The Beatles with Tony Sheridan - Ya Ya (Part 1&2) (Hamburg 1962)

The Beatles with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg 1962. The Beatles was: Tony Sheridan: Vocal, John Lennon: Guitar, Vocal, Paul McCartney: Guitar, Vocal, George Harrison: Lead Guitar, Background Vocal, Stuart Sutcliffe: Bass, Pete Best: Drums. Ain`t She Sweet, Cry For A Shadow, If You Love Me, Baby, Kansas City, Let`s Dance, My Bonnie, Nobody`s Child, Ready Teddy, Skinnie Minny, Swanee River, Sweet Georgia Brown, What`d I Say, Why.

[@topsyturvy1873]

Tony Sheridan was a magician onstage. Legendary!

[@1510Ronald]

really - and without Tony Sheridan the Beatles don't exist

[@robertosalas6023]

Huge performance, the Hammond organ (Roy Young) is amazing

[@bertdirkx4242]

A month ago I spoke with Rosie Sheridan in her Bar in Hamburg. A great experience 😅

[@john111257]

tony sheridan couldve been huge..lost between the 50s and 60s boom..thanks for this

[@dunkix]

This was the first song I've heard from Tony Sheridan. RIP. So long...

[@1510Ronald]

yes, me too

[@mathiasmato1795]

rest in peace mister sheridan

[@pauljarzemsky3256]

I own the CD of this recording. The liner notes that came with it state that the band backing Tony Sheridan on this recording was Joey Dee & the Starlighters. They were from New Jersey and were the house band at the Peppermint Lounge in New York, and had a huge hit in the mid 60s called "Peppermint Twist". If you listen to it you can hear their "sound" is very similar to the instrumentation on this recording.

[@rosemariebarnes175]

Only on backing vocals, the band was The Beatbrothers.

[@davidlamb7524]

Who is playing the organ ?

[@NicB-Creations]

I remember this from my childhood, haven't heard this in like 30 years. Good times, I miss em.

[@narayansivananda7089]

I wish, I had been an adult when this type of music AND the Beatles were in their heyday. This rocks, wow I could only imagine what it would be like in a place like the Cavern or a small stage pub hearing something with this much energy. NO autotune, NO crappy singing croaking like frogs or worse, but all fun. You can hear the fun they are having performing. I know you can find this music in some venues here and there but its work to find it. So wish I had been alive and an adult then, Music on the radio today is so lifeless and over perfected to me. Maybe it's just me. I wish they would play this on our indie stations where I live at least. Well I have youtube to get to hear it I an thankful for that!

[@papercup2517]

it's not just you! I know exactly what you mean. :-)

[@davidgibbes5530]

@@papercup2517 me too

[@carloss3534]

You're not the only one thinking this way. I am 63 and had the fortune of growing with the best of this kind of music. Lucky me!

[@1510Ronald]

this time was exactly in Hamburg on the Reeperbahn - without Tony Sheridan the Beatles where not be

[@joseblanco14]

Great nights in hamburg when worry life in the beginning of the Beatles with Tony Sheridan. Unforgettable experience. When was born the best group of the time.

[@TheMerseySound1]

None of the Beatles are on this track

[@keesvanbaaren1048]

Or well... Well Skinny Minnie with the Beatbrothers(later the famous Beatles)

[@louisbonilla6780]

​@@TheMerseySound1True - this is Tony Sheridan's Band LIVE at the Star Club Hamburg where he lived for many years🎸

[@HenkDynacord]

Ear candy. What a gig. Superb soloing. The beatles' teacher.

[@1510Ronald]

yes, he was the teacher of them

[@user-uy3fb6ck2o]

Very Best Music!!! My Favorite Music!!! Tony Sheridan this is Genius anb Friend The Beatles!!! Thanks!!! LOOONG APPLAUSE!!!!! 🔥60s🔥

[@rusiesito1]

very nice tony was amazing the group fantastic.

[@sketchartist1964]

That was some hot guitar playing towards the end!

[@louisbonilla6780]

Tony Sheridan was a very accomplished Guitarist 🎸Big Fan

[@takispapadimitriou9103]

R.I.P. Tony you`ll always love this song

[@elgimpo3120]

The Legend Tony Sheridan, Singer-songwriter * 21. May 1940 in Norwich, England; † 16. February 2013 in Hamburg, Germany

[@keesvanbaaren1048]

Maestro 👍👍🎸🎸 Tony Sheridan R.I.P.

