Autographs of Mike Pender
Michael John Prendergast MBE (born 3 March 1941), known professionally by the stage name Mike Pender, is an English musician. He was 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" and "What Have They Done to the Rain?".
In his early years, Pender worked at a printing company (Charles Birchall & Sons (Liverpool) Ltd.) as a day job in between playing nightly gigs with the Searchers. According to Pender, he is responsible for choosing the band name for the Searchers. "The band was founded by myself and John McNally. In 1957 John and I went to see the film The Searchers starring John Wayne. I was an ardent Western fan and so I dragged John along with me to see it. I take the credit for choosing the name 'the Searchers' and for co-founding the band in its original form". Some years ago, Mike Pender claimed to be a member of two fictitious groups he played in before his years with the Searchers.
After the Searchers recorded the singles "Sweets for My Sweet" and "Sugar and Spice", Pender took over lead vocal duties from Tony Jackson. During the late 1970s, the Searchers were signed by Seymour Stein's Sire Records and recorded two modernised albums, including "The Searchers" and "Play for Today", which was retitled "Love's Melodies" outside the United Kingdom. The Searchers recorded what would become the final single with Pender, I Don't Want to Be the One.
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Traded items with a signature of Mike Pender
The most expensive item with a signature of Mike Pender (The Search For Myself Mike Pender Signed Hardback Copy) was sold in March 2025 for £82.11 while the cheapest item (THE SEARCHERS MIKE PENDER HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8x6 PHOTO 1960s W/ EXACT PROOF B) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2020 with an average selling price of £3.40 for an autographed item of Mike Pender. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2012 with £49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2012. In average, an autographed item from Mike Pender is worth £11.78.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mike Pender were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | A 10 x 8 inch photo personally signed by singer Mike Pender. | £12.75 |  |
| Billy J Kramer Mike Pender Chris Farlowe PP Arnold Signed 1960s Concert Flyer | £30.00 | |
| MIKE PENDER - Signed 12x8 Photograph - MUSIC - THE SEARCHERS | £19.99 | |
| MIKE PENDER autograph Searchers | £10.99 | |
 | Mike Pender Original Voice Of The Searchers Solid Siliver 60's Show cd SIGNED | £26.60 | |
 | Mike Pender Original Voice Of The Searchers Solid Siliver 60's Show cd SIGNED | £29.73 | |
| MIKE PENDER THE SEARCHERS HAND SIGNED 4X6 PHOTO | £2.99 | |
| Mike Pender's Searchers - The Best Of Mike Pender's Searchers *SIGNED* | £11.56 | |
| Mike Pender's Searchers 8 x 6 Agency Publicity Photocard (Hand Signed by all) | £12.00 | |
| Page Signed By Mike Pender The Searchers Singer | £9.99 | |
| THE SEARCHERS 7 INCH VINYL RECORD HAND SIGNED BY MIKE PENDER NEEDLES AND PINS | £3.99 | |
| The Searchers Mike Pender SIGNED In 2004-10 Vinyl LP Album + Great Provenance | £34.49 | |
 | THE SEARCHERS WITH MIKE PENDER (C1979) GENUINE HAND SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO CARD | £11.11 | |
| THE SEARCHERS WITH MIKE PENDER (C1979) GENUINE HAND SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO CARD | £9.99 | |
| THE SEARCHERS WITH MIKE PENDER 60's POP /GENUINE HAND SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO CARD | £22.00 | |
