I like the fact that he was happy in life, and happy with the very important role in helping the Beatles get started. Everybody has their own part to play in life...their destiny. And Mr. Tony Sheridan, I thank you for your BIG part in life, and for your grace, humility, and for your very important contributions to the world of music! And now, God is rewarding you in Heaven💛✌🏻
Sir Paul MCartney posted a message on his own website, entitled ‘Tony Sheridan: 1940 - 2013,’ which read: “Tony was a good guy who we knew and worked with from the early days in Hamburg. We regularly watched his late night performances and admired his style. He will be missed.”
@@merseybeat1963 I do not find Paul's statement aloof. He must get many, many requests from friends, relatives and managers of people with whom he worked at one time or another to endorse or mention them in some way, and I see his statement about Tony Sheridan as a nice way of handling a situation about someone whom he knew but was not reportedly close to
@@merseybeat1963 - Paul will not write his own Website information so he will have told someone what to write and that comes across here. IT's sounds dictated and therefore cold. It's strange not to mention that THe Beatles recorded their very first track with him and perhaps he is ashamed of it. It was kids in Liverpool asking for that song that got them their manager as I'm sure you know.
Sheridan suggests that many of the English and especially German teens and twenty-somethings playing at being hoods and getting involved with rock and roll were suffering from the trauma of WWII, and he says that his mother couldn't bear the thought of his playing for people she still considered the enemy. To my mind, these are the most fascinating comments in a fascinating video.
Me neither! I kinda thought the Beatles had (we henoured ) to play with him in those days in Hamburg 'cause he was of course much better known than them, but otherwise he was as a musician "so-so". Though I kinda liked the album they recorded together I still had some prejudice. Now after watching this video I'm pleasantly surprised at him as a person. And by doing that I also found out something about myself, how one can be trapped in some nonsense prejudice.
I had the pleasure of meeting him and chatting with him here in Argentina in 2001. He even appeared on the stage where we were to play with my band, he asked me about our guitars (beatle guitars) and he wished us good luck in the show. He was a nice and respectful person. RIP Tony.
Wow ! Just found this wonderful piece of video and enjoyed the impressive Tony Sheridan recount those early Hamburg days. It’s clear that the experience the Beatles got from playing intensively was absolutely vital in their development. So when they returned to Liverpool they were the best , tightest and confident beat group around. Odd accent that Tony has but he looks very fit and is guaranteed a place in the history of popular music
I did not realise that mate. A fine tribute to Tony Sheridan by us all. He was a fine guitarist and singer for the Beatles early on. And a significant influence to John and George as to their guitar playing style. Tony was s fine man, may he rest in peace, and be memorialised for the ages.
He had a nice, successful life. He did what he enjoyed to do. People loved him. He played terrifically, and sang very well. He was good to people, and they were good to him.
I used to read and hear about Tony Sheridan. Wow! This was great. He was a phenomenal guitarist. His tour was fascinating. And the history--incredible! His explanation was tremendous: very enlightening and educational. He is missed. He was a natural historian.
Not seen this before, wonderful insight into how things were in the very early days of The Beatles time in Hamburg! Tony seems a real decent guy and his guitar works is great! RIP Tony!
It's more than 51 years ago I jobbed and earned my pocket money at Hamburg's St. Pauli and 2 of that were the New Orleans at Hans Albers Platz and the Star Club at Grosse Freiheit. "Why", "Skinny Minnie" and "My Bonnie" are still the most famous songs till to day for me and so that's Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers, later called The Beatles. Rest in Peace Tony and have a good one over there where you're now!
If you look at how Lennon held his guitar during The Beatles final tours in 1966, it was the same as how Tony Sheridan held his. To all British musicians who played with Tony Sheridan, he was the one to respect.
Only just found this, fascinating to listen to Tony recalling his memories of those times. What a lovely guy. RIP you deserve to be proud of your part in the "revolution"
I love that some of the people that were on the "fringes" of the Beatles story can be just as compelling as the Beatles themselves. I've seen Tony Sheridan and Klaus Voorman interviews, they seem charming as hell, i hope i'm as happy and endearing as them with a wonderful story to tell.
Good info on those days with the beatles and how it worked. This guy is forever famous for the Bonnie song and beatles connection. The beatles did learn thier style in Hamburg. Great history video.
It was a pleasure to have known this man in 1962 when I met him on a visit to Berlin. He was looked up to as one of the most important musicians in Hamburg while playing the Top Ten Club with many other musicians, including members of The Beatles. One of the other musicians that played bass with him there, Colin (Melander) Crawley, also has some amazing stories to tell about those times. Hopefully he will publish his memoirs about those times in the St, Pauli District. Also, check out the history of The Jets, the FIRST British band to go to Hamburg with Tony Sheirdan.
My dad used to sing with him and play and he is the same age. I showed him this video and he was like; Jaaa kaiser keller and all those memories. He just told us many stories! Love it! He said, he came for 2 weeks and stayed 1 1/2 year in Hannover with him 🤣
Bert Kamfert didn't want to sign the beatles to polydor, as he felt he didn't need them, as he signed Tony and thought he was the one heading for stardom.
Tony, very cool. And thanks for the tour. I was in Germany in the mid-60's in the army and after as a sort of road manager for a bunch of Anglo-Indians, English, and a Burmese drummer. There were two ways to go then. The German clubs where, like you said, you worked your butt off - 45 minutes on, 45 minutes off while the other band played, then 45 back on from afternoon til the place closed. But by that time they were paying better than the alternative - the U.S. army clubs. 5 hours on stage, 5 nights a week. The pay wasn't as good but it came like clock work. The band came over from England playing Beatles and Stones mostly but the army clubs wanted soul music. At the time I was in the army and snuck the band up into the barracks (we were stationed in an old German hotel) and played R& B records which they picked up pretty quickly but onstage before they had the R& B down they'd introduce I Want to Hold Your Hand by Otis Reading and go into it with a rhythm and Blues vamp. The Afro Americans would wonder what was this? Are these guys black or what and what's this song? And the band would say, oh it just came out. It's a big hit back in the States y'know. But soon as they picked up on the soul music they loved it because you could vamp on "Shotgun" for 20 minutes. Then finish up with a soul version of Satisfaction and the crowd loved it. Fun days. And y'know Tony, I think you and the Beatles changed Rock n Roll from becoming dreary as much of it is today, to something fun, yet at the same time, intentional or not, it hit a deep chord in all of us. Good art does that. Thanks for being a seminal part of all that came after.
Jack Sprat + "..intentional or not it hit a deep chord in all of us. And that's it, oh mercy did it ever. Thanks for the great story, listening to Tony you can see how it evolved and he did help them by encouraging them to expand and throw in their material. It was those sailors with their Rock and Roll records passing through Liverpool that started the fire, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, etc. all those amazing black artists and those young lads from Liverpool soaking in and later playing back it to American audiences , oh the sweet irony eh? Anyway, again thanks for the story you were part of that history, all the best ....peace, David Brown
Fabulous interview. A rock n roll scene worth talking about! I didn’t grow up then but I did grow up in the 1980s when a second wave of punk rock happened. Great memories of bands like 7 Seconds, Social Distortion and Agent Orange. Kenosha, Wisconsin had a great scene too. Rock n Roll continues.
great post. Thanks. Tony Sheridan -- the ultimate Beatles insider. Such a contrast with Pete Best, feeling sorry for himself. I believe what Tony says.
Well, it is a very different situation. Tony Sheridan wasn't a member of The Beatles and so there was no reason to expect anything. Pete Best was a member and he gave them their first gigs then put in the years' hard work. They would all say 'we're going to the top,' together. He got to the point of fame and the record contract and they sacked him without even facing him. They were young lads etc, but they screwed the guy over, there is no doubt about that.
Tony Sheridan was truly a beautiful soul, I could only wish to hear him reminisce for hours on end forever. I was born in '55 and I know I missed out to really appreciate then exactly what these players struggled to achieve in those hard times. May God Bless you Sir Tony Sheridan, You are very missed and will never be forgotten ❤️!!!!
Tony was already making his mark in Hamburg and on the German beat scene when he met the Beatles. His appreciation that without each other the Beatles would have struggled to find big success has a lot of truth to it. Paul was perhaps the most talented and his work ethos and drive were essential to the group. John was the leader and despite movie stories to the contrary he was the most charismatic. Sure he had a short temper but even Tony said in other interviews that John was the one every body wanted to be with or sit next to. john had a great sense of humour. If all he'd had was anger and aggression no one would have gone near him. John also in his own way had the drive to succeed but lacked Paul's work ethic. George commented that John gave the group a hard edge that they needed in those early days. George himself was the youngest, the quiet one who worked hard to perfect his guitar skills. In time his confidence grew and his own talents came to the fore. Ringo had played with them in Hamburg on the frequent occasions that Pete didn't turn up. Pete was an okay drummer from Liverpool who the Beatles picked up when they desperately needed one for the Hamburg trip but it was no real surprise that when George Martin said they needed a better drummer they immediately went for Ringo and the rest is history. As for Tony he explained that the single My Bonnie was chosen simply because the German fans knew the song so Polydor picked something they were familiar with and Tony did the rest.
When George Martin was introduced to the Beatles for the very first time Ringo was already in the band. Pete Best was replaced earlier by Brian Epstine and John. His mother had a restaurant in Liverpool and he also had a good drum kit so initially he was invited mostly because of these two reasons. But Ringo fitted the group better so he became one of them.
@@RigHauler Not true. The first time The Beatles met George Martin was at their June 6, 1962 audition at EMI. Pete was the drummer. Martin was fine with Pete's drumming, it was his assistant producer, Ron Richards, who told Martin he'd want to use a session drummer in place of Pete, just for the first recordings. So Martin agreed and told Brian Epstein, assuring him no one would ever know, and that Pete would remain The Beatles drummer for all other purposes, including live performances. Later, Richards said he was too harsh in his snap judgement of Pete, and that Ringo would not have been able to do what he was asking of Pete, either. Both EMI engineers working the audition said they saw no reason to use a session drummer in place of Pete. In July EMI signed The Beatles--John, Paul, George & Pete--to a record deal. In August, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who were extremely jealous of Pete's status as the far and away most popular Beatle, used Martin's decision to replace Pete in the studio as the excuse they were waiting for, and conspired to betray Pete and kicked him out of the band, replacing him with Ringo. George Martin let Ringo do 15 takes of The Beatles first single, "Love Me Do", and rejected all of them, citing poor timing by Ringo. Martin hired a session pro to play on the official recording the next week.
Whilst much of what you say I do agree with I certainly disagree with your assertion that Lennon was the one driving the band . Yes in those days he had the front , the loud mouth and the aggression but in my opinion out of the two song writers Lennon was lazy. The evidence shows how prolific Macca was all throughout the Beatles career not only writing, composing for them but for other artists. Away from the Beatles Lennon did not demonstrate any interest producing music.
A great Rock legend here! He was Britain's answer to America's Elvis Presley so they said in the back cover of the LP I bought from the Beatles early tapes. When musicians were enormously talented nowadays we only have tik tok crap.
Wow! Le pude entender todo lo que dijo en inglés, es la primera vez que entendí todo lo que dijo siendo Tony Sheridan inglés, será que el habla muy claro o yo he progresado sin haberme dado cuenta, pero fue un vídeo informativo educativo muy bueno, we miss you Tony
We used to travel from Sylt to Hamburg once a fortnight on a Saturday at midday, which took about 4hrs for a good night out in the clubs. Saw Tony and the Beatles along with Rory storm and some of the other groups, but HH was a bit like the Ok Corral, then down to the Landungsbrucke and the fish market for breakfast before getting the milk train back up to camp on the German border.
Could u please describe the scene when you'd see Tony Sheridan or the Beatles perform? Did u ever think the Beatles by their performance would be international stars and legends back then?How dangerous was it in the star club etc..
I'm wondering how many riffs Tony showed George how to play. He's surprised me with his chord changes and musicality, all with a 2-finger style. Someone asked Rev. Gary Davis why he played with 2 fingers. He answered, " 'cause that's all you need."
He was here in The Faroe Islands late 1989. I was working in the office who booked him, and turned up with a SP called Swaney River, wich he recorded solo w.o. The Beatles. He was so impressed, that he imediatly signed it.
It is good to see and hear Tony actually playing in this video - - this shows the great feeling he has for not only the Beatles but music in general - - I wonder why HE never became one of the Beatles - - he was onstage with them very often - - Joe Nania A.K.A. Hollywood Joe
I lived there for several years and played at The Star Club many times, Kaiserkeller and Top Ten and many other clubs around Hamburg. Check out my novel, "Ticket To Ride" set in those heady days and read what it was really like. Available on Amazon
Tony was already known to the British public and had been a regular on TV and radio before going to Hamburg and recording with the Beatles, he was the big name over there, unfortunately he was known as a lose cannon and had a notorious reputation in the U.k, people wouldn't work with him, tv studios couldn't deal with his unreliability etc etc, so he was pretty much banished from the U.k, so tried his luck in Hamburg. He had some commercial success in Germany but despite having the talent, he just didn't posses the dedication and professionalism to go further. Storming out of recording sessions, arguing with just about anybody, failing to show up etc etc
I don't drink beer or like tea but would suffer through either just to have the honor of meeting him talking with him. Very sad ti know he's gone. He definitely deserves more respect than he ever got. If some of the worst bullshit music is in the rock hall if fame why isn't this man? Remember that in 1961 if not for a kid named Raymond Jones asking Brian Epstein for "My Bonnie" the Beatles phenomenon may have never happened on a global scale and may have never gotten out of Europe. You never know, if not for Tony there may have been no Brian.
Tacoma 55 Agreed, but also should mention the great Bert Kampfert who produced their first record including “Cry for a Shadow”. In fact, these German Polydor records have a much fuller sound than what was ever recorded in England. Epstein had to ask Kampfert to release the Beatles from their contract.
The Star Club was an iconic club in which bands played. Every bit as much as the Cavern Club in Liverpool is. And the Beatles helped make that possible.
my understanding is tony sheridan was a "studio guitarist" and george harrison followed him around and tony spent hours and hours teaching george what he knew. that's one of the reasons george harrison was so good for his age especially for back then. so, he really did play an important role. that's my understanding, anyway.
George said that everything he knew about rock and roll he learned from Tony Sheridan. The "Teacher", as he was called. George was at the most basic level when he got to Germany, asked Tony what "weird chords" he was playing. I can tell you that Tony was born to teach. ❤️ He loved sharing everything and helping anyone he could. George may have benefitted most of all, as Tony later called him "the Beatle with no ego."
I think if the internet was around sooner he would have been able to put some tracks online and had a real career playing the old Rock n' Roll from back in the day. He just needed people to see how cool he was and how good he sounded.
Tony Sheridan recroded the album called "influencia" (influence) with Argentinian musician Charlie García. A great thing done in te year 2000/2003. Great thing.
O Tony Sheridan, possui uma das mais belas voz para interpretar os grandes clássicos do r'r, é um Ás do rock n' roll, lembra o nosso Grande Elvis, mas tem peculiaridades incomparáveis, tem balanço, vigor, energia e movimento demais, etc. maneco - RGS - Brasil.
This is the MAN that led the BEATLES into STARDOM - - INTO their stage life---TONY SHERIDAN is the MAN that jump - started them off - - He got rid of their stage fright IF they ever had it at all - - GEORGE HARRISON said that he learned everything about rock and roll from TONY SHERIDAN - - Joe Nania a.k.a. Hollywood Joe
Totally agree with you. Tony Sheridan was a renown singer in England when The Beatles began their career, and when Tony sang with them it helped them to be avowed in the Rock and Roll scene
I saw TONY SHERIDAN'S very first USA Show - It was in 1982 at a venue right on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood ,California - There were hardly any people there to see this - He had never before played in the USA - And I thought that I must go see the MAN that got The BEATLES off the ground back in Hamburg , Germany toward world wide stardom - After the show I went backstage to meet him - He was wonderful - Like a joyous soul filled with love - Joe Nania A.K.A. Hollywood Joe
Yes. And no. If you listen carefully, the German accent has crept in - and he knew it. At one point about two-thirds of the way through he made an effort to get back into a British accent and for a little while put aside the German accent almost completely; and largely kept it aside for the rest of the video. I gather he had spent more of his adult life in Germany than he had ever lived in Britain, so it is only to be expected.
@@ziblot1235 No. He's speaking English with a gentle British accent from where he grew up later in the interview though he obviously had excellent German and that is noticeable earlier on in the interview.
allymayful Hi Ally, Tony Sheridan was an established solo singer in his own right, he broke through just before the Beatles. He did the Hamburg trip the same time as the Beatles, although he was never a part of them. He had a hit with a version of My Bonnie lies over the ocean, or "My Bonnie" that was a hit in the 60's and The Beatles were the backing group, obviously before they were famous. Hope that Helps Ally.
Folks should know something about the Star Club and Kaiserkeller in Hamburg where the Beatles played their asses off. Those locations where in the middle of St. Pauli, where there were numerous cathouses and a lot of working girls and their pimps on the streets. In those days it was a very rough district and if someone would visit a pub or a music hall he better should have asked his best friend to join. And so was the audience. They were wild and if a band began to bore them they would let them know. That means a band had to invest all their energy on stage, the audience was merciless. So Tony was right - it was a sort of school in professionalism and that´s why everyone was quite amazed about their energetic live shows when the Beatles returned to Liverpool. The Stones never experienced a similar situation and one can hear that. The Beatles were tight as hell whereas the Stones sounded like amateurs in comparison. Well - ok, - still do.
Great video and also a great singer and drummer Tony Sheridan. You should've had more success. God bless you Tony. I don't know how the fuck I got here. May 21st, 2019. Ya ya I still love that song I was 14 ys old 👴.
I like the fact that he was happy in life, and happy with the very important role in helping the Beatles get started. Everybody has their own part to play in life...their destiny. And Mr. Tony Sheridan, I thank you for your BIG part in life, and for your grace, humility, and for your very important contributions to the world of music! And now, God is rewarding you in Heaven💛✌🏻
He was there and did his part in advancing this group that would change the WORLD.
This guy brings that magic period back to life..
This was a great interview. Loved hearing Tony tell things from the old days in his own words. Sorry he is no longer with us.
Sir Paul MCartney posted a message on his own website, entitled
‘Tony Sheridan: 1940 - 2013,’ which read:
“Tony was a good guy who we knew and worked with
from the early days in Hamburg.
We regularly watched his late night performances and admired his style.
He will be missed.”
A truly lame statement by Paul..simply aloof and out of reality.
merseybeat1963 Aloof? Yea, unintentionally maybe but yes.
Out of reality? Not really. Everything he said is fine, it’s just a bit muted.
@@merseybeat1963 I do not find Paul's statement aloof. He must get many, many requests from friends, relatives and managers of people with whom he worked at one time or another to endorse or mention them in some way, and I see his statement about Tony Sheridan as a nice way of handling a situation about someone whom he knew but was not reportedly close to
@@merseybeat1963 - Paul will not write his own Website information so he will have told someone what to write and that comes across here. IT's sounds dictated and therefore cold. It's strange not to mention that THe Beatles recorded their very first track with him and perhaps he is ashamed of it. It was kids in Liverpool asking for that song that got them their manager as I'm sure you know.
Cause he is NOT real Paul
Oh, Tony, you were a very humble gentleman. What a great guy!
Sheridan suggests that many of the English and especially German teens and twenty-somethings playing at being hoods and getting involved with rock and roll were suffering from the trauma of WWII, and he says that his mother couldn't bear the thought of his playing for people she still considered the enemy. To my mind, these are the most fascinating comments in a fascinating video.
Wow, I could never imagine Tony was such a nice guy! I Great video. And I felt mysef there feeling the atmosphere...Love it!
Me neither! I kinda thought the Beatles had (we henoured ) to play with him in those days in Hamburg 'cause he was of course much better known than them, but otherwise he was as a musician "so-so". Though I kinda liked the album they recorded together I still had some prejudice. Now after watching this video I'm pleasantly surprised at him as a person. And by doing that I also found out something about myself, how one can be trapped in some nonsense prejudice.
