You’ll Never Walk Alone singer Gerry Marsden dies aged 78

The lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, who found fame in the Merseybeat scene, died after a short illness

Liverpool singer Gerry Marsden (Dave Thompson/PA)

Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden, singer of You’ll Never Walk Alone, has died at the age of 78.

The lead singer of the sixties band, who found fame in the Merseybeat scene, died after a short illness.