[@andrewr62]

Would have loved to see Sheridan on stage. Played for the love of playing. And a dam fine singer and guitar player too.

[@kentnaveaux7483]

Did T.S. play that killer lead riff in part 1? If not, who? The lead guitar in part 2 is ok, but not the same caliber as that first riff in part 1.

[@rosemariebarnes175]

The nonsense written here is amazing. Tony and the Beatbrothers, were a band in their own right, when recording for Polydor. The Philips records listed them under Star - combo. Not a single Beatle on them. In the early records, the drummer was Johnny Watson, then Tony Cavanough, an African American. He only lasted a short while. Jimmy Doyle from Dublin is on all the Star - Combo recordings. The reason they were called that was Tony himself was contracted to Polydor, hence on some recordings he was listed as Dan Shery. How I know that ? Married to the saxophone player for 53 years.

[@wimschweer6738]

Not blowing our bubble, but try to read : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sheridan, maybe it leaves some doubt in your strong statements.

[@rosemariebarnes175]

Believe what ever you want, the internet like news papers haven't always got it right. 2/3 are right the rest is fiction. The story about there name is really funny, the Beatles toured as support band under the name of the Silver Beatles, long before they became famous. Believe what you want to.

[@zacwharton7057]

I'm with you Rosemarie , my father is Pete Wharton who played with Tony in Hamburg . He and Colin Melander both played Bass . I have heard my father mention your husband many times . I recognised your surname !

[@rosemariebarnes175]

Thank you Zak Wharton, yes your Dad is a dear friend .

[@jonglewongle3438]

Had Tony Sheridan not already been contracted to Polydor then he would have become the lead singer for the Beatles, almost beyond any reasonable doubt. The Beatles wanted an accomplished lead vocalist because they were not confident in their own vocals. They used Tony Sheridan for the Decca audition of January 1, 1962. I maintain that they stood Paul McCartney down for that session because they thought that Sheridan could cover the McCartney vocal range for the tracks they covered, and he did, but then the Best drumming did not cover for the lack of bass. Missed the contract..

[@elizaconsuegra3069]

Whoa. Never heard par two before. Thanks for sharing. Tony Sheridan and The Beatles in Hamburg

[@NMagChiTown]

Unfortunately this actually not the Beatles behind tony on this particular recording. That IS Roy Young organ but this is actually Tony's backing band from the Star Club. The recordings with The Beatles backing Tony were not recorded live in front of an audience, they were only a couple of them recorded in an empty auditorium somewhere else in Germany outside of Hamburg actually. This IS a great Tony Sheridan performance however. One of his very best. Hands down.

[@shakeypitt]

R.I.P McGinnity. I was at the same school in Norwich as him; he was the singer with 'The Saints' skiffle group.A bunch of us would get together in the Music Rooms at lunchtimes and play Skiffle; sometimes Mac would be there, sometimes Kenny Packwood, The Saints' rhythm guitarist, sometimes anybody with a guitar. I was learning 'Cello at the time, and tried to provide bass lines. I was crap , but McGinnity and Packwood never told me to clear off!

[@jimforgue3424]

I did see a very late interview with Tony Sheridan. In that interview, he said 4 of the beatles played on my Bonnie = Paul, John, George, Pete Best playing the drums.

[@bishlap]

MAN !!! THIS IS GOOD !!! Very impressed w/ his Elvis-like voice, yet he's got a badder-ass sound than Elvis.

[@TuiGichiimin]

Yea. He may not famous as Elvis tho he had original voice!

[@paulgentile1024]

he's great.. great sound and can play nice guitar...but NOBODY had a badder -ass sound than Elvis

[@Hidalgo195]

Είναι ο πρώτος μου δίσκος των 45 στροφών που αγόρασα γύρω στο /61. Είμαι πολύ χαρούμενος που τώρα μπορώ και ακούω ξανά το κατά τα άλλα αδιάφορο αυτό τραγούδι.

[@cornucopia8591]

Mister Tony Sheridan was top class singer

[@VincentJNewman]

Great hearing the Norwich accent at the Intro!

[@zigfrid2010]

VERY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!

[@donnyprice]

love the hammond organ.... i believe thats what it is :)

[@tinapatton7346]

01:11 Tony calls it true, "..lil bit of ROY YOUNG now.."

[@grouchosays]

Portable organ. Trust me.

