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Searchers

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    (1959- )
    Born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
    John McNally (Rhythm and Lead Guitar, 1957– )
    Mike Pender (Lead Guitar, 1960–1985)
    Tony Jackson (Bass, Vocals 1960–1964)
    Chris Curtis (Drums 1960–1964)
    Frank Allen (Lead Vocals, Bass 1964– )
    John Blunt (Drums, 1966–1969)
    Spencer James (Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals 1986– )
    Billy Adamson (Drums 1986–1998)
    Eddie Roth (Drums 1998– )
    Singles include ‘Needles and Pins,’ ‘Love Potion #9,’ ‘Sweets for My Sweet’ and ‘Don’t Throw Your Love Away’

Why they might be annoying:

    Almost all of their biggest hits were covers.
    They were signed under at least nine different labels.
    They went through more than a dozen different members over a 50-year period!
    Although he could not legally use the moniker, Pender performed with a new band titled Mike Pender’s Searchers.
    Their biggest stateside hit, ‘Love Potion #9,’ didn’t make the UK singles chart!

Why they might not be annoying:

    The band’s final moniker was inspired by a John Wayne movie — though they do not agree on whose idea it really was.
    They managed to remain active – with new members being a good decade younger – well into the new millennium.
    As the author of ‘The Searchers and Me,’ Allen stated of his memoirs, ‘the story can never be a complete one.’
    McNally was the last remaining original member.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying