The Searchers (band)

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The Searchers
The Searchers, c. 1965 Left to right: Mike Pender, Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally
Background information
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Merseybeat pop rock rock and roll
Years active	1959–2019 2023–present
Labels	UK: Pye, Philips, Liberty, RCA, Sire; US: Mercury, Liberty, Kapp, RCA, Sire
Members	John McNally Frank Allen Spencer James Richie Burns
Past members	Tony Jackson Mike Pender Chris Curtis Ron Woodbridge Brian Dolan Tony West Joe Kennedy Johnny Sandon John Blunt Billy Adamson Eddie Rothe Scott Ottaway
Website	www.the-searchers.co.uk

The Searchers are an English Merseybeat group who flourished during the British Invasion of the 1960s.^[1][2] The band's hits include a remake of the Drifters' 1961 hit, "Sweets for My Sweet"; "Sugar and Spice" (written by their producer Tony Hatch); remakes of Jackie DeShannon's "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room"; a cover of the Orlons' "Don't Throw Your Love Away"; and a cover of the Clovers' "Love Potion No. 9". With the Swinging Blue Jeans, the Searchers tied for being the second group from Liverpool, after the Beatles, to have a hit in the US when their "Needles and Pins" and the Swinging Blue Jeans' "Hippy Hippy Shake" both reached the Hot 100 on 7 March 1964.