I had the pleasure of meeting him and chatting with him here in Argentina in 2001.
He even appeared on the stage where we were to play with my band, he asked me about our guitars (beatle guitars) and he wished us good luck in the show.
He was a nice and respectful person.
RIP Tony.
Wow ! Just found this wonderful piece of video and enjoyed the impressive Tony Sheridan recount those early Hamburg days. It’s clear that the experience the Beatles got from playing intensively was absolutely vital in their development. So when they returned to Liverpool they were the best , tightest and confident beat group around. Odd accent that Tony has but he looks very fit and is guaranteed a place in the history of popular music
He's an encyclopaedia of memories....where it all began....Rip Tony...✌🏻
Sadly Tony died in 2013, RIP
+Conquest TV Died: Feb. 16, 2013 Hamburg-Mitte Hamburg, Germany
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What did he die from he was a young guy
@@victorsamuleson9505 he was 72 and died after heart surgery.
I did not realise that mate. A fine tribute to Tony Sheridan by us all. He was a fine guitarist and singer for the Beatles early on. And a significant influence to John and George as to their guitar playing style. Tony was s fine man, may he rest in peace, and be memorialised for the ages.
Mr. Tony Sheridan your story about how it all began, is the most beautiful I've ever heard i
Thank you very much
Great memories. God bless you Tony. Thank you for the music.
I bet Tony taught a lot to George Harrison on how to play lead guitar. He's using the two string method George used in the early days.
Tony was not only a great musician, obviously he was a great talker too! Loved to hear and see him talk here! R.I.¨P. Tony!
this is such a great great bare bones success story from the great Tony Sheridan! I love it!
He had a nice, successful life. He did what he enjoyed to do. People loved him. He played terrifically, and sang very well. He was good to people, and they were good to him.
I used to read and hear about Tony Sheridan. Wow! This was great. He was a phenomenal guitarist. His tour was fascinating. And the history--incredible! His explanation was tremendous: very enlightening and educational.
He is missed. He was a natural historian.
What a cracking interview. Tony seems like such a lovely guy. Very sad to read he passed away.
I shiver when I here Tony talk about the places I knew and loved RIP Tonygb
thanks tony. you will be missed but not forgotten.
Not seen this before, wonderful insight into how things were in the very early days of The Beatles time in Hamburg! Tony seems a real decent guy and his guitar works is great! RIP Tony!
It's more than 51 years ago I jobbed and earned my pocket money at Hamburg's St. Pauli and 2 of that were the New Orleans at Hans Albers Platz and the Star Club at Grosse Freiheit. "Why", "Skinny Minnie" and "My Bonnie" are still the most famous songs till to day for me and so that's Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers, later called The Beatles. Rest in Peace Tony and have a good one over there where you're now!
If you look at how Lennon held his guitar during The Beatles final tours in 1966, it was the same as how Tony Sheridan held his. To all British musicians who played with Tony Sheridan, he was the one to respect.
Only just found this, fascinating to listen to Tony recalling his memories of those times. What a lovely guy. RIP you deserve to be proud of your part in the "revolution"
I love that some of the people that were on the "fringes" of the Beatles story can be just as compelling as the Beatles themselves. I've seen Tony Sheridan and Klaus Voorman interviews, they seem charming as hell, i hope i'm as happy and endearing as them with a wonderful story to tell.
R.I.P. TONY! this interview should be at the rock and roll museum!
Good info on those days with the beatles and how it worked. This guy is forever famous for the Bonnie song and beatles connection. The beatles did learn thier style in Hamburg.
Great history video.
It was a pleasure to have known this man in 1962 when I met him on a visit to Berlin. He was looked up to as one of the most important musicians in Hamburg while playing the Top Ten Club with many other musicians, including members of The Beatles. One of the other musicians that played bass with him there, Colin (Melander) Crawley, also has some amazing stories to tell about those times. Hopefully he will publish his memoirs about those times in the St, Pauli District. Also, check out the history of The Jets, the FIRST British band to go to Hamburg with Tony Sheirdan.
My dad used to sing with him and play and he is the same age. I showed him this video and he was like; Jaaa kaiser keller and all those memories. He just told us many stories! Love it! He said, he came for 2 weeks and stayed 1 1/2 year in Hannover with him 🤣
Great to hear Tony's memories. Pretty cool guitarist too - wonder if he taught George a few rare chords!
It's a shame that he wasn't a member of the Beatles. Seems like a really talented guy.
Bert Kamfert didn't want to sign the beatles to polydor, as he felt he didn't need them, as he signed Tony and thought he was the one heading for stardom.
