Liverpool are in mourning.
This Sunday the British singer Gerry Marsden died at the age of 78, who in 1963 and with his band 'Gerry and the Pacemakers' made popular the song
You'll Never Walk Alone
, composed by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein almost two decades before and which was adopted by its fans as the Liverpool anthem.
The club
network
said in a statement to be "deeply saddened by the passing of Gerry Marsden."
"'Scouser' (a Liverpool native) and a lifelong Liverpool fan, Marsden was the lead singer of the 1960s 'merseybeat' band 'Gerry and the Pacemakers', whose cover of
You'll Never Walk Alone
was adopted by
The Kop
in 1963, "he adds.
The club recalls that "the group's third single, a cover of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, became famous around the world as the Liverpool anthem and is sung moments before the start of every home game at Anfield."
"Sung in times of celebration and commiseration, Gerry's interpretation of
You'll Never Walk Alone
will always be linked to the club he loved," laments the entity.
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