- Date Of Birth: 24 September 1942
- Date Of Death: 3 January 2021
- Occupation: Singer-songwriter, musician and television personality
- City: Arrowe Park
- State: Merseyside
Gerard Marsden MBE (24 September 1942 – 3 January 2021) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and television personality, best known for being leader of the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers. He was the younger brother of fellow band member Freddie Marsden.
Gerry and the Pacemakers had the distinction of being the first act to have their first three recordings go to number 1 in the UK charts. Although they never had a number 1 in the United States, they were the second-most successful group from Liverpool, after the Beatles, to have hits on the United States pop charts. Their 1965 musical film Ferry Cross the Mersey was co-written by Tony Warren.
Marsden had an older brother, Freddie, who co-founded and played drums in Gerry and the Pacemakers and who died in 2006.
In 1965, Marsden married Pauline Behan, and they had two daughters, Yvette and Victoria.
In September 2003, Marsden had triple bypass heart surgery at Broad Green Hospital in Liverpool. He had a second heart operation in 2016, and announced his retirement in November 2018 (nevertheless, he appeared with Take That at their concert at Anfield in June 2019).
Marsden died on 3 January 2021 at Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside, after being diagnosed with a blood infection in his heart. He was 78 years old. – Available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License from Wikipedia.