Tony, very cool. And thanks for the tour. I was in Germany in the mid-60's in the army and after as a sort of road manager for a bunch of Anglo-Indians, English, and a Burmese drummer. There were two ways to go then. The German clubs where, like you said, you worked your butt off - 45 minutes on, 45 minutes off while the other band played, then 45 back on from afternoon til the place closed. But by that time they were paying better than the alternative - the U.S. army clubs. 5 hours on stage, 5 nights a week. The pay wasn't as good but it came like clock work. The band came over from England playing Beatles and Stones mostly but the army clubs wanted soul music. At the time I was in the army and snuck the band up into the barracks (we were stationed in an old German hotel) and played R& B records which they picked up pretty quickly but onstage before they had the R& B down they'd introduce I Want to Hold Your Hand by Otis Reading and go into it with a rhythm and Blues vamp. The Afro Americans would wonder what was this? Are these guys black or what and what's this song? And the band would say, oh it just came out. It's a big hit back in the States y'know. But soon as they picked up on the soul music they loved it because you could vamp on "Shotgun" for 20 minutes. Then finish up with a soul version of Satisfaction and the crowd loved it. Fun days. And y'know Tony, I think you and the Beatles changed Rock n Roll from becoming dreary as much of it is today, to something fun, yet at the same time, intentional or not, it hit a deep chord in all of us. Good art does that. Thanks for being a seminal part of all that came after.
Jack Sprat + "..intentional or not it hit a deep chord in all of us.
And that's it, oh mercy did it ever.
Thanks for the great story, listening to Tony you can see how it evolved and he did help them by encouraging them to expand and throw in their material.
It was those sailors with their Rock and Roll records passing through Liverpool that started the fire, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, etc. all those amazing black artists and those young lads from Liverpool soaking in and later playing back it to American audiences , oh the sweet irony eh?
Anyway, again thanks for the story you were part of that history, all the best ....peace, David Brown
Fabulous interview. A rock n roll scene worth talking about! I didn’t grow up then but I did grow up in the 1980s when a second wave of punk rock happened. Great memories of bands like 7 Seconds, Social Distortion and Agent Orange. Kenosha, Wisconsin had a great scene too. Rock n Roll continues.
Thank you Tony, without you this story wouldn't be the same. R.I.P.
Fantastic, very informative documentary. Sheridan is quite articulate and down to earth and earnest. Thanks for sharing.
This is GREAT!! Thank you so much for sharing this!
interesting dude.. big changes happened ..from 60-67... and talked alot about hard work.. never knew much about him.. i like him
great post. Thanks. Tony Sheridan -- the ultimate Beatles insider. Such a contrast with Pete Best, feeling sorry for himself. I believe what Tony says.
Well, it is a very different situation. Tony Sheridan wasn't a member of The Beatles and so there was no reason to expect anything. Pete Best was a member and he gave them their first gigs then put in the years' hard work. They would all say 'we're going to the top,' together. He got to the point of fame and the record contract and they sacked him without even facing him. They were young lads etc, but they screwed the guy over, there is no doubt about that.
Great and entertaining historic documentation. Thanks a lot Tony Sheridan!
Very interesting. I enjoyed the presentation. Thanks for posting.
Tony Sheridan was truly a beautiful soul, I could only wish to hear him reminisce for hours on end forever. I was born in '55 and I know I missed out to really appreciate then exactly what these players struggled to achieve in those hard times. May God Bless you Sir Tony Sheridan, You are very missed and will never be forgotten ❤️!!!!
Thank you Tony Great information and beautiful pictures!
RIP my friend you are in good hands now!!
Thank you for this wonderful clip!!
Cool guy and great guitarist!
Tony seemed like a good guy, and a great guitar player, rip
What a nice guy. I could have listened to a series of him talking about all that and more.
Tony was already making his mark in Hamburg and on the German beat scene when he met the Beatles. His appreciation that without each other the Beatles would have struggled to find big success has a lot of truth to it. Paul was perhaps the most talented and his work ethos and drive were essential to the group. John was the leader and despite movie stories to the contrary he was the most charismatic. Sure he had a short temper but even Tony said in other interviews that John was the one every body wanted to be with or sit next to. john had a great sense of humour. If all he'd had was anger and aggression no one would have gone near him. John also in his own way had the drive to succeed but lacked Paul's work ethic. George commented that John gave the group a hard edge that they needed in those early days. George himself was the youngest, the quiet one who worked hard to perfect his guitar skills. In time his confidence grew and his own talents came to the fore. Ringo had played with them in Hamburg on the frequent occasions that Pete didn't turn up. Pete was an okay drummer from Liverpool who the Beatles picked up when they desperately needed one for the Hamburg trip but it was no real surprise that when George Martin said they needed a better drummer they immediately went for Ringo and the rest is history. As for Tony he explained that the single My Bonnie was chosen simply because the German fans knew the song so Polydor picked something they were familiar with and Tony did the rest.
When George Martin was introduced to the Beatles for the very first time Ringo was already in the band. Pete Best was replaced earlier by Brian Epstine and John. His mother had a restaurant in Liverpool and he also had a good drum kit so initially he was invited mostly because of these two reasons. But Ringo fitted the group better so he became one of them.
@@RigHauler Not true. The first time The Beatles met George Martin was at their June 6, 1962 audition at EMI. Pete was the drummer. Martin was fine with Pete's drumming, it was his assistant producer, Ron Richards, who told Martin he'd want to use a session drummer in place of Pete, just for the first recordings. So Martin agreed and told Brian Epstein, assuring him no one would ever know, and that Pete would remain The Beatles drummer for all other purposes, including live performances. Later, Richards said he was too harsh in his snap judgement of Pete, and that Ringo would not have been able to do what he was asking of Pete, either. Both EMI engineers working the audition said they saw no reason to use a session drummer in place of Pete. In July EMI signed The Beatles--John, Paul, George & Pete--to a record deal. In August, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who were extremely jealous of Pete's status as the far and away most popular Beatle, used Martin's decision to replace Pete in the studio as the excuse they were waiting for, and conspired to betray Pete and kicked him out of the band, replacing him with Ringo. George Martin let Ringo do 15 takes of The Beatles first single, "Love Me Do", and rejected all of them, citing poor timing by Ringo. Martin hired a session pro to play on the official recording the next week.
