Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Gerry And The Pacemakers’ Gerry Marsden, whose death was confirmed earlier today (January 3).Marsden was 78 years old and died after suffering an infection in his heart, his friend and broadcaster Pete Price confirmed on social media.Gerry And The Pacemakers formed in Liverpool in 1959 and were the second group to be signed by The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein.
They performed at the city’s iconic music venue The Cavern Club nearly 200 times in their career.“Gerry was a mate from our early days in Liverpool,” McCartney wrote on Twitter. “He and his group were our biggest rivals on the local scene.
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