Apr252024

The Searchers

Originally founded as a skiffle group in Liverpool in 1959 by John McNally and Mike Pender (Mike Prendergast), the band took their name from the classic 1956 John Wayne western The Searchers. Prendergast claims that the name was his idea, but McNally ascribes it to 'Big Ron' Woodbridge, their first lead singer. The issue remains unresolved. The band grew out of an earlier skiffle group formed by McNally, with his friends Brian Dolan (guitar) and Tony West (bass). Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Needles and Pins
332804
2Sweets For My Sweet
189226
3Love Potion No. 9
136926
4Needles and Pins - Mono
122262
5Don't Throw Your Love Away
106788
6When You Walk In the Room
100566
7Sugar and Spice
100203
8Needles & Pins
64983
9Love Potion Number Nine - Stereo Version
49826
10Take It or Leave It
29010

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