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2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden
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Subject: Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Steve Shaw Date: 03 Jan 21 - 08:41 PM Part of the fabric of the north of England was Gerry, and a scouser par excellence. Liverpool FC will ensure Gerry's immortality, and he was their numero uno fan (or is that me...). But he was wonderful beyond that: Ferry Cross the Mersey, a virtual modern folk song. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying...But, most of all, You'll Never Walk Alone. As Liverpool fans sign off their posts, YNWA. Gerry Marsden....I Like It! :-) |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Gerry Marsden From: rich-joy Date: 03 Jan 21 - 09:37 PM That beautiful voice, so many good songs ..... so much a strong part of my adolescence. Thanks La' (maybe you'll meet up with my Scouser now!) Vale, Gerry. Cheers, R-J (Down Under) |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: fat B****rd Date: 04 Jan 21 - 06:03 AM RIP Gerry. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: banjoman Date: 04 Jan 21 - 06:35 AM Remember seeing him at the Lowlands in West Derby Village long before YNWA. A great ambassador for Liverpool and will be sadly missed. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: GUEST,Nick Dow Date: 04 Jan 21 - 11:22 AM What was the band like live Banjoman? I imagine very professional. Sad news RIP Jerry. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Steve Shaw Date: 04 Jan 21 - 11:38 AM As Ringo said in his tribute, Nick, "Jerry? Gerry! Gerry!" :-) |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: GUEST,Nick Dow Date: 04 Jan 21 - 12:06 PM Sorry! |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Bonzo3legs Date: 04 Jan 21 - 01:18 PM Great voice but I never could stand "You'll Never Walk Alone", much prefer his rockier versions of songs like Pretend - not as good as Carl Mann's version of course. RIP |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: alanabit Date: 04 Jan 21 - 03:47 PM He was a true original of the Merseybeat generation, which sadly is now slipping away. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: punkfolkrocker Date: 04 Jan 21 - 04:02 PM Sad.. if this is what it takes to get a proper remastered release of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" movie on DVD/Blu-ray... Not seen it since it was on afternoon telly about 40 years ago... The title song is an outstanding classic of it's era. It's a long time since I listened to the greatest Hits LP I left boxed at my mum's house. But I remember enjoying the recordings more than a lot of the pop music of the early 80s... |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Bonzo3legs Date: 04 Jan 21 - 04:34 PM The Big Three were the best Merseybeat band!! |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: punkfolkrocker Date: 04 Jan 21 - 04:48 PM Back in the early to mid 70s, a double LP compilation of merseybeat hits and obscurities, was released for us young teenagers who were getting fed up with prog rock excesses and elitism.. Even Freddie Starr had a track included on it... This LP set was one of the earlier seeds sown for the not yet emerging punk rock back to basics movement... |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: GUEST Date: 04 Jan 21 - 05:22 PM The Undertakers were/are my personal choice. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Bonzo3legs Date: 04 Jan 21 - 06:24 PM The Undertakers were good too, but The Big Three had the best lead guitarist. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: banjoman Date: 05 Jan 21 - 06:13 AM Aside from a drop in pitch in later years, Gerry sounded the same as when I first saw him. Always a great professional and a contemporary of the Beatles and many others who built the Liverpool sound. Remember Mike Byrne & the Thunderbirds, Joey Day & the Night Hawks, The Clayton Squares & the Swinging Blue jeans to name but a few. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: punkfolkrocker Date: 05 Jan 21 - 06:31 AM I'm fairly certain this is the Double LP I bought when I was 15 in 1974.. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Mersey-Beat-62-64-The-Sound-Of-Liverpool/release/4800962 It would have been inspirational around the time the Pub Rock R&B scene was gaining momentum, before mutating into punk rock a few years later... " A1 –Bill Harry Introduction A2 –Faron's Flamingos Let's Stomp A3 –The Merseybeats Fortune Teller A4 –The Searchers Farmer John A5 –The Big Three Peanut Butter A6 –Sonny Webb & The Cascades Who Shot Sam? A7 –The Undertakers (2) Everybody Loves A Lover A8 –The Escorts (3) The One To Cry A9 –Mark Peters & The Silhouettes Someday A10 –Kingsize Taylor & The Dominos* Stupidity B1 –Johnny Sandon And The Remo Four Lies B2 –Earl Preston & The T.T.'s Thumbin' A Ride B3 –Denny Seyton & The Sabres Tricky Dickie B4 –The Big Three Some Other Guy B5 –Rory Storm & The Hurricanes I Can Tell B6 –Beryl Marsden I Know B7 –Howie Casey & The Seniors I Ain't Mad At You B8 –Faron's Flamingos Shake Sherry B9 –Lee Curtis & The All-Stars Skinny Minnie C1 –The Shakers (5) Money C2 –Sonny Webb & The Cascades You've Got Everything C3 –Freddie Starr & The Midnighters Peter Gunn Locomotion C4 –The Merseybeats Really Mystified C5 –The Dennisons Be My Girl C6 –Earl Preston & The T.T.'s All Around The World C7 –The Mojos Everything's Alright C8 –The Escorts (3) Dizzie Miss Lizzie D1 –Faron's Flamingos Do You Love Me D2 –The Searchers Twist & Shout D3 –The Big Three I'm With You D4 –Ian & The Zodiacs Beechwood 4-5789 D5 –The Dennisons Walking The Dog D6 –The Undertakers (2) (Do The) Mashed Potatoes D7 –Rory Storm & The Hurricanes Dr. Feelgood D8 –Lee Curtis & The All-Stars Let's Stomp |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Backwoodsman Date: 05 Jan 21 - 07:19 AM ”The Big Three were the best Merseybeat band!!” Completely agree, Bonz. My band supported them at Lincoln Drill Hall in ‘63 and they were superb. Johnny Gustafson on bass and most of the vocals, Brian ‘Griff’ Griffiths played superb lead guitar, Johnny Hutchinson on drums. A great memory of an amazing little band. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Bonzo3legs Date: 05 Jan 21 - 08:17 AM I may have mentioned in another thread that I saw Johnny Gustafson playing bass in The Pirates in 1985, I recorded it of course! |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Backwoodsman Date: 05 Jan 21 - 10:19 AM I think you did, Bonzo - perhaps in the ‘Apache’ thread a while back. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: GUEST,Tunesmith Date: 05 Jan 21 - 04:33 PM I only saw Gerry once in his heyday, and that was on the famous Roy Orbison/The Beatles 1963 UK tour. I did see him years later on one of those 60s nostalgia show, and he was very good. Interestingly, his vocals. although not strongly Liverpudlian, do not sound American like so many of the "beat group" bands did. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Tattie Bogle Date: 06 Jan 21 - 01:19 PM My experience of Gerry’s live gigs is much like Tunesmith’s : once when he was young and on the rise, and then much later, maybe 10-15 years ago on a 60s show. I prefer “You’ll Never Walk Alone” as it was in “Carousel “ in 4/4 time rather than 6/8. We played it today in a Zoom band practice! |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Bonzo3legs Date: 06 Jan 21 - 04:26 PM It's possible I saw him at Barnet Drill Hall around 1963, I remember it was a band from Liverpool but no recollection of which name, whoever it was supported Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages!! |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Mo the caller Date: 06 Jan 21 - 05:13 PM Did I ever tell you about the time I was calling at a wedding ceilidh and our guitarist/ sound man was having trouble with squawks from the PA. Then we had a visit from another sound man working in a different venue in the same complex. Could we please use this plug in mike as my voice was coming out of Jerry Marsden's guitar amp. |
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Subject: RE: 2021 Obit: Gerry Marsden From: Steve Shaw Date: 06 Jan 21 - 08:28 PM Gerry!!! |
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