HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY to GERRY MARSDEN!
Gerry Marsden was an English singer, and songwriter who is best remembered as lead vocalist of Gerry and the Pacemakers. The band’s most popular hits include “How Do You Do It?”, “I Like It”, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, and today’s song choice (that can be listened to by clicking on the provided link).
In common with the Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein, and were a notable contributor to the 1960s “British Invasion”.
On this very day, September 24th 1942, Gerry Marsden was born in Liverpool, England. In celebration of his heavenly birthday, I’ve chosen a song that was a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Released in December 1964, here’s the Pacemakers, featuring today’s birthday boy, GERRY MARSDEN, with “FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY”….