Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden, singer of You’ll Never Walk Alone, has died at the age of 78.
The lead singer of the sixties band, who found fame in the Merseybeat scene, died on Sunday after a short illness.
The band’s hits also included Ferry Cross The Mersey, while their version of You’ll Never Walk Alone became a football anthem for Marsden’s home club of Liverpool.
His friend, broadcaster Pete Price, wrote on Instagram: “It’s with a very heavy heart, after speaking to the family, that I have to tell you the legendary Gerry Marsden MBE… has sadly passed away.
TWO musicians from Cullingworth and Keighley have produced a single based on the classic song Do They Know It s Christmas to raise money for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. Musicians Ben Jordan from Cullingworth and Liam Jarvis from Keighley have been singing for the Facebook Live Sing for Manorlands, an appeal which has raised £4,000 since the start of the first lockdown. Ben s dad, James Jordan, who manages both musicians, said: During the first lockdown, the music community in Keighley decided to a sing for Manorlands to raise money for the charity. Nearly every weekend local musicians sing live on Facebook and people can donate while they sing.
TWO musicians from Cullingworth and Keighley have produced a single based on the classic song Do They Know It s Christmas to raise money for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. Musicians Ben Jordan from Cullingworth and Liam Jarvis from Keighley have been singing for the Facebook Live Sing for Manorlands, an appeal which has raised £4,000 since the start of the first lockdown. Ben s dad, James Jordan, who manages both musicians, said: During the first lockdown, the music community in Keighley decided to a sing for Manorlands to raise money for the charity. Nearly every weekend local musicians sing live on Facebook and people can donate while they sing.
Women s Institutes EARDISLEY had their taste buds tickled by Christine Lloyd Might of the Marches Quality Meat who demonstrated the difference cooking with good quality meat makes as against supermarket meat with lots of fat in it. After cooking four recipes members were then able to sample the delicious finished dishes. Bill Jackson was the speaker at Stoke Prior September meeting. His talk Hereford in the last 50 years . The changing manner of children today, for instance they never seem to give up their seats to a lady. His family were butchers and had their own abattoir on what is now the site of Woolworths. Mr Jackson, a well known estate agent told how he sells property in Spain, a thing never dreamed about 50 years ago. Madge Daines took Hope-under-Dinmore members round Peru and Bolivia by bus, train, four-wheel drive and foot on the Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu through mountainous scenery with breathtaking views. Reed boats and salt lakes were also met on her astonishing j
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This is an excellent four-CD set by the doyens of the ’60s counterculture the trailblazers of political heavy rock.
Their 1969 debut album Wasa Wasa was cut for EMI’s underground label Harvest.
Nary a gig ended without mass chanting of Out Demons Out started by the The Fugs who carried out an exorcism of the Pentagon in 1967.
Fights and vandalism broke out at some student union gigs and Tony Blackburn made their Hotel Room 1971 single his record of the week.
The four album’s include Bandages (NEMS), Live Hits Harder (BB Records), Parlez Vous English (Babylon) and Superchip The Final Solution (Telex Records).