Let us note the passings of a couple of pop cultural figures, the first Absent Friends of 2021.
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Gerry Marsden
(far right, and insert)
1942-2021
When the most famous band to come from Liverpool, England, is The Beatles, it doesn't much matter who the second most famous band was, but it probably was Gerry and the Pacemakers, who typified the "Mersey beat" of the 1960's British Invasion rockers. Their biggest hits were Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Ferry 'Cross the Mersey, and How Do You Do It?, which producer George Martin wanted The Beatles to release as their first single (they went with Love Me Do instead).
Gerry Marsden gained a bit of renown in later years by singing You'll Never Walk Alone and the Liverpool football (soccer) matches.
Tanya Roberts
1955 - 2021
Tanya Roberts first came to wide attention when she replaced Kate Jackson on "Charlie's Angels" for one season back in the early 1980's. She was a Bond Girl in 1984's "A View to A Kill", and then she came to even further attention when she did this:
She then pretty much disappeared off of my radar, anyway, until she showed up in the role of Midge Pinciotti, the dim-witted but sexy mother of Donna in "That 70's Show" back in the late 90's and early 00's, and she was great in it, one of the best parts of the show.
RIP Gerry Marsden and Tanya Roberts.
And let us close out with my personal favorite from Gerry Marsden and his Pacemakers, "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying."
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