History Music / TheSearchers

It's believed that the band didn't recover after the two shock exits. As the 1970s began to come around, The Searchers continued to play the "distinct Searchers sound" -- covering songs from the early years of bands, like Music/TheRollingStones and Music/TheHollies. Their last ever UK chart hits were in 1966, and continued to make music for their fans, even though they weren't popular to be played on the radio. To this day, the band continue to tour around the UK, playing all of their old hits to their loyal public.

** "This Empty Place" -- originally by Dionne Warwick.

* {{Adorkable}}: Chris Curtis, in many of his lead vocal tracks, as well as during live performances, in which he's the only member encouraging the crowd to enjoy themselves.
** When it came to his songs, the notable on was "Ain't That Just Like Me", in which the voice tries to chat-up someone by comparing himself to characters in nursery rhymes.
--->''''[after reciting Humpty Dumpty]'' Now ain't that just like me?\\
Cracking up over you?''

* [[UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} Gypsy]]: Madame Ruth in "Love Potion No. 9".
-->''You know, that gypsy with that gold-capped tooth?''

The Searchers is a 1960s band that was known for being part of TheBritishInvasion. They were a part of the Invasion groups that came from Liverpool and are arguably one of the only groups from there to still be going strong in the 21st century.

* {{Gypsy}}: Madame Ruth in "Love Potion No. 9".

The Searchers began in 1960 and rose to fame with their cover of Music/TheDrifters song "Sweets For My Sweet" in 1961, and then followed the success throughout the first three years of the group's birth with "Needles and Pins", "Don't Throw Your Love Away" and "Sugar and Spice". "Needles and Pins" rose to #13 on the US charts, granting them an appearance with other British groups in the British Invasion, along with their friends Music/TheBeatles and Cilla Black, but it was at this point when lead singer and bassist Tony Jackson decided to leave the group. This was later followed by drummer Chris Curtis two years later, and the two men had brief solo careers.

Meanwhile, the people that once left them managed some minor success after The Searchers.

Tony Jackson joined a band in the 1970s called the Vibrations that struggled to make it in the music business, eventually leading Jackson to retire his singing career. He died in 2003 from numerous medical problems, possibly from the result of his alcoholism.

Chris Curtis was partly responsible for the band Music/DeepPurple, by manufacturing their early group Roundabout. In the meantime, he released a single that went to #19 in the UK charts briefly, before dropping out almost immediately. At the end of the 1960s, he left the music industry for good, but managed to record many music demos that were never released as singles. He died in 2005.

!!Members (the ones in bold are the original members)
* '''John [=McNally=]''' -- rhythm guitar, vocals (1957 -- present)
* Johnny Sandon (born Will Beck) -- vocals (1960--1962) (died 1996)
* '''Mike Pender''' -- lead guitar, vocals (1960--1985)
* '''Tony Jackson''' -- vocals, bass guitar (1960--1964) (died 2003)
* '''Chris Curtis''' -- vocals, drums (1960--1966) (died 2005)
* Frank Allen -- bass, vocals (1964 -- present)
* John Blunt -- drums, vocals (1966--1969) (died 2013)
* Billy Adamson -- drums, vocals (1970--1998) (died 2013)
* Eddie Roth -- drums, vocals (1998--2010)
* Scott Ottoway -- drums, vocals (2010 -- present)
* Spencer James -- rhythm guitar, guitar synthesizers, vocals (1998 -- present)

** "Don't Throw Your Love Away" -- originally by The Orions.

* CoverSong: Many of their singles were.

->''"Sugar and spice, and everything nice..."''

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The implied plot of "Don't Throw Your Love Away", which is probably a song warning {{Serial Romeo}}s about falling in love with everyone (aka, "throwing their love away").

* '''John [=McNally=]''' -- rhythm guitar, vocals (1957--present)

* Frank Allen -- bass, vocals (1964--present)

* Scott Ottoway -- drums, vocals (2010--present)
* Spencer James -- rhythm guitar, guitar synthesizers, vocals (1998--present)

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