Gerry and the Pacemakers were the second most successful group from Liverpool, after The Beatles, to have hits on the U.S. pop charts. Their 1965 musical film Ferry Cross the Mersey was co-written by Tony Warren. Marsden returned to #1 in the charts twice during the 1980s with re-recordings of two of his old hits, with all profits going to charity.
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Gerry and the Pacemakers were the second most successful group from Liverpool, after The Beatles, to have hits on the U.S. pop charts. Their 1965 musical film Ferry Cross the Mersey was co-written by Tony Warren. Marsden returned to #1 in the charts twice during the 1980s with re-recordings of two of his old hits, with all profits going to charity. In 1985 after the Bradford Football Club stadium tragedy in which 56 were killed, he formed a group called the Crowd, which included other musicians, singers, and radio disc jockeys.
In 2003, for his services supporting the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, Marsden was made Member of the British Empire. In 2009 he was awarded the Freedom of the City by Liverpool. He had a second heart operation in 2016 and announced his retirement in November 2018.
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