After 68 years, the so-called longest-running pop band, The Searchers, has announced its first retirement. Having been touring through various line-ups since 1957, when John McNally and Mike Pender ...
The Searchers is one of the few British pop groups which has maintained a position at the top for over 45 years and are second only to The Beatles as Liverpool’s finest 60s group. In 1963, after ...
Walton-born John is now 84 years old. He was the longest-serving member of the group, touring in the band from 1955 until their retirement in 2019 as well as their 2023 farewell tour and their final ...