Gerry & The Pacemakers

Gerry & the Pacemakers was a British rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to initially challenge The Beatles in popularity. Like the Beatles, they came from Liverpool and wer

Gerry & the Pacemakers was a British rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to initially challenge The Beatles in popularity. Like the Beatles, they came from Liverpool and were also managed by Brian Epstein.

Gerry Marsden (guitar, lead vocals) formed the group in the late 1950s with Fred Marsden (his brother, drums), Les Chadwick (bass), and Arthur Mack (piano). They rivalled the Beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of Hamburg, Germany and Liverpool, England. Mack was replaced on piano by Leslie Maguire around 1961.