Whilst much of what you say I do agree with I certainly disagree with your assertion that Lennon was the one driving the band . Yes in those days he had the front , the loud mouth and the aggression but in my opinion out of the two song writers Lennon was lazy. The evidence shows how prolific Macca was all throughout the Beatles career not only writing, composing for them but for other artists. Away from the Beatles Lennon did not demonstrate any interest producing music.
God bless for having kept the flame alive for so long!
A great Rock legend here! He was Britain's answer to America's Elvis Presley so they said in the back cover of the LP I bought from the Beatles early tapes. When musicians were enormously talented nowadays we only have tik tok crap.
Wow! Le pude entender todo lo que dijo en inglés, es la primera vez que entendí todo lo que dijo siendo Tony Sheridan inglés, será que el habla muy claro o yo he progresado sin haberme dado cuenta, pero fue un vídeo informativo educativo muy bueno, we miss you Tony
Excelent interview!!
Thank you Tony. Things wouldn't be nearly the same without you.
We used to travel from Sylt to Hamburg once a fortnight on a Saturday at midday, which took about 4hrs for a good night out in the clubs. Saw Tony and the Beatles along with Rory storm and some of the other groups, but HH was a bit like the Ok Corral, then down to the Landungsbrucke and the fish market for breakfast before getting the milk train back up to camp on the German border.
Wow. Cool stuff. How was it?
Could u please describe the scene when you'd see Tony Sheridan or the Beatles perform? Did u ever think the Beatles by their performance would be international stars and legends back then?How dangerous was it in the star club etc..
What a cool guy!!
I'm wondering how many riffs Tony showed George how to play. He's surprised me with his chord changes and musicality, all with a 2-finger style. Someone asked Rev. Gary Davis why he played with 2 fingers. He answered, " 'cause that's all you need."
Tony sherydan le premier Beatles et " why " qu elle sublime chanson !!!!!!
Patrice Marmet
Yes. I love Why.
Thank you Tony for all this!!!!
wow I didn't know I loved Tony Sheridan lol
He was here in The Faroe Islands late 1989. I was working in the office who booked him, and turned up with a SP called Swaney River, wich he recorded solo w.o. The Beatles. He was so impressed, that he imediatly signed it.
A good old Norwich boy !!
Awesooome!!!!!
It is good to see and hear Tony actually playing in this video - - this shows the great feeling he has for not only the Beatles but music in general - - I wonder why HE never became one of the Beatles - - he was onstage with them very often - - Joe Nania A.K.A. Hollywood Joe
rip it up, Tony! God bless and keep you, mate.
Excellent job I didn`t know these things
Great Tony, great, good memories
Beautiful 💖
I lived there for several years and played at The Star Club many times, Kaiserkeller and Top Ten and many other clubs around Hamburg. Check out my novel, "Ticket To Ride" set in those heady days and read what it was really like. Available on Amazon
You know I was in Wal-Mart last night and here was "My Bonnie" playing on the store's P.A. muzak system. Strange, strange world.
What a nice gentleman!
Tony was already known to the British public and had been a regular on TV and radio before going to Hamburg and recording with the Beatles, he was the big name over there, unfortunately he was known as a lose cannon and had a notorious reputation in the U.k, people wouldn't work with him, tv studios couldn't deal with his unreliability etc etc, so he was pretty much banished from the U.k, so tried his luck in Hamburg.
He had some commercial success in Germany but despite having the talent, he just didn't posses the dedication and professionalism to go further.
Storming out of recording sessions, arguing with just about anybody, failing to show up etc etc
O saudoso Tony Sheridan, voz e estilo único. Bom demais. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS -Brasil.
A legend
Thank you BeatlesArchivesHQ !
such a professional he was!
I don't drink beer or like tea but would suffer through either just to have the honor of meeting him talking with him. Very sad ti know he's gone. He definitely deserves more respect than he ever got. If some of the worst bullshit music is in the rock hall if fame why isn't this man? Remember that in 1961 if not for a kid named Raymond Jones asking Brian Epstein for "My Bonnie" the Beatles phenomenon may have never happened on a global scale and may have never gotten out of Europe. You never know, if not for Tony there may have been no Brian.
Tacoma 55 Agreed, but also should mention the great Bert Kampfert who produced their first record including “Cry for a Shadow”. In fact, these German Polydor records have a much fuller sound than what was ever recorded in England. Epstein had to ask Kampfert to release the Beatles from their contract.
The Star Club was an iconic club in which bands played. Every bit as much as the Cavern Club in Liverpool is. And the Beatles helped make that possible.
Brilliant.
