MY BONNIE (Room 114)
MY BONNIE (Room 114)
Whilst the Beatles were in Hamburg they came to the attention of Tony Sheridan , an English Rock n Roller who was the most popular of all the acts in Germany. Bert Kaempfert was a local Hamburg producer who wanted to record Tony Sheridan for Polydor and needed a backing band . He approached the Beatles who were flattered to be asked, and recognising that this could be a huge career boost they instantly agreed. On their return home they could now boast of being real recording stars but the reality was they were simply a backing group for Sheridan who everybody believed was going to be huge. In the studio they recorded a traditional song “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Cry for a Shadow” which was a McCartney- Harrison original and surprisingly the only song they ever co-wrote.
They added amongst others “Aint She Sweet” with John on lead vocals and “Take Some Insurance out on me Baby” These turned out to be the Beatles' first commercial recordings. However by far the most significant of these recordings was “My Bonnie” which was imported into Britain and most notably into Liverpool . It was in response to repeated requests for this single that led to Brian Epstein becoming the Beatles new manager . Epstein later asked Kaempfert about further promoting The Beatles. Kaempfert informed him that the company was only interested in The Beatles as Tony Sheridan's backup group. In an astute business move Brian ,then asked Kaempfert to release The Beatles from their contract with Polydor which he duly arranged ,thus leaving the field open for another record company to sign up The Beatles. Incidentally Kaempfert went on to international stardom with arranging such hits as “Strangers In The Night” for Frank Sinatra and “Wooden Heart” recorded by Elvis.
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MY BONNIE (Room 114)
Whilst the Beatles were in Hamburg they came to the attention of Tony Sheridan , an English Rock n Roller who was the most popular of all the acts in Germany. Bert Kaempfert was a local Hamburg producer who wanted to record Tony Sheridan for Polydor and needed a backing band . He approached the Beatles who were flattered to be asked, and recognising that this could be a huge career boost they instantly agreed. On their return home they could now boast of being real recording stars but the reality was they were simply a backing group for Sheridan who everybody believed was going to be huge. In the studio they recorded a traditional song “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Cry for a Shadow” which was a McCartney- Harrison original and surprisingly the only song they ever co-wrote.
They added amongst others “Aint She Sweet” with John on lead vocals and “Take Some Insurance out on me Baby” These turned out to be the Beatles' first commercial recordings. However by far the most significant of these recordings was “My Bonnie” which was imported into Britain and most notably into Liverpool . It was in response to repeated requests for this single that led to Brian Epstein becoming the Beatles new manager . Epstein later asked Kaempfert about further promoting The Beatles. Kaempfert informed him that the company was only interested in The Beatles as Tony Sheridan's backup group. In an astute business move Brian ,then asked Kaempfert to release The Beatles from their contract with Polydor which he duly arranged ,thus leaving the field open for another record company to sign up The Beatles. Incidentally Kaempfert went on to international stardom with arranging such hits as “Strangers In The Night” for Frank Sinatra and “Wooden Heart” recorded by Elvis.
Artwork © Shannon
MY BONNIE (Room 114)
Whilst the Beatles were in Hamburg they came to the attention of Tony Sheridan , an English Rock n Roller who was the most popular of all the acts in Germany. Bert Kaempfert was a local Hamburg producer who wanted to record Tony Sheridan for Polydor and needed a backing band . He approached the Beatles who were flattered to be asked, and recognising that this could be a huge career boost they instantly agreed. On their return home they could now boast of being real recording stars but the reality was they were simply a backing group for Sheridan who everybody believed was going to be huge. In the studio they recorded a traditional song “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Cry for a Shadow” which was a McCartney- Harrison original and surprisingly the only song they ever co-wrote.
They added amongst others “Aint She Sweet” with John on lead vocals and “Take Some Insurance out on me Baby” These turned out to be the Beatles' first commercial recordings. However by far the most significant of these recordings was “My Bonnie” which was imported into Britain and most notably into Liverpool . It was in response to repeated requests for this single that led to Brian Epstein becoming the Beatles new manager . Epstein later asked Kaempfert about further promoting The Beatles. Kaempfert informed him that the company was only interested in The Beatles as Tony Sheridan's backup group. In an astute business move Brian ,then asked Kaempfert to release The Beatles from their contract with Polydor which he duly arranged ,thus leaving the field open for another record company to sign up The Beatles. Incidentally Kaempfert went on to international stardom with arranging such hits as “Strangers In The Night” for Frank Sinatra and “Wooden Heart” recorded by Elvis.
Artwork © Shannon