Originally founded as a skiffle group in Liverpool in 1959 by
John McNally and
Mike Pender (
Mike Prendergast), the band took their name from the classic 1956 John Wayne western The Searchers. Prendergast claims that the name was his idea, but McNally ascribes it to
'Big Ron' Woodbridge, their first lead singer. The issue remains unresolved. The band grew out of an earlier skiffle group formed by McNally, with his friends
Brian Dolan (guitar) and
Tony West (bass). When the other two members lost interst McNally was joined by his guitarist neighbour
Mike Prendergast. They so…
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