Don Dannemann and Mike Losekamp, two original members
of the 60’s pop music group The Cyrkle, best known for the hit songs Red Rubber
Ball and Turn Down Day, have reunited, added a few new members, and reinvented
themselves around the 50th anniversary of the band’s success.
Named The Cyrkle by John Lennon himself and managed by
none other than Brian Epstein, they were The Beatles opening act on 18 tour
dates including August 23, 1966 at Shea Stadium, and August 29, 1966, for The
Beatles’ famous final concert at Candlestick Park.
In 1966, the band released two Billboard hit songs.
“Red Rubber Ball” went gold, selling over one million copies.The follow up single, “Turn Down Day” was a
solid hit as well, becoming their second Top 20 song of the year.
Coupling extraordinary musical talent and classic hit
songs, The Cyrkle promises to electrify fans today just as they did when they
were the opening act for The Beatles!
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Originally
founded as a skiffle group in Liverpool in 1959 by John McNally and Mike Pender (Mike Prendergast), the
band took their name from the classic 1956 John Wayne western The Searchers.
The band
grew out of an earlier skiffle group formed by McNally, with his friends Brian Dolan (guitar) and Tony West (bass). When the
other two members lost interest, McNally was joined by his guitarist neighbor Mike Prendergast. They
soon recruited Tony Jackson
with his home-made bass guitar and amplifier and styled themselves Tony and the Searchers with Joe Kelly on drums. Kelly
soon left to be replaced by Norman
McGarry and it is this line-up—McNally, Pender (as he soon became
known), Jackson and McGarry—that is usually cited as the original foursome.
The band
returned to a residence, at the Iron Door Club and it was there that they tape
recorded the sessions that led to a recording contract with Pye Records with
Tony Hatch as producer.
Hatch
played piano on some recordings and wrote "Sugar and
Spice"—the band’s second number one record—under the pseudonym Fred Nightingale; a secret
he kept from the band at the time.
The
group continued to tour through the 1970s and were rewarded in 1979 when Sire
Records signed the band to a multi-record deal. Two albums were released by
them, The Searchers
and Play for
Today (retitled Love's
Melodies outside the UK). Both records garnered great critical
acclaim but did not break into the charts. They did however revitalize the
group's career. According to John McNally,
the band were ready to head into the studio to record a third album for Sire
when they were informed that due to label reorganization, their contract had been
dropped.
In 1981,
the band signed to PRT Records (formerly Pye, their original label) and began
recording an album but only one single, "I Don't Want
To Be The One" backed with "Hollywood",
saw the light of day at that time. The rest of the tracks would be released as
part of 2004's 40th Anniversary collection.
In 1985
MIKE PENDER left The Searchers to form his own group. His aim was, and still is
to this day, to faithfully recreate the sound and feel of those Hit Recordings
and at the same time introduce other material that compliments Mike's unique
voice and guitar style.
In 1988,
Coconut Records signed The Searchers
and the album Hungry Hearts
was the result. A very contemporary sounding release, it featured modern
sounding remakes of "Needles and
Pins" and "Sweets For My
Sweets". While the album was not a major hit, it did keep the
group in the public eye. John
McNally and the Searchers are still going strong today and hold a significant
fanbase worldwide.
The band
members are:
John
McNally - original member and founder, 6string/12 string guitarist and vocals
Frank
Allen - bass guitarist, vocals and front man
Spencer
James - guitar synth and lead vocals
Scott
Ottaway – on drums.
For
more information about John McNally and The Searchers and up to the minute
concert dates visit …
AUGUST 2018 Fri 3 August: ISLE OF WIGHT Shanklin
Theatre (S)
Sat 4 August: WESTON SUPER MARE
Playhouse (S)
Sun 5 August: ILFRACOMBE Landmark Theatre
(S)
Sun 12 August: SKEGNESS Embassy Theatre (S)
Sat 18 August: HUNSTANTON Princess Theatre (S)
Sun 19 August: CLACTON West Cliff Theatre (S)
Fri 31 August: WORTHING Pavilion
Theatre (S)
SEPTEMBER
Sat 1 September: FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion (S)
Sun 2 September: TORQUAY Princess Theatre (S)
Fri 7 September: CHRISTCHURCH Regent Centre (S)
Fri 28 September: GREAT YARMOUTH St Georges Theatre (S)
Sat 29 September: CROMER Pier Pavilion (S)
Sun 30 September: WHITBY Pavilion Complex
SIXTIES GOLD AUTUMN TOUR Featuring The Searchers, P J Proby, The Merseybeats,
The Fortunes, Steve Ellis (Love Affair) and Vanity Fare
OCTOBER Tues 2 October: OXFORD New Theatre
Wed 3 October: SOUTHPORT Southport Theatre
Thur 4 October: LLANDUDNO Venue Cymru
Fri 5 October: CARDIFF St David’s
Hall
Sat 6 October: ST ALBANS Alban Arena
(2 shows)
Sun 7 October: IPSWICH Regent Theatre
Fri 12 October: LEICESTER De Montfort Hall
Sat 13 October: STEVENAGE Concert Hall
Sun 14 October: SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion
Fri 19 October: WEYMOUTH Pavilion Theatre
Sat 20 October: MARGATE Winter Gardens
Sun 21 October: WIMBLEDON Wimbledon Theatre
Thur 25 October: DARTFORD Orchard Theatre (2 shows)
Fri 26 October: STOW ON THE WOLD St Edward's Church
(Stow Music Festival) (not part of Sixties Gold tour)
Sun 28 October: LEEDS Grand Theatre (2 shows)
NOVEMBER Thur 1 November: GLASGOW Royal Concert Hall
Fri 2 November: DUNDEE Caird Hall
Sat 3 November: INVERNESS Eden Court (2 shows)
Sun 4 November: ABERDEEN Beach Ballroom
Tue 6 November: GATESHEAD The Sage
Wed 7 November: BLACKPOOL Opera House
Sat 10 November NORTHAMPTON Derngate
Sun 11 November: NORWICH Theatre Royal
Sat 17 November: LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall
Sun 18 November: CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
Fri 23 November: DONCASTER The Dome
Sun 25 November: SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Theatre
Wed 28 November: BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Fri 30 November: MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall
DECEMBER
Sun 2 December: CARLISLE Sands Centre
(end of Sixties Gold Tour)
Fri 7
December: WIMBORNE Tivoli Theatre (S)
Sat 8 December: WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall
Fri 14 December: NR NOTTINGHAM Lowdham Village
Hall (S)
Sat 15 December: NR CHARD Cricket St Thomas (Warner's
weekend break)
Sun 23 December: HULL City Hall
THE
SEARCHERS FAREWELL TOUR
4 January – 31 March 2019
S =
Solo all evening show, with no support acts
JANUARY 2019
Fri 4
January: MARKET DRAYTON Festival at Drayton
Centre (S)
Sat 5 January: MARKET DRAYTON (as above - second night)
Fri 11 January: DISS Corn Hall (S)
Sat 12 January: HAYES The Beck Theatre (S)
Sun 13 January: NR READING The Mill at Sonning (dinner
and show)
Thurs 17 January: MAIDSTONE Hazlitt Theatre (S)
Fri 18 January: BASILDON Towngate Theatre (S)
Sat 19 January: BURY ST EDMUNDS Apex Theatre (S)
Sun 20 January: EPSOM Playhouse (S)
Wed 23 January: MORECAMBE Platform Theatre (S)
Thurs 24 January: RUNCORN The Brindley (S)
Fri 25 January: DONCASTER The Cast (S)
Sat 26 January: STOCKPORT Plaza (S)
Sun 27 January: LINCOLN New Theatre Royal (S)
Thurs 31 January: SOLIHULL Core Theatre (S)
FEBRUARY
Fri 1 February:
RHYL Pavilion Theatre (S)
Sat 2 February: BARROW IN FURNESS Forum 28 (S)
Sun 3 February: BOLTON Albert Halls (S)
Weds 6 February: YEOVIL Octagon Theatre (S)
Thurs 7 February: HEREFORD Courtyard Theatre (S)
Fri 8 February: PORTHCAWL Grand Pavilion (S)
Sat 9 February: NR CAERPHILLY Blackwood Miners
Institute (S)
Sun 10 February: EVESHAM Arts Centre (S)
Thurs 14 February: WAKEFIELD Theatre Royal (S)
Fri 15 February: WHITLEY BAY Playhouse (S)
Sat 16 February: BROMSGROVE The Artrix (S)
Sun 17 February: STAFFORD The Gatehouse (S)
Mon 18 February: CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre (S)
Thurs 21 February: LOWESTOFT The Marina (S)
Fri 22 February: BEDFORD Corn Exchange (S)
Sat 23 February: KINGS LYNN Corn Exchange (S)
Sun 24 February: HAYLING ISLAND Sinah Warren (Warner’s
weekend break)
(not part
of the Solo Tour)
Wed 27 February: POCKLINGTON (near York) Arts Centre (S)
Thurs 28 February: GLENROTHES Rothes Hall (S)
MARCH Fri 1 March: MOTHERWELL Concert Hall
(S)
Sat 2 March: MUSSELBURGH Brunton
Hall (S)
Sun 3 March: LIVINGSTONE Howden Park
Centre (S)
Weds 6 March: FAREHAM Ferneham Hall (S)
Thurs 7 March: HARLOW Playhouse (S)
Fri 8 March: CREWE Lyceum Theatre
(S)
Sat 9 March: NEW BRIGHTON Pavilion
Theatre (S)
Sun 10 March: LEEDS City Varieties
(S)
Thurs 14 March: MANSFIELD Palace Theatre (S)
Fri 15 March WIMBORNE Tivoli
Theatre (S)
Sat 16 March: HORSHAM Capitol
Theatre (S)
Sun 17 March: PETERBOROUGH Key Theatre (S)
Weds 20 March: CANNOCK Prince of Wales Theatre (S)
Thurs 21 March: DARLINGTON Hippodrome (formerly
Civic) (S)
Fri 22 March: LOUGHBOROUGH Town Hall
(S)
Sat 23 March: LYTHAM ST ANNES
Lowther Pavilion (S)
Sun 24 March: REDDITCH Palace Theatre (S)
Weds 27 March: HIGH WYCOMBE Swan Theatre (S)
Thurs 28 March: CROMER Pier Pavilion (S)
Fri 29 March: CAMBERLEY Camberley
Theatre (S)
Sat 30 March: WEYMOUTH Pavilion
Theatre (S)
Sun 31 March: NR MILTON KEYNES
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