. . . . . "1942Z"^^ . . "British musician" . . "1942-03-03Z"^^ . "1950Z"^^ . . "solo_singer" . "1941-03-03Z"^^ . . . "Mike Pender (born on 3 March 1941 in Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire) is an original founding member of Merseybeat group the Searchers. He is best known as the lead vocalist on many hit singles by the Searchers, including the song \"Needles and Pins\"."@en . "Michael John Prendergast"@en . "Pender, Mike"@en . . "Mike Pender"@en . .