American Songwriter

Why Liverpool Football Fans Sing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ by Gerry and the Pacemakers

The song was written by Oscar Hammerstein II and composed by Richard Rodgers for their 1945 musical, Carousel. But how did a show tune from an American musical make its way across the Atlantic to ...
Los Angeles Times

Gerry Marsden, whose hit song became a soccer anthem, dies at 78

LONDON — Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as “Ferry Cross the Mersey” and the song that became the anthem of Liverpool Football Club, ...
The New York Times

You’ll Never Walk Alone: From Broadway lament to Liverpool terrace anthem

This is an updated version of an article originally published in February 2023. Following the confirmation of Liverpool winning their 20th English top-flight title on Sunday with a 5-1 win over ...
The New York Times

‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’: From Broadway Tear-Jerker to Covid-Era Anthem

Versions of the “Carousel” song by Aretha Franklin, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Liverpool F.C. fans have turned it into something universal. By Elisabeth Vincentelli “Walk on, walk on/With hope in ...