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June 22-23, 1961

First Beatles recording sessions with Tony Sheridan

For Tony Sheridan

Last updated on September 1, 2015


Location

Timeline

AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "My Bonnie" 7" Single

Some of the songs from this session also appear on:

Session activities

  1. My Bonnie

    Written by Traditional

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on My Bonnie

  2. The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In)

    Written by Traditional

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on My Bonnie

  3. Why

    Written by Tony Sheridan

    Recording

  4. Cry for a Shadow

    Written by John Lennon, George Harrison

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Anthology 1


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Paul McCartney writing

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Simon • Dec 08, 2025 • 1 month ago

Hello and apologies if this has already been mentioned.

The map on the page references the wrong Friedrich-Ebert-Halle: the one on the map is in Ludwigshafen (more famous for the Who) and not the correct one on the outskirts of Hamburg.

Incidentally I came across your site researching the Tony Sheridan sessions, as it turns out My Bonnie was recorded the very day I entered this world, which is interesting to erm, nobody.

Kind regards

Simon


The PaulMcCartney Project • Dec 12, 2025 • 1 month ago

Oh, thanks Simon ! I didn't know that. I will get this fixed !!


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