"Mike Pender's Searchers"@en . . . . . "1985Z"^^ . . "group_or_band" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mike Pender of The Searchers"@en . . . . . . . . . "Mike Pender's Searchers contains lead singer and guitarist Mike Pender formerly of The Searchers. Pender left The Searchers in December 1985 hoping to explore new musical directions while preserving the classic 12-string guitar style that he helped to popularise."@en . .