Gerry Marsden sings You'll Newer Walk Alone in 2009, at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool (England) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

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Without it,

You'll Never Walk Alone

, would probably not have been the anthem of Liverpool FC (England).

Singer Gerry Marsden died on Sunday, the British press reported.

He was 78 years old.

The Reds - nickname for the Liverpool football team - reacted on Twitter by expressing their "great sadness".

And to add: "Gerry's words will remain etched in our memory forever.

You will never walk alone ”.

Gerry's voice accompanied our biggest nights.

His anthem bonded players, staff and fans around the world, helping create something truly special ❤️



You'll Never Walk Alone ❤️ pic.twitter.com/KE0tjClfqL

- Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 3, 2021

Born in Liverpool, Marsden was the frontman of Gerry And The Pacemakers in the 1960s.

He had covered

You'll Never Walk Alone

, originally written by Americans Rogers and Hammerstein for the musical

Carousel

in 1945.

The version of Gerry And The Pacemakers had been adopted by Liverpool fans from 1963 and had become one of football's most famous anthems.

Other clubs like Glasgow Celtic (Scotland), Feyenoord (Norway) or Dortmund (Germany) have also chosen him.

Beatles' "Rival"

Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney, who rubbed shoulders with Marsden and his band in the 1960s in Liverpool, paid tribute to the singer on Twitter.

“Gerry was a buddy when we started out at Liverpool.

He and his band were our biggest rivals on the local scene. ”

“His unforgettable renditions of

You'll Never Walk Alone

and Ferry Cross the Mersey remain in the hearts of many people as memories of a joyous era in British music,” added “Macca”.

Marsden had re-recorded the song that became the Reds' anthem in April 2020 as a tribute to the British National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic.

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