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Post by caseyfan100 on Feb 17, 2013 20:47:53 GMT -5
Wikipedia is reporting the death of Tony Sheridan who recorded several songs with the Beatles. Sheridan was 72.
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Post by mrjukebox on Feb 18, 2013 9:09:39 GMT -5
Per Wikipedia,"My Bonnie" is a traditional Scottish folk song-The Beatles along with Tony Sheridan recorded their version on 6/22/61-The producer was German composer & bandleader Bert Kaempfert who had topped the US charts in January 1961 with his smash instrumental "Wonderland By Night".
It has been widely acknowledged that a patron walked into a British record shop & asked the owner Brian Epstein if his store carried "My Bonnie"-Epstein said no & added that he had never heard of The Beatles-The patron suggested to Epstein that he go to The Cavern Club in Liverpool where the guys happened to be performing at the time-The rest,as they say,is history.
"My Bonnie" got a belated US release in early 1964 courtesy of MGM Records-It made its official Billboard "Hot 100" debut on 2/15/64 where it would eventually peak at #26-My condolences certainly go out to Tony Sheridan's family at this time.
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