The British Invasion resoundingly continued it's onslaught in America when Gerry and the Pacemakers appeared on Ed Sullivan on 5/3/64. G&TP was eerily similar to the Beatles, they were from Liverpool, they had honed their craft with long stays in Hamburg, Germany, and they were the second band managed by Brian Epstein. During 1964 they took turns with the Beatles at the number one spot on the charts in England with tunes like "Ferry Cross the Mersey", "How Do You Do It" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying". With Gerry Marsden on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Freddy on drums, Les Chadwick on bass and Les Maguire on piano, G&TP had a string of chart hits as well as a smash-hit movie from 1964 to their breakup in October of 1966. They actually set a record in England as their first three releases all climbed to number one on the British charts.
Happily in 1974, Gerry reformed the group and in one form or another they've been performing world-wide ever since.
