The Searchers

English Merseybeat band from Liverpool, formed 1959. Mike Pender, John McNally, Tony Jackson. 'Needles and Pins' (1964), 'Sweets for My Sweet' (1963, #1 UK), 'When You Walk in the Room' (1964). 12-string Rickenbacker jangle — directly influenced The Byrds, R.E.M., Tom Petty. Merseybeat's jangle kings.