When The Beatles went to Germany in 1961, to play in Hamburg on the Star Membership, they met English singer Tony Sheridan, who was one thing of a reputation in Britain having appeared on TV’s Oh Boy!. The Beatles ended up taking part in with Sheridan at one other of the town’s nightspots, the Prime Ten Membership, which is how they got here to the eye of German bandleader and producer Bert Kaempfert who labored for Polydor.
In a single day on June 22, 1961, Sheridan, backed by The Beatles, recorded the normal music, “My Bonnie” which ended up because the A-side of a single coupled with, “The Saints” (a rocking model of the New Orleans jazz basic). In accordance with John Lennon, shortly after the Beatles turned well-known in their very own proper, “It’s just Tony Sheridan singing, with us banging in the background. It’s terrible. It could be anybody.” It’s George Harrison taking part in lead guitar, nevertheless it’s Sheridan taking part in the solo, which was overdubbed from a distinct recording.”
“My Bonnie” was launched as a single in Germany in October 1961, billed as Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers; in accordance with Paul McCartney, “They didn’t like our name and said, ‘Change to The Beat Brothers; this is more understandable for the German audience.’ We went along with it.” It made No.5 on the German singles chart, and was put out within the UK within the first week of January 1962, as Tony Sheridan and The Beatles.
Regardless of the creative qualities of “My Bonnie,” it was mightily necessary in bringing The Beatles to the eye of Brian Epstein. A neighborhood fan went into Epstein’s Liverpool document store and requested to purchase a duplicate of the German document, which is what led to him going to see the Beatles on the Cavern Membership on November 9, 1961. And the remainder is historical past…
It additionally led, in January 1962, to the primary assessment of The Beatles to look in a UK nationwide music paper: “Tony Sheridan and The Beatles: The Saints/My Bonnie (Polydor) – Sheridan sounds a really promising performer within the rhythm and blues idiom.
“Expressive voice, dynamic delivery – and he gets admirable support from The Beatles. This is a truly rocking, roisterous Saints that should have wide appeal. A noisy but highly spirited Bonnie confirms the talents of this crew. We should be hearing a lot more of them.”
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