GERRY MARSDEN - A TRIBUTE TO LENNON AND MCCARTNEY - 1995

Gerard "Gerry" Marsden (born 24 September 1942) is an English musician and television personality, best known for being leader of the British Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers.

Marsden was born at 8 Menzies Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, and his interest in music began at an early age. He remembers standing on top of an air raid shelter singing Ragtime Cowboy Joe and getting a great reception from onlookers. He said to himself then, "This is what I want to do".

Gerry and the Pacemakers was the second group signed by Brian Epstein and remained among his favorite artists. Their first single was How Do You Do It, recommended by George Martin after it was initially given to the Beatles. This was the first number one hit for the Pacemakers. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and was released on EMI's Columbia label. Marsden said the recording took four or five takes. The group's second number one was I Like it, followed by You'll Never Walk Alone. Other singles included It's Gonna Be Alright, I'm the One, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, and Ferry Cross the Mersey.

After leaving the Pacemakers – his brother Fred Marsden, Les Maguire and Les Chadwick—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 song I Like It and his rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone, which has been adopted as an anthem of several football clubs, the most notable being Liverpool, the club that Marsden supports. He sang the song at Wembley Stadium when Everton faced Liverpool at the 1989 F.A. Cup final shortly after the Hillsborough disaster. Marsden is a vocal Everton FC supporter and almost goes to every game on Goodison.

The Pacemakers, albeit with different musicians, still tour today and are a popular oldies draw on the circuit.

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 in which 56 were killed, he formed a group called "The Crowd", which included other musicians, singers and radio disc jockeys, to produce a new version of You'll Never Walk Alone.

On 18 April, three days after the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool F.C. fans ultimately died as a result of their injuries, he joined forces with Paul McCartney, the Christians, Holly Johnson and his production trio Stock, Aitken & Waterman on a new version of Ferry Cross the Mersey.

Marsden's favorite recordings are Ferry Cross the Mersey, Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying  and You'll Never Walk Alone. In 1993, Marsden published his autobiography, “I'll Never Walk Alone”, co-written with former Melody Maker editor Ray Coleman.

As of 2013, he still performs a few hundred shows a year to various audiences worldwide, mostly in the UK. During 2013, he will take part in a 50th Anniversary Farewell Tour in Australia, the US and Canada.

Fonte: Wikipedia, feb. 2015

in this post we present the album entitled "A Tribute to Lennon & McCartney", which was released in 1995 in England by Ktel Entertainment.

TRACKS DETAIL:

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1. Pipes of peace;

2. Yellow submarine;

3. Fool on the hill;

4. Silly love songs;

5. Yesterday;

6. Woman; 

7. Ebony and Ivory;

8. Let it be;

9. The long and winding road;

10. My love;

11. With a little luck;

12. Imagine;

13. It's for you;

14. Love;

15. You've got to hide your love away;

16. (Just like) starting over;

17. Mull of Kintyre;

18. Give peace a chance.

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GERRY MARSDEN

A TRIBUTE LENNON & McCARTNEY