BEATLES 'teacher' Sheridan dead
UK: British rocker Tony Sheridan, best known as an early
collaborator of The Beatles and mentor during the Fab Four's legendary
spell in Hamburg, has died aged 72, his family announced.
A statement posted on social networking site Facebook on Saturday
read, "Our beloved father and friend! Thank you for your love and
inspiration. You left us today at 12.00 pm." The singer/guitarist, who
died in Hamburg, performed on some of the Beatles' earliest recordings
after meeting John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and original
drummer Pete Best in Germany in the early 1960s.
He was then a well-known figure in the Hamburg club scene and joined
forces with the quartet to record tracks including "My Bonnie," "The
Saints" and "Ain't She Sweet" under the name Tony Sheridan and the Beat
Brothers.
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