In Conversation with Frank Allen of the Searchers
The Searchers is an English rock band who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene.
The band’s hits included the 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’s”Don’t Throw Your Love Away”; and a remake 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.
They have remained one of the most popular touring bands throughout their 40+ years. Long standing member and group “Historian” Frank Allen spoke to Malcolm Proud.
The Searchers are at the Durham Gala Theatre on the 17/9/9.
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