"Longest-running band in pop history," The Searchers announces its first retirement
The band mostly found success in cover versions of pop hits, topping the charts with versions of Jackie DeShannon’s “Needles ...
Britain’s oldest pop band to split after farewell show at Glastonbury
The Searchers have been touring regularly since they formed in 1957, and are now preparing to take their final bow ...
Irish Independent on MSN11d
Britain’s oldest pop band to split after farewell show at Glastonbury, blaming traffic on retirement decision
Speaking to The Guardian, guitarist John McNally (83) and bassist and singer Frank Allen (81) said they had decided to retire ...
AOL13d
Britain’s oldest pop band to split after farewell show at Glastonbury
Yet they formed three years before the Fab Four, in 1957, beginning as a skiffle group and later sold millions of records, with hits such as their Jackie DeShannon cover “When You Walk in the ...
The Independent12d
Britain’s oldest pop band to split after farewell show at Glastonbury
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Hip-hop royalty plays rare set at tiny San Francisco bar
While on their tour bus, McCartney shoots the opening acts, among them R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry and Jackie DeShannon of “What the World Needs Now Is Love” fame. Their eager ...
American Songwriter14d
I Think I Found the Strangest Opening Act From the Beatles’ 1964 U.S. Tour
This croaking opening act is by far the strangest of all the supporting artists who opened for the Beatles on their 1964 U.S.