Freddie Marsden

Frederick John Marsden (23 November 1940 - 9 December 2006) was an English drummer who was a member of Gerry and the Pacemakers.

Freddie Marsden
Freddie (bottom left) In 1964.
Background information
Birth nameFrederick John Marsden
Born(1940-11-23)23 November 1940
Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Died9 December 2006(2006-12-09) (aged 66)
Southport, England
GenresBeat music
Occupation(s)Drummer
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1956-1966
LabelsEMI, Parlophone
Associated actsGerry and the Pacemakers

Early life and career

Born in Liverpool, he was best known for being the drummer for Gerry and the Pacemakers, the band led by his younger brother Gerry Marsden. He played on many of their hits such as "You'll Never Walk Alone", "I Like It", and "How Do You Do It?".

Freddie first began playing in a band when he, Gerry, Les Chadwick and Arthur McMahon formed a skiffle group in 1956, named Gerry Marsden and the Mars Bars.

The Pacemakers were managed by Brian Epstein, who was managing the Beatles at the time, in early 1963, and they began on their first album. "How Do You Like It?"

Later life and death

After The Pacemakers broke up in 1966, Freddie Marsden became a telephone operator, for £14 a week, and later opened the Pacemaker driving school in Formby.[1]

He died of cancer at the age of 66 in 2006.

References
  1. "Freddie Marsden Remembered". www.spectropop.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
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