Timeline This song was recorded in 1969
Related session
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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The "Get Back / Let It Be" sessions • Day 12
Jan 21, 1969
From Wikipedia:
“New Orleans” is a song written by Frank Guida and Joseph Royster and performed by Gary U.S. Bonds. It was featured on his 1961 album Dance ‘Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds. Frank Guida also produced the track. Backing was provided by Gene Barge’s group The Church Street Five. Bonds’s version was reportedly a favorite of British musician and member of The Beatles, John Lennon. […]
According to Mark Lewisohn in “The Complete Beatles Chronicle“, The Beatles performed “New Orleans” regularly in 1961. However, no known recordings from that period exist.
On January 21, 1969, during the “Get Back” sessions, The Beatles briefly covered “New Orleans.“
Bootlegs
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A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 21st, 1969 - 1 & 2
Bootleg • Released in 2004
3:47 • Rehearsal • Jan.21 - D1-29 - New Orleans 21.24
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Ringo Starr • John Lennon • George Harrison
SessionRecording : Jan 21, 1969 • Studio : Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Cover versions played during the "Get Back" sessions
"New Orleans" was covered during The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions in January 1969. Here is the complete list of covers recorded by Paul McCartney, either alone or with other Beatles, during these sessions:
