High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mike Pender (born Michael John Prendergast on 3 March 1942 in Kirkdale, Liverpool) was an original founding member of Merseybeat group The Searchers. He is best known as the lead vocalist on many hit singles by The Searchers, including the song Needles and Pins. He pursued a solo career after leaving The Searchers and released several singles before forming his current band, Mike Pender's Searchers who perform songs from his many years with The Searchers in addition to all-new material and a blend of popular rock standards by classic artists such as Buddy Holly, The Drifters and Roy Orbison. In his early years, Pender worked at a guitar shop as a day job in between playing nightly gigs with The Searchers. According to Pender, he is responsible for choosing the band name for The Searchers. "The Band was founded by myself and John McNally. In 1957 John and I went to see the movie "The Searchers" starring John Wayne. I was an ardent Western Fan and so I dragged John along with me to see it.

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