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The Beat Brothers' lineup was notoriously nebulous, and among the various musicians which
briefly passed through their ranks were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and
Pete Best; it was this early incarnation of the Beatles which backed Sheridan in mid-1961
on at least three tracks -- "My Bonnie," "The Saints" and "Why (Can't You Love Me
Again)." (Much of the information about the sessions remain murky, based on memory and
conjecture; the true circumstances will likely never be definitively determined, although
it is also widely agreed that the same date generated "Ain't She Sweet," sung by Lennon,
as well as the instrumental "Cry for a Shadow.") "My Bonnie" sold some 100,000 copies and
![]() In April 1962, the Beatles also joined Sheridan for a performance at the Hamburg Star Club; two more tracks, "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Swanee River," are believed to have been recorded at that time. By this time, Sheridan was fronting a new group called the Tony Sheridan Quartet; at one point, their ranks included drummer (and future Beatle) Ringo Starr. By 1964, Sheridan had joined the Bobb Patrick Big Six, but by now the Hamburg beat craze was dying; at that juncture he journeyed to Vietnam to play U.S. army bases. When he returned to Hamburg in 1968, he remained a cult hero, and played a number of triumphant live dates before gradually retiring from show business. Tony Sheridan is a footnote in rock history, to be sure, but an important and enduring one.
Now you have the possibility to receive the book with signature of Tony Sheridan.
Here you can see Tony Sheridan signing the bonus set for The Anthology of The Beatles Records. We made this video in Tony's home, in Seestermühe, Germany.
Tony is kindly agreed to sign some books to support our new Beatles projects. Klick here to buy the book with signature of Tony Sheridan. |