[@abinaderus]

As a 1961-1964 Sheridan/Beat Bros & 1962-1964 Beatles record collector, I must say that this video is tremendous at capturing exactly what it was like in 1961-1962 for the Beatles (Beat Bros) in Hamburg Germany. It's too bad that talent-based rock music is all but gone today.

[@paulbakker6765]

Remember The Beatles and The Beat Brothers are two different groups on the Sheridan records.

[@konstantia1607]

Please note that the Beatles are not on this recording.

[@hgtref1]

Yeah Top, Tony Sheridan.

[@sonjadietz5297]

Wäre für mich die BESTE Werbung für das Fahrrad oder Auto...)))) Genial .................

[@pablorodriguez8962]

I love this song thanks for sharing

[@migou4995]

The orgue Hammond, bass and Drum are very incredible 👍👍👍

[@gitman11]

I will miss you old friend.Thank God I have our performances on video which your fans can enjoy.

[@wimdevries8]

Another star in the sky.

[@Aenntw]

Near the end of his life, Tony Sheridan performed on several occasions at Naucalpan, State of Mexico, along with former Beatles drummer Pete Best.

[@Gillian1746]

Love this!

[@guillermoortega4119]

AWESOME

[@user-cv9pw7ho3n]

Замечательная, зажигательная песня! 🎶🎼🎤💥🔥😍💃🎉🎉🎉

[@ackisant]

Keep on Rocking !

[@TuiGichiimin]

killer tune!

[@rubytech100]

Very good performance and to know that some of members of the Beatles are playing ..good

[@slouhend]

None of the Beatles on this recording.

[@moodyguymick]

Not correct.

[@Hainebu1]

Cry for a shadow was my preferred instrumental music for years.... a friend of mine had a vynil record that in Brazil carried a title " The Beatles in Hamburg " by Polydor and I listened it for weeks, trying to play this song on a guitar, after I decided to abandon to learn to play an accordion my dad gave me and I'm very sorry I don't own it today, he selled it for a friend and bought me some vynil record discs - A hard day's night, Rubber Soul and Between the buttons from Stones - and an acoustic guitar, thanks to him I learned to play it - very bad - and he stills stayed happy with me, he likes music so much but learned to play no instrument ... RIP

[@TheRobertpiotr]

Tonny Ist a perfectly Singer And The gitaris

[@user-oj1xl6tr3y]

Здорово 👍 рок 🎸 ролл твист рокобилли буги вуги шейк навсегда здорово 👍

[@mirkozimmermann4682]

really bautiful

[@MrKenichi22]

Love this. Britan’s Elvis (Tony Sheridan) was great RIP

[@emilianoortega-guerrero2925]

the soundtrack our lives... rock n roll yeah

[@janfreidun]

This track has helped my through a depression phase again, in teenage years I adored Swami Poubo Sharan(also known as Tony Sheridan i perfornabce) for the routine, solidity and professionalism This track was on an EP which also featured a Beatles collaboration in Sweet Georgia Brown, but I think this song more defines better what was Hamburhg szene and what it was all about. I alos respect Swanis personality and this choice to priorities spirituality in late years,

[@jnagarya519]

The Hamburg "scene" was rhythm and booze/bar band.

[@anthonyatroncone6874]

Good stuff

[@enbanquet]

Beatles with tony sheridan was: pete best drum, george harrison guitar, john lennon guitar, paul mc cartney bass (stuart don't play) and this yaya cover (live) is with the beat brother not the beatles. The beatles didn't recorded live with tony but a studio session in a classroom

[@TheRobertpiotr]

Tonny , kocham cię i modlę się za ciebie

[@juanchan6173]

He was good singer and the band are very good musicians. Wow Tony part of the history

[@franciscojavier.solisarauz7190]

Campeón ,los músicos son the beatles

[@pacofgarcia5998]

@@franciscojavier.solisarauz7190 No son.

[@matsvirack2637]

Its not The Beatles. It's the Star Combo ,yes!! But good live performance sounds like a Vox key..

[@rosemariebarnes175]

You are correct.

[@Ohrwurm1950]

The Beat Brothers were the Beatles. At that time they had a contract with the German music producer Bert Kaempfert. Since the name Beatles cannot be translated into German, Kaempfert decided to temporarily call the group Beat Brothers for the upcoming session.

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

@@Ohrwurm1950 Tony Sheridan, Colin Melander, Rikki Barnes, Roy Young, Johnny Hutchison were the Beat Brothers

[@Ohrwurm1950]

@@patrickbuzzo1970 Sorry but the Beatles are the Beat Brothers named in a contract with the german producer Bert Kaempfert. The ground for this is the fact that the name Beatles cant translate in german.

