Ferry Cross The MerseyFriend and broadcaster Pete Price confirmed his death, saying Marsden had a heart condition.
“It’s with a very heavy heart after speaking to the family that I have to tell you the Legendary Gerry Marsden MBE after a short illness which was an infection in his heart has sadly passed away.”You’ll Never Walk AloneDon’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying. Gerry and the Pacemakers was part of the original British invasion of the 1960s, arriving from the Merseybeat music scene in Liverpool.
The group split in 1967 but reformed with a new line-up a decade later. Marsden continued on the oldies revival circuit until 2018. Marsden is survived by his wife, Pauline, to whom he was married for 55 years, and his two daughters, Yvette and Victoria.