The Searchers - Needles And Pins ('64) .flv
The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers. The band's hits included a remake of the Drifters' 1961 hit, "Sweets for My Sweet"; remakes of Jackie DeShannon's "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk In The Room"; an original song written for them, "Sugar and Spice"; The Orlons' "Don't Throw Your Love Away"; and a cover of The Clovers' "Love Potion No. 9". They were the second group from Liverpool, after the Beatles, to have a hit in the United States when "Needles and Pins" charted during the first week of March 1964. The Searchers Origin Liverpool, England Genres Merseybeat, pop, rock Years active 1959--present Labels UK Pye, Philips, Liberty, RCA, Sire; US Mercury, Liberty, Kapp, RCA, Sire Associated acts Mike Pender's Searchers Website www.the-searchers.co.uk Members John McNally Frank Allen Spencer James Scott Ottaway Past members Tony Jackson Mike Pender Chris Curtis Billy Adamson John Blunt Eddie Rothe Notable instruments Rickenbacker Rose Morris 1993/12
