The Searchers ~ Similar Artists

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Peter & Gordon - 80% match to The Searchers

Both the sons of doctors and former pupils of the prestigious English public school Westminster Boys, this privileged pair were signed by producer Norman Newell, following a residency at London's Piccadilly CluPeter Asher (b. 2 June 1944, London, England) and Gordon Waller (b. 4... Read more

The Hollies - 65% match to The Searchers

Formed in Manchester, England, in 1962 by childhood friends Allan Clarke (Harold Allan Clarke, 5 April 1942, Salford, Lancashire, England; vocals), and Graham Nash (b. 2 February 1942, Blackpool, Lancashire, England; vocals/guitar). They had already been singing together locally... Read more

Roy Acuff - 58% match to The Searchers

Roy Claxton Acuff, 15 September 1903, Maynardsville, Tennessee, USA, d. 23 November 1992, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The third of five children born to Neill and Ida Acuff, Roy learned to play the harmonica and Jew's harp as a child and was involved with music from an early age.... Read more

Hank Snow - 56% match to The Searchers

Clarence Eugene Snow, 9 May 1914, Brooklyn, near Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada, d. 20 December 1999, Madison, Tennessee, USA. After his parents divorced when he was eight years old, Snow spent four unhappy years with his grandmother, finally running away to rejoin his mother... Read more

Herman's Hermits - 52% match to The Searchers

Originally known as the Heartbeats, Herman's Hermits were discovered in 1963 by manager Harvey Lisberg and his partner Charlie Silverman. After restructuring the group, the line-up emerged as Peter Noone (5 November 1947, Manchester, England; vocals), Karl Green (b. 31 July... Read more

Manfred Mann - 51% match to The Searchers

The fourth incarnation of Manfred Mann (the second being only a change of singer) has been the longest, surviving for over 30 years. The original Earth Band was formed after Mann's bold attempt at jazz/rock with Manfred Mann Chapter Three had proved financially disastrous. The... Read more