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Sunday, January 03, 2021
“You will never Walk alone”
Singer Gerry Marsden is dead
Thanks to Gerry Marsden and his band Gerry and the Pacemakers, the musical song “I’ll Never Walk Alone” has become the most famous soccer anthem in the world. The singer, who enjoyed his greatest success during the Merseybeat era in the 1960s, has now died at the age of 78.
British musician Gerry Marsden, who became famous as a lead singer for the band Gerry And The Pacemakers (“Ferry Cross The Mersey”) in the 1960s, has passed away, his family announced Sunday night. “Gerry died today after a brief illness that was in no way related to Covid-19. His wife, daughters and grandchildren are devastated,” the statement was quoted as saying by British news agency PA.
Radio host friend Pete Price had previously announced Marsden’s death at the age of 78 on Twitter. “After speaking with his family, my heart aches that I have to tell them that the legendary Gerry Marsden MBE has sadly passed away after a brief illness from heart infection,” Price wrote. The manager Robert Pratt also confirmed the news of the death according to the station “Sky News”.
“Gerry’s voice accompanied our best moments”
One of the most famous songs of the Liverpool-based group, whose first three singles became number one in Britain, is the song “I’ll Never Walk Alone”, which has been the club anthem of the champions of Liverpool English football for decades and which is also often used in can be heard in other football stadiums.
Liverpool FC paid tribute to Marsden on Twitter. “It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Gerry Marsden,” the club wrote. “Gerry’s words will be with us forever. You will never walk alone.” And further: “Gerry’s voice accompanied our best moments. His anthem connected players, staff and fans around the world and helped create something really special.”
With the most successful representatives of the so-called Merseybeat scene, the Beatles, Gerry And The Pacemakers not only had in common their hometown, Liverpool, but also manager Brian Epstein and producer George Martin. Other hits of the group were “How Do You Do It?” and I like”.
