In the uk, the songs most successful cover was released in 1963 by the liverpudlian merseybeat group gerry and the pacemakers, peaking at number one on the uk singles chart for four consecutive weeks. Explore the artist 100 hot 100 dont let the sun catch you crying gerry and. Lambretta fun scenes from ferry cross the mersey youtube. It is frequently considered to be their version of the beatles a hard days night the film shows the story of art students gerry and fred marsden, les maguire, and les chad chadwick as they humorously try to navigate the liverpool beat scene. We have 3 albums and 50 song lyrics in our database. The film shows the story of art students gerry and fred marsden, les maguire, and les chad chadwick as they humorously try to navigate the liverpool beat scene. Gerry marsden was born on september 24, 1942 in liverpool, england as gerard marsden. Gerry and fred marsden, les mcguire, and les chad chadwick portray. Gerry and the pacemakers lyrics, songs, and albums genius.
Ferry cross the mersey is the soundtrack for the 1965 film of the same title. Gerry and fred marsden, les mcguire, and les chad chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early 1960s liverpool beat scene. But first, they must retrieve their instruments which have been mistakenly carried to the airport. The story of gerrys ferry cross the mersey youtube.
Gerry marsden was born on september 24, 1942, in liverpool, england. Gerry and the pacemakers were one of the most popular groups of the mid1960s british invasion. Gerry and the pacemakers were an english beat group prominent in the 1960s merseybeat scene. Ferry cross the mersey is a 1965 musical film featuring gerry and the pacemakers. It is frequently considered to be their version of the beatles a hard days. Gerry marsden born september 24, 1942 in toxteth, liverpool originally formed the group in 1959 with his brother fred. The group was comprised of gerry marsden, freddie marsden, les chadwick, and arthur mcmahon aka arthur mack, who was replaced on piano by les maguire in 1961. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey lyrics. In common with the beatles, they came from liverpool, were manag.
This is a trailor for one of those rock n roll movies from the 1960s. It is frequently considered to be their version of the beatles a hard days night. Ferry cross the mersey is not a film by the beatles. Patti page, bill dana, vaughn meader, gerry and the pacemakers, cast of the america be seated musical ft. Gerry and the pacemakers were a cheery beat group from liverpool, england. Watch the official video for youll never walk alone here. Like the beatles, they came from liverpool and were managed by brian epstein. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey video.
Righteous brothers youll never walk alone 1965 by bobby cole. In common with the beatles, they came from liverpool, were managed by brian epstein, and were recorded by george martin. Half a century later, they seem like barely a british invasion footnote. Gerry was gerry marsden the lead singer and this film would have been a breakout for them as much as a hard days night would have been for the fab four.
Dont let the sun catch you crying gerry and the pacemakers duration. Daniel bernard generique du film ferry cross the mersey 1965. Art students by day and musicians by night the boys big break comes by winning a local talent contest. Ferry across the mersey was produced by epstein and it not only features gerry and the pacemakers but a whole range of artists familiar to those who treasure the liverpool rock scene. Jan 16, 2017 behold the british invasion gerry marsden. While their song, ferry cross the mersey, was a big hit, and is wellknown, few people, including myself, have seen the movie of the same name, which is out on dvd ferry cross the merseystarring gerry and the pacemakers dvd, but i wonder if it is an official issue it appears to be a bootleg. Gerry and the pacemakers were a british beat group prominent during the 1960s. Gerry and the pacemakers celebrity profile check out the latest gerry and the pacemakers photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. View gerry and the pacemakers song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. The single would prove far more durable than the film, making the top ten on both sides of the atlantic, whereas the movie s been forgotten. Mack was replaced on piano by les maguire around 1961. Ferry cross the mersey is a song written by gerry marsden. They formed a musical group called the mars bars, with gerry playing guitar and freddie the drums. Gerry and the pacemakers were an english beat group prominent in the 1960s merseybeat.
Ferry cross the merseystarring gerry and the pacemakersdvd. They rivalled the beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of hamburg, germany and liverpool, england. His brother, freddie, was born on october 23, 1940, in liverpool. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey especially for michael dick whos father left liverpool for canada all those years ago gerry and the pacemakers singing ferry cross the mersey is part of my life, part of my growing up in australia many years ago. Gerry and the pacemakers simple english wikipedia, the free. Gerry marsden formed the group in 1959 with his brother fred, les chadwick, and arthur mcmahon.
Dont let the sun catch you crying ferry cross the mersey duration. Ferry cross the mersey gerry and the pacemakers 1964. He received healthy royalty checks for his old hits with gerry and the pacemakers, and he was on the road nine. It was first recorded by his band gerry and the pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the uk and in 1965 in the united states. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey discogs. He is an actor, known for zodiac 2007, the match factory girl 1990 and an american rhapsody 2001. But i still wish they could have more materials and footage like the hollies or herman. Generally speaking it is a enjoyable dvd to recap gerry and the pacemakers how it started. It is nice to have it directly recalled by gerry marsden how some of the songs came about it. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the uk singles chart with their first three single releases.
Songstube is against piracy and promotes safe and legal music downloading on amazon. Ferry cross the mersey dvd 1965 movie liverpool ferry. Gerry and the pacemakers full official chart history. Ferry cross the mersey dvd 1965 movie liverpool mersey beat. Sung by liverpool fans in 1963, the song quickly became the football anthem of liverpool f. Music and lyrics on this site are for the sole use of educational reference and are the property of respective authors, artists and labels.
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