The band mostly found success in cover versions of pop hits, topping the charts with versions of Jackie DeShannon’s “Needles And Pins” and The Drifters’ “Sweets For My Sweet.” The last time the band ...

The Searchers are to stop touring after 68 years. The 'Sweets For My Sweet' hitmakers, who are known as the "longest-running band in pop history ... because of their age but also because of ...

Known as the “longest-running band in pop history”, The Searchers had the first of three UK number ones in 1963 with their version of The Drifters’ hit Sweets For My Sweet. The Final ...

The Searchers ... because of their age, but also because they were sick of driving up and down motorways in heavy traffic. “Age slows you down a bit,” Allen, who joined the band in 1964 ...

At such a critical moment in US history ... their age, but also because they were sick of driving up and down motorways in heavy traffic. “Age slows you down a bit,” Allen, who joined the band ...

The Searchers ... had decided to retire partly because of their age, but also because they were sick of driving up and down motorways in heavy traffic. “Age slows you down a bit,” Allen, who joined ...

Known as the “longest-running band in pop history”, The Searchers had the first of three UK number ones in 1963 with their version of The Drifters’ hit Sweets For My Sweet. The Final ...

Contemporaries of The Beatles, The Searchers will play a “final farewell tour” across the UK before their last ever show at Glastonbury this summer. The band said their age is a contributing ...

The Searchers will end nearly 70 years of touring with their debut at the Glastonbury Festival. The Merseybeat band, formed by Mike Pender and John McNally, have performed with different line-ups ...