Gerry and the Pacemakers achieved immediate success in the Britishchart and later in the United States.
Later life
Maguire remained with the group until it faded from the public eye towards the end of the 1960s. He briefly fronted the Mississippi blues band, Hog Owl in 1970, and teamed up with the Pacemakers for occasional reunion performances.[3] Maguire was also in the Navy.[4]
maguire, leslie, charles, maguire, born, december, 1941, english, retired, musician, principal, member, merseybeat, band, gerry, pacemakers, from, 1961, 1966, maguire, born, wallasey, merseyside, started, career, playing, tenor, saxophone, liverpool, group, ve. Leslie Charles Maguire born 27 December 1941 is an English retired musician who was a principal member for the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers from 1961 to 1966 1 Maguire was born in Wallasey Merseyside and started his career playing tenor saxophone in a Liverpool pop group the Vegas Five Les MaguireMaguire 2nd right with Les Chadwick Freddie Marsden and Gerry Marsden Background informationBirth nameLeslie Charles MaguireBorn 1941 12 27 27 December 1941 age 80 Wallasey Merseyside EnglandOriginLiverpoolGenresMerseybeat pop rock and rollOccupation s Musician pianist and saxophonist Instrument s Piano saxophone vocalsYears active1961 1970 Contents 1 Biography 2 Later life 3 Filmography 4 ReferencesBiography EditIn 1961 Maguire joined the group Gerry and the Pacemakers replacing the group s original pianist Arthur MacMahon In 1961 the Beatles and Gerry and the Pacemakers merged to become the Beatmakers for a one off performance in Litherland Town Hall The line up comprised Gerry Marsden George Harrison Paul McCartney John Lennon Les Chadwick Pete Best Freddy Marsden plus vocalist Karl Terry from the Cruisers with Maguire on saxophone 2 Gerry and the Pacemakers achieved immediate success in the British chart and later in the United States Later life EditMaguire remained with the group until it faded from the public eye towards the end of the 1960s He briefly fronted the Mississippi blues band Hog Owl in 1970 and teamed up with the Pacemakers for occasional reunion performances 3 Maguire was also in the Navy 4 Filmography EditT A M I Show 1964 Ferry Cross The Mersey 1965 References Edit Gerry And The Pacemakers 45 rpm org uk Retrieved 13 March 2016 Tobler John 1992 NME Rock N Roll Years 1st ed London Reed International Books Ltd p 99 CN 5585 1 dead link Fricke David 11 September 1986 Gerry and the Pacemakers Where Are They Now Rolling Stone Retrieved 21 November 2021 This article about an English musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article on a British pianist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a saxophonist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Maguire amp oldid 1084756349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
