Gerry and the Pacemakers singer Gerry Marsden, best known in the US for his ’60s hit Ferry Cross The Mersey, has died at age 78.Friend 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.”Marsden was born in the Toxteth area of Liverpool in 1942.Gerry and the Pacemakers was part of the original British invasion of the 1960s, arriving from the Merseybeat music scene in Liverpool.The band were the first ever act to reach number one in the UK charts with their first three single releases.
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