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Gerry & The Pacemakers

Hear the original sound of all the hits from these
'merseybeat' legends.

Gerry and the Pacemakers are regarded as one of the bedrock bands of the 60's Mersey sound. However, the band had been playing during the 50's. Gerry's first band was formed with his brother Freddie and they went under a variety of titles, but in 1959 Gerry and The Pacemakers was formed. Gerry was on vocals and lead guitar, his brother Fred on drums, Lee Maguire on piano and John ‘Les’ Chadwick on bass guitar.

They performed at all the leading venues around the Mersey area and had a residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.

In 1963 they signed with Brian Epstein and topped the charts with How Do You Do It followed by I Like It and then perhaps the most popular song of all-time You'll Never Walk Alone. Three consecutive No1's in one year is a record that has been equalled but not surpassed. The band continued their chart success until they disbanded in 1967.

Gerry became a solo artiste and starred in the West End Musical ‘Charlie Girl’. This was followed up by the TV series ‘The Sooty Show’ and ‘Hold the Front Page’.

In 1973, Gerry formed a new line-up for the Pacemakers to back his tours all over the world and make records.

In 1985, Gerry fronted the band known as The Crowd to re-record You'll Never Walk Alone in aid of the Bradford Disaster Appeal. It went to No 1 and is the first time a record has topped the charts by the same artiste after such a period. Gerry is a real rock legend.

DISCOGRAPHY
How Do You Do It ~ 1963
I Like It ~ 1963
You'll Never Walk Alone ~ 1963 & 1985
I'm The One ~ 1964
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying ~ 1964
It’s Gonna Be All Right ~ 1964
Ferry Cross The Mersey ~ 1965
I'll Be There ~ 1985