Mike Pender

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Mike Pender is an English guitarist and singer best known as a founding member and original lead vocalist of the 1960s Merseybeat band The Searchers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guitarist
human
musician
songwriter
activeYearsPeak 1960s
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Mike Pender’s Searchers NERFINISHED
The Searchers NERFINISHED
birthName Michael John Prendergast NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
familyName Prendergast NERFINISHED
genre Merseybeat NERFINISHED
pop rock
rock
givenName Michael
hasDiscographyWith Pye Records NERFINISHED
The Searchers’ 1960s singles
influencedBy American rock and roll
skiffle
instrument guitar
vocals
language English
memberOf The Searchers NERFINISHED
movement British Invasion NERFINISHED
Merseybeat scene NERFINISHED
name Mike Pender NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableRole frontman of The Searchers in the 1960s
notableWork Don’t Throw Your Love Away NERFINISHED
Needles and Pins NERFINISHED
Sugar and Spice NERFINISHED
Sweets for My Sweet NERFINISHED
occupation guitarist
musician
singer
songwriter
partOf 1960s British pop music history
placeOfBirth Liverpool NERFINISHED
positionHeld founding member of The Searchers
guitarist of The Searchers NERFINISHED
original lead vocalist of The Searchers
regionOfOrigin Merseyside NERFINISHED
stageName Mike Pender NERFINISHED
style jangly guitar sound
vocal harmonies
vocalType tenor

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The Searchers hasPart Mike Pender