Merseybeat singer Gerry Marsden 'was a fantastic ambassador for Liverpool'
Much-loved Merseybeat singer Gerry Marsden’s most famous hit, You’ll Never Walk Alone, became a soothing anthem for many people in times of troubles. Just last year, during the coronavirus lockdown, Britain’s new national treasure and hero – fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore – scored a number one hit with the tune in the Official Singles Chart. Marsden, who awarded an MBE in 2003 for his charity work stretching back to his music success in the 1960s, re-released his classic hit to help families of disasters. He is best know as the lead singer of sixties band Gerry and the Pacemakers,...