Gerry Marsden

1942 - Yes, date unknown    Has no ancestors but 3 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Gerry Marsden
  Birth	24 Sep 1942	Liverpool, Lancaster, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I513573	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2007

  
  

  Family	Pauline Behan,   b. Liverpool, Lancaster, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	11 Oct 1965	Woolton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  St Mary's Church
  Children	+ 1. Yvette Louise Marsden,   b. 30 Oct 1966   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Victoria Marsden,   b. 1981   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F209512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2007

  
  

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  		Birth - 24 Sep 1942 - Liverpool, Lancaster, England  = Link to Google Earth
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  Gerry and the Pacemakers were the second group signed by Brian Epstein and remained one of his favourite artistes. Their first single was "How Do You Do It" recommended by George Martin after it was initially given to The Beatles who did a subpar version on purpose so they could record one of their own compositions. This was their first number one. Other singles included "It's All Right" (their "heaviest" song), "I'm the One", "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying", and " Ferry Cross the Mersey ". After the break-up, Gerry Marsden maintained a low-key career on television, and starred in the West End musical, Charlie Girl , alongside Derek Nimmo and Anna Neagle . He is most remembered for the songs, "I Like it" and his rendition of " You'll Never Walk Alone ", from the musical "Carousel", which has been adopted as an anthem of both Liverpool F.C. and Celtic F.C. . He sang the song on the Celtic Park turf when they hosted Liverpool, the team he idolised as a boy. The Pacemakers, albeit with different musicians, still tour today and are a popular oldies draw on the circuit. Gerry Marsden returned to No. 1 in the charts twice during the 1980s with re-recordings of two of his old hits, with all profits going to charity. In 1985 after the Bradford Football Club stadium tragedy where 56 were killed, he formed The Crowd, including other musicians, singers and radi disc jockeys, in a new version of You'll Never Walk Alone. After the Hillsborough football ground tragedy of 1989 which left 96 dead, he joined forces with Paul McCartney , The Christians , Holly Johnson and production trio Stock, Aitken & Waterman on a new Ferry Cross the Mersey. in 1993 Gerry Marsden published his autobiography, I'll Never Walk Alone, co-written with former Melody Maker editor Ray Coleman .