The Searchers were an English rock band 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",
The Searchers in 1965 Left to right: Mike Pender, Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally
The original line-up of the Searchers in early 1964. Left to right: John McNally, Chris Curtis, Mike Pender, Tony Jackson.
The Searchers in late 1964 with new member Frank Allen (second from left) replacing Jackson.
The Searchers in 1965. From left: Allen, Curtis, McNally, Pender
Michael John Prendergast, known professionally by the stage name Mike Pender, is an English musician. He was an original founding member of Merseybeat group the Searchers. He is best known as the lead
The Searchers (band)
…show ever" at the Glastonbury Festival. The band was founded as a skiffle group in Liverpool in 1959 by guitarist John McNally and guitarist/singer Mike Pender, and took their name from the 1956 John Ford western film The Searchers. The band grew out of an earlier skiffle group called the Army Generations…