R.I.P. Tony.
my understanding is tony sheridan was a "studio guitarist" and george harrison followed him around and tony spent hours and hours teaching george what he knew. that's one of the reasons george harrison was so good for his age especially for back then. so, he really did play an important role. that's my understanding, anyway.
Totally wrong, though.
George said that everything he knew about rock and roll he learned from Tony Sheridan. The "Teacher", as he was called. George was at the most basic level when he got to Germany, asked Tony what "weird chords" he was playing.
I can tell you that Tony was born to teach. ❤️ He loved sharing everything and helping anyone he could. George may have benefitted most of all, as Tony later called him "the Beatle with no ego."
Totally right
Mr. Sheridan Thanks you! RIP
A legend in his own right!
Very cool!
I think if the internet was around sooner he would have been able to put some tracks online and had a real career playing the old Rock n' Roll from back in the day. He just needed people to see how cool he was and how good he sounded.
Historic document
Legend!
Tony Sheridan recroded the album called "influencia" (influence) with Argentinian musician Charlie García. A great thing done in te year 2000/2003. Great thing.
Edukator edukator Really? You have a link.
@@JBCo2012 YEAH HE SHOULD POST IT HERE
O Tony Sheridan, possui uma das mais belas voz para interpretar os grandes clássicos do r'r, é um Ás do rock n' roll, lembra o nosso Grande Elvis, mas tem peculiaridades incomparáveis, tem balanço, vigor, energia e movimento demais, etc. maneco - RGS - Brasil.
Great story..
This is the MAN that led the BEATLES into STARDOM - - INTO their stage life---TONY SHERIDAN is the MAN that jump - started them off - - He got rid of their stage fright IF they ever had it at all - - GEORGE HARRISON said that he learned everything about rock and roll from TONY SHERIDAN - - Joe Nania a.k.a. Hollywood Joe
Totally agree with you. Tony Sheridan was a renown singer in England when The Beatles began their career, and when Tony sang with them it helped them to be avowed in the Rock and Roll scene
I saw TONY SHERIDAN'S very first USA Show - It was in 1982 at a venue right on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood ,California - There were hardly any people there to see this - He had never before played in the USA - And I thought that I must go see the MAN that got The BEATLES off the ground back in Hamburg , Germany toward world wide stardom - After the show I went backstage to meet him - He was wonderful - Like a joyous soul filled with love - Joe Nania A.K.A. Hollywood Joe
I wonder how long he was living in Germany. They guy has a pretty distinct German accent.
Yes. And no.
If you listen carefully, the German accent has crept in - and he knew it.
At one point about two-thirds of the way through he made an effort to get back into a British accent and for a little while put aside the German accent almost completely; and largely kept it aside for the rest of the video.
I gather he had spent more of his adult life in Germany than he had ever lived in Britain, so it is only to be expected.
No he doesnt. He pronounces German correctly, but his English is straight American.
His English is straight American 😂😂😂 Bruh he is British!
@@ziblot1235 Wanker. He's British.
@@ziblot1235 No. He's speaking English with a gentle British accent from where he grew up later in the interview though he obviously had excellent German and that is noticeable earlier on in the interview.
RIP TONY SHERIDAN
R.I.P
Tony
Did anybody notice Tony has a slight German accent when speaking? I wonder if if stayed on there or moved there sometime later. Interesting?
+Hans Goodbar lm a bit confused. Do you know if Tony was part of the Beatles, or did he have his own band?
allymayful Hi Ally, Tony Sheridan was an established solo singer in his own right, he broke through just before the Beatles. He did the Hamburg trip the same time as the Beatles, although he was never a part of them. He had a hit with a version of My Bonnie lies over the ocean, or "My Bonnie" that was a hit in the 60's and The Beatles were the backing group, obviously before they were famous. Hope that Helps Ally.
+Hans Goodbar Thanks Hans.
Noticeable German twang in there
Tony was living near Hamburg until his death. He probably picked up an accent through the years.
He's a good guitarist. Too bad he didn't really make it in his own right
An excellent guitarist. Yes, he should have had a much bigger career in music.
You always need a gimmick
Yes, I was thinking the same.
Folks should know something about the Star Club and Kaiserkeller in Hamburg where the Beatles played their asses off. Those locations where in the middle of St. Pauli, where there were numerous cathouses and a lot of working girls and their pimps on the streets. In those days it was a very rough district and if someone would visit a pub or a music hall he better should have asked his best friend to join. And so was the audience. They were wild and if a band began to bore them they would let them know. That means a band had to invest all their energy on stage, the audience was merciless. So Tony was right - it was a sort of school in professionalism and that´s why everyone was quite amazed about their energetic live shows when the Beatles returned to Liverpool.
The Stones never experienced a similar situation and one can hear that. The Beatles were tight as hell whereas the Stones sounded like amateurs in comparison. Well - ok, - still do.
Cool story.
I play a guitar a little. Watching Tony I see how little I play.
Great video and also a great singer and drummer Tony Sheridan. You should've had more success. God bless you Tony. I don't know how the fuck I got here. May 21st, 2019. Ya ya I still love that song I was 14 ys old 👴.
Tony was original lead singer an Legend of the Silver Beatles 1962 .