Comments on: Tony Sheridan

By: André Poirier

André Poirier — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:03:09 +0000

Roy Young, according to the linernotes of «The Early Tapes of the Beatles» written by Bill Harry.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Tue, 29 May 2018 16:43:37 +0000

Cracks me up knowing Tony would ridicule (in his opinion) “bad guitars” – like John’s Rickenbacker – but there’s always that picture of him playing a crappy Futurama. (There’s a pic around of a young Jimmy Page playing one, too) Proves everybody’s got to start somewhere!

By: MikeP

MikeP — Tue, 29 May 2018 16:33:16 +0000

Rolling Stone knows little about either.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:01:54 +0000

Rolling Stone is to busy writing about its pet politics than actually do some decent music journalism.

By: José Osvaldo Andrade Gomes

José Osvaldo Andrade Gomes — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:13:31 +0000

Please, who knows the name of the musician who played the organ in Ya Ya with Tony Sheridan and The Beatles (Beat Brothers)??

By: Ron Buss

Ron Buss — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 10:27:34 +0000

I bought “In the Beginning” (1st US Polydor release) in 1970 3 months before the release of Let It Be. I was 9. I didn’t know what to expect, but having a warm spot for their earliest recordings fired up my fascination. The fact that 10 out of 12 songs were sung by Tony Sheridan did not disappoint me at all; mainly because of the strength of the material. He did it well with character. The LP had a timeless feel to it. Had I not read the liner notes, I would have never guessed it was recorded as far back as 1961. Most importantly, one thing leads to another, Without Tony working with The Beatles & having them as backup on the 45 My Bonnie, Brian Epstein would never have been asked or import that single. Thus Brian may have never been compelled to go to the Cavern Club & consider managing The Beatles. Without Tony, The Beatles may have been overlooked.

By: J Nagarya

J Nagarya — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:33:44 +0000

“Tony Sheridan held the distinction of having sung on The Beatles’ first commercially-released music.”

He continues to hold that distinction — and always shall.

By: J Nagarya

J Nagarya — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:31:55 +0000

I have no idea whether Sheridan was unselfish or not. He was an undistinguished Elvis clone among dozens. He did play great guitar.

But let’s not pretend to know stuff that we don’t.

By: J Nagarya

J Nagarya — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:29:14 +0000

The further one is from the events, the further from the facts. The number of books about The Beatles by such writers only result in an increasingly high mound of dross, and the transformation of unfounded surmises into “fact”.

It’s young writers who don’t know the history, and did insufficient research. No conspiracy.

By: Marco Giorgi

Marco Giorgi — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:10:07 +0000

Always remain very large in Our History The Beatles Number One Viva The Beatles Help!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 19 May 2015 12:18:56 +0000

Tony used to live in my house, my elderly neighbour used to tell me about all the jam sessions which used to go on in the garden. In 2010 my neighbour saw Tony standing outside my home and he spoke to him. He asked if he thought we would let him have a look around, unfortunately we were in Barbados and my neighbour didn’t have a key. I e-mailed Tony and said when he next came over to contact me and have a look around, but sadly he passed away before ever making it back. Im trying to think of a fitting name for the house!

By: ForgetScowl

ForgetScowl — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 05:19:52 +0000

Incredible remarks from a really true fan. The Genesis of The Beatles!

By: manteau

manteau — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:14:57 +0000

Agreed, I bought “the beatles first” when I was 12, i loved it, the sheer enthusiasm they could generate, even Pete does his best!

By: Robert S. Perks

Robert S. Perks — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:02:44 +0000

I’ve just been playing The Beatles album (featuring Tony Sheridan). What a great album to start a path of what was really a quite un-known band at the time,( The Beatles). Little did anyone know that the world was just round the corner. I have only ever played this album 3 times and the reason is to keep it as perfect as poss for someone of the next generation to enjoy as much as this one has. Tony Sheridan did a great job on the album and sort of help to make The Beatles be known to the awaiting world. What an unselfish man.
Cheers mate, you must have earned a free ticket into the biggest concert in Heaven.

By: Guna Janez

Guna Janez — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:16:00 +0000

The one who recommended to Bert Kaempfert the Beatles for hiring them for recording session backing Tony Sheridan was a Croatian – then Yugoslav singer Ivo Robic, who had recorded for Polydor and was a true star of his own then having a world wide hit Morgen and was also the “hidden” author of Frank Sinatra’s hit Strangers In The Night.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:26:06 +0000

I saw him many times in the *TOP TEN* and *STAR CLUB* in Hamburg Germany,I remember song’s like
“skinny Minny” and “what I’d say”, he was part of the Star Club house-band with Roy on piano.Great loss.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:34:07 +0000

Sorry to hear about Tony. I can’t believe Rolling Stone’s obituary. They’ve got a photo of Tony, stating that it’s from the 2 I’s, Soho, New York City. New York City? What the hell…?
Also, they refer to the Beat Brothers as the “Beat Boys”. Incredibly sloppy journalism. Or is it another case of Rolling Stone trying to rewrite rock & roll history again?

By: Peter H

Peter H — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:15:03 +0000

One day they will all be gone. What a sad day that will be.

By: The Walrus

The Walrus — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:39:37 +0000

Rest in Peace, Tony. I’m happy to own ‘The Early Tapes of the Beatles’, which I picked up from a used CD store several years ago. Very talented man, big loss.

By: robert

robert — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:38:00 +0000

The garage band I was in as a kid – like when I was 12 (1970) – we used to play and sing and perform “Take Out Some Insurance on My Baby” – people were like, “Where’d that song come from?” We’d tell them it was an obscure Beatles song – we felt very inside for knowing that tune. Thanks, Tony.