Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers - My Bonnie (1962)

Artist: Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers
Title: My Bonnie
Year Of Release: 1962
Country: UK
Label: Not On Label
Genre: Rock & Roll, Beat Music
Quality: WAV | lossless

English singer-songwriter Tony Sheridan (1940-2013) may be famous for only one thing: performing with The Beatles in their earliest incarnation. But in 1961 and '62, he was a top beat performer and a charismatic singer in his own right. Featuring two songs backed by The Beatles ("My Bonnie" and "The Saints"), his 1962 debut LP is a work of classic early-'60s European beat and early rock and roll. Essential for any Beatles collector and any fan of early-'60s Euro-beat. This reissue includes five bonus tracks.

Tracklist:
1. My Bonnie (Traditional, Arrangement von Tony Sheridan) – 2:43
2. Skinny Minnie (Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Milt Gabler, Catherine Cafra) – 3:10
3. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On (Dave Williams, Sonny David) – 2:12
4. I Know Baby (Sheridan) – 2:59
5. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell) – 2:29
6. Ready Teddy (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco) – 2:03
7. The Saints (James Milton Black, Katharine Purvis) – 3:20
8. Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Ray Charles) – 2:11
9. Let’s Twist Again (Kal Mann, Dave Appell, Buchenkamp) – 2:43
10.Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Casey) – 2:30
11.Swanee River (Stephen Foster) – 2:56
12.Top Ten Twist (Homsen, Bones, Sheridan, Lüth) – 2:55
Bonus 2001:
13.My Bonnie (German Intro; Traditional, Arrangement von Sheridan)
14.Ich Lieb’ Dich So (Pomus, Spector, Lueth)
15.Der Kiss-Me Song (Warren, Schwabach, Wallnau)
16.Madison Kid (C. Thomas)
17.Let’s Dance (Sheridan, Lee)
18.Ruby Baby (Leiber/Stoller)
19.What’d I Say (Charles)
20.Veedeboom Slop Slop (Johnny Sivo)
21.Let’s Slop (Sivo, Gleissner)
22.My Bonnie (Kein Intro; Traditional, Arrangement von Sheridan)

The Beat Brothers is a generic name of several backing bands of Tony Sheridan. As such they did not have a fixed lineup of musicians. One of many groups of musicians who ran under this name were the early Beatles during their stint at Hamburg, Germany - Paul McCartney (bass, vocals), John Lennon (guitar, vocals), George Harrison (guitar, vocals) and Pete Best (drums).

There is no information about which lineup plays on Nick-Nack-Hully-Gully / Laternen Hully-Gully, the only release known to be issued under the name of The Beat Brothers, but most probably it is the Star Club related group of Hamburg based American, British and German musicians that played with Sheridan regularly as The Beat Brothers (amongst others Sheridan on guitar, Roy Young on piano and organ, Ricky Barnes on saxophone, Colin Melander on bass ).

It is unlikely that the exact lineup of musicians who contributed to this relase will ever be determined. But it is clear from what is known about this release and from what can be heard on it that no member of The Beatles has had anything to do with it