Marsden was the lead singer of the band that found fame in the Merseybeat scene in the 1960s. Though another Liverpool band — The Beatles — reached superstardom, Gerry and the Pacemakers will always have a place in the city's consciousness because of You'll Never Walk Alone. "So I went back and told my buddies we're doing a ballad called You'll Never Walk Alone. Marsden leaps over fellow Gerry & the Pacemakers band members in this April 1964 photo. Frankie Goes To Hollywood singer Holly Johnson, who is from Liverpool and covered Ferry Across The Mersey tweeted that Marsden was a "Liverpool legend."

Source: CBC News January 03, 2021 20:33 UTC