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

@@Ohrwurm1950 Buy the book " The Beatles from Cavern to Star Club " by Hans Olof Gottfridson, and you will read that the line up of Beat Brothers was the one that i wrote. Colin Melander was the bass player, Rikki Barnes on saxophone, Roy Young keyboards, and Johnny Hutchison on drums. Trust me! Regards to you,Clichard 👋🎵

[@toughguy48]

素晴らしい！

[@tommelit1]

R.I.P. Tony

[@jeffj9322]

Remembering Sheridan born on May 21, 1940. He was an English rock and roll guitarist who spent much of his adult life in Germany. He was best known as an early collaborator of the Beatles (though the record was labelled as being with "The Beat Brothers"), one of two non-Beatles (the other being Billy Preston) to receive label performance credit on a record with the group, and the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording which charted as a single. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sheridan

[@mauriziodisanto6350]

The roots of the Fab four... The best!!!

[@slouhend]

Once again, for those who still think/say/believe that the Beatles played on this track: A LITTLE BIT OF ROY YOUNG NOW (1:11) - does this sentence mean that John Lennon played the organ here and named himself Roy Young or what?

[@LucaColaMusic]

Lol! It's quite obvious The Beatles don't play on this song, but other Tony Sheridan songs. The drums are just too good to be Pete Best. Plus, there aren't any known love recordings of Tony Sheridan and the Beatles. Nonetheless, a fantastic song!

[@everhard1000]

TNX TONY RIP

[@donaldrocks101103]

Great song! I'm gotta comment again, I comment here months ago but I don't see the title changed! Please Just name the title Tony Sheridan because none of The Beatles are playing here! This recording Is from Jan. 63! Let's Dance What'd I Say Ruby Baby Ya Ya Are not The Beatles but The Beatles are In others tracks! Believe me, I wish The Beatles were In here because these are some killers tunes, I wouldn't still be listening to them If I didn't like them!

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

👍👍👍👍🎵🎵

[@rkmklz7562]

Just Fantastic 😊.... Tony Thought The Beatles 😊 they Learned well 😮....they Rocked on this!!!

[@paddy_black]

Ah thank god, I've been looking for this for ever xD My dad has this song on his old cassette in the car and it took me quite some time to figure out who sang that version x'D Thanks for posting!

[@emilianoortega-guerrero2925]

rock and roll yeah

[@rigobertocervantessanchez1838]

ya ya ! forever from México City

[@KEEPONROCKINKID]

RIP Tony.....

[@claudiod.oliveira6754]

The Beatles teacher

[@aleccaprari9569]

Beautiful twist covered by Petula Clark, too!

[@migou4995]

Listen with 0,75 speed the orgue Hammond, bass and drum wouaahh Wonderfull !!👍👍👍

[@marie-luisepeetz2610]

In den 60 ern habe ich In einem Konzert Tony Sheridan u. The Lords aus Berlin im Fürther Geissmannsaal erlebt . Leider war die Lautstärke für mich unerträglich .

[@Kohl423]

Tony Sheridan said that John in those days had a magnetic personality. Everybody wanted to be with him or sit next to him. He was wild and the German fans adored him. At first they thought Paul might be gay due partly to his high arched eyebrows. Years later John performed this song on the end of one of his albums. From memory I think it was John Lennons Rock & Roll.

[@vrzM8]

Paul's bassline is so great. Truly one of the best bassists in the 60s, it's not flattery

[@TheMerseySound1]

None of The Beatles are on this recording

[@kacema7048]

The Beatles didn´t play in this record, like many other songs includig in the LP "The Beatles featurin Tony Sheridan".

[@MysticalWitch68]

This was all the rage with the young kids.

[@lindachavers319]

1961 Original by Lee Dorsey - enjoyed by many artists and fans

[@claudiogonzalez1104]

Son los comienzos de la Banda que cambió al Mundo enteró no habrá otra banda que los superé The Beatles nunca ni nunca morirá jamás será recordado en a través de generaciones

[@TheMerseySound1]

None of the Beatles are on this track

[@theechickengamerz]

@@TheMerseySound1 how do you know

[@rebeldon3195]

No son los Beatles son los Beat brothers

[@rebeldon3195]

Los Beatles no son la mejor banda del mundo hay muchas iguales o mejores de esas epocas.

[@NkiPac]

R.I.P

[@HamburgBeat]

Definitely no Beatles on there, but a great track nonetheless! We'll be playing this song as part of our tribute to Tony Sheridan at Beatlesday Mons in Belgium on 12 October 2013!

[@ChrisBrown-ig5ip]

This discography is completely wrong. There's an organ and though it sounds like Tony Sheridan none of his backing sounds like the Beat Brothers aka Beatles. The only Sheridan EP with the Beatles I know has Ain't She Sweet, Take Out Some Insurance and My Bonnie, on it.

[@tedtunnicliffe]

@@ChrisBrown-ig5ip Absolutely. I was there - I saw him sing this several times. The Beatles left in November 1962, when I/we arrived. This group was still called the Beat brothers, but no one from the Beatles was in the group, for the simple reason that they were no longer in Hamburg. Actually you can hear Tony say "A little bit of Roy Young there" just before the organ solo. Listen to the guitar solo near the end... pure Sheridan, brilliant ! He knew how to drive a group like very few singers do - the groove is phenomenal.

[@1510Ronald]

that was the beginning in the Star Club, Hamburg - they all are coming to this club - in one night

[@1510Ronald]

wrong - Tony Sheridan sleeping in this Time together the Beatles and Rosi Sheridan on top over the Club where they make Music together. OK not each Song they play together - but that doesn't matter

[@HamburgBeat]

@@1510Ronald what we said is TRUE. No Beatles played on the Tony Sheridan track Ya Ya. Fact.

[@jozsefneviczan8820]

❤

[@DavidSandilands]

No Beatles on this one. See previous comments

[@leonedethebes]

This 45RPM is credited to Tony Sheridan & "The Beat Brothers" who are often wrongly believed to be the Beatles. But the fledgling British group had no involvement in recording this track although "Sweet Georgia Brown", included on this disc, is indeed recorded by them.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

TONY SHERIDAN sounding a lot like a mix of Elvis and Jerry Lee - !

[@sz3rd]

R.I.P dude

[@antoniodipalma492]

On which CD can I find this excellent live version ?--------Can someone help me ?----

[@toribiogonzalez7114]

Mil me gusta❤❤❤❤

[@chalyfalcon24]

Great song and music, anyone out there who can share the lyrics please. Thanks for uploading.

[@steveshattah]

This is a later performance of this song by Tony. The original recording had no Beatles on it and this has no Beatles on it.

[@8118is8]

I approve this and John Lennon's

[@ronaldrose6885]

Originally released on polydor!

[@arjhendrix]

@auzzy231 Pete Best vids are around here. he went to germany with these proto-beatles. ....this is imp. regards

[@andysepulvedacantautorofic6835]

beat brother and sheridan

[@guraknugen]

Stuart Sutcliffe died 10 april 1962, but I don't know exactly when this was recorded.

[@Chimbo65]

None of The Beatles are here. Tony Sheridan on lead vocal with Roy Youngs band. But this version can be found on several Beatles Compilations along with the six tracks Tony did with The Beatles.

[@rosemariebarnes175]

It was Tony's band and Roy Young was on Hammond organ.

[@michaelsorrells4649]

Tony Sheridan quick the Beatles

[@2505789]

hey Beatles fan this performs its at Top Ten in Hamburg 1961 with Tony Sheridan and The Beatles with Roy Young at keyboard ,John Lennon rythmguitar,Paul mccartney bass guitar ,George Harrison guitar ,Tony Sheridan lead guitar and vocal ,Pete Best drums

[@TheMerseySound1]

There are no Beatles on this record

[@moosic2i]

No, none of the Beatles appear on this recording/song!

[@mrmjb1960]

They only recorded 8 of the 12 tunes on the Lp,BTW.

[@toreveyo1105]

The background was The Best Brothers

[@magardunoe]

Best, Beatles line up ever!

[@grouchosays]

Surprise! Not the Beatles!

[@TheMerseySound1]

None of the Beatles are on this track

[@1510Ronald]

my time

[@ezktime7]

everyone who was good had a good grip on the sound of rock and roll like Tony Sheridan and kept it constantly good. The experimentation of later years did bring in some great progression in this genre, but it was not continued well, after it became too big and the money and the degradation corrupted the music business and misdirected the talent that there was.

[@auzzy231]

@arjhendrix Yea I know. They replaced Pete when Brian became their manager.