Beatles Hamburg 1961 My Bonnie

"My Bonnie" is a 1962 album by English rock and roll singer-songwriter and musician Tony Sheridan. Sheridan, then playing in clubs in Hamburg with the Beatles, was discovered by producer Bert Kaempfert and subsequently signed with him to record. Sheridan recorded several songs with the Beatles, two of which were later released as a single. Further recordings without the Beatles filled out the album. Because of the later fame of the Beatles, the material has been repackaged several times. In June 1961, Sheridan and the Beatles (then consisting of guitarists John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney, bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, and drummer Pete Best) were both playing in Hamburg's Top Ten Club, the two frequently performing together. Kaempfert set a recording date for 22 June at Hamburg's Friedrich-Ebert-Halle. Engineered by Karl Hinze, the session featured Sheridan and the Beatles playing "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean", "The Saints", "Why", "Nobody's Child", and "Take Out Some Insurance". The Beatles performed "Ain't She Sweet" and an original song, "Beatle Bop" (later titled "Cry for a Shadow"). Sutcliffe did not play or was absent, leaving McCartney to play bass. From these sessions, "My Bonnie" was released as a single (with "The Saints" as the B-side) through Polydor Records (who had an exclusive deal with Kaempfert's company) credited to "Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers", as the Beatles' contract enabled the record company to use a pseudonym. Ten songs were recorded at this session, which along with "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" formed the My Bonnie LP, released 5 January 1962. IN MY BONNIE, BOTH