
https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1345788898744688640
Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden dies after short illness
The singer, who was born in Toxteth, was best known for the hit song You'll Never Walk Alone, the world famous pre-match anthem of Liverpool FC.
Gerry shot to fame as the leader of Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers, whose legendary hits also included Ferry Cross the Mersey.
Liverpool FC anthem singer Gerry Marsden dies aged 78
Gerry and the Pacemakers singer Gerry Marsden, whose version of You'll Never Walk Alone became a football terrace anthem for his hometown club of Liverpool, has died at the age of 78.
John Hand & Kathryn Snowdon
Gerry Marsden obituary
With his toothy grin and cheeky manner, Gerry Marsden, who has died aged 78, was one of the prime movers of the Merseybeat sound of the early 1960s. For a time, Marsden's band, Gerry and the Pacemakers, were vying with the Beatles as Britain's top pop group, both of them part of Brian Epstein's Liverpool-based management stable.
Adam Sweeting
Between March and October of 1963 the first three Gerry and the Pacemakers singles - "How Do You Do It?", "I Like It" and the soon-to-be ubiquitous football anthem taken from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical Carousel - all topped the British charts.
Ellie Harrison & Sam Hancock
Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney said Gerry And The Pacemakers were his band's "biggest rivals on the local scene", adding: "You'll Never Walk Alone and Ferry Cross the Mersey remain in many people's hearts as reminders of a joyful time in British music."
Chris Robertson
While Gerry and the Pacemakers' string of singles topped the British charts, the Merseybeat band impacted American charts with their 1964 hit "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying," which the band played on the Ed Sullivan Show three months after the Beatles' historic February 1964 performance. Their next single, "Ferry Cross the Mersey," also became a top 10 hit in the U.S.
Daniel Kreps
Marsden formed Gerry and the Pacemakers in 1959 with his brother Fred, Les Chadwick and Arthur McMahon, who was replaced by Les Maguire in 1961. They went on to rival the Beatles in their early career, playing similar venues in Hamburg and Liverpool.
Elise Shafer
Fussballfans auf der ganzen Welt kennen die Hymne des FC Liverpool, "You'll Never Walk Alone". Gerry Marsden war der Sänger, der sie berühmt machte.
Mit den erfolgreichsten Vertretern der sogenannten Merseybeat-Szene, den Beatles, hatten Gerry And The Pacemakers nicht nur die Heimatstadt Liverpool gemeinsam, sondern auch den Manager Brian Epstein und den Produzenten George Martin. Weitere Hits der Gruppe waren "How Do You Do It?" und "I Like It"
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Videos:
Gerry Marsden singing You'll Never Walk Alone with Take That at Anfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDsniwkg_vA
Gerry & The Pacemakers - "You'll Never Walk Alone" [Official Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5_LQArLa0&feature=emb_logo
Gerry & The Pacemakers "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" on The Ed Sullivan Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy7BZ0v4lPo&feature=emb_logo
Gerry & The Pacemakers - "Ferry Cross The Mersey" (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08083BNaYcA&feature=emb_logo
Mehr:
http://www.gerryandthepacemakers.co.uk/
http://www.classicbands.com/pacemakers.html
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550439/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gerry-the-pacemakers-mn0000541125/biography
https://www.discogs.com/artist/277348-Gerry-The-Pacemakers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_and_the_Pacemakers
* https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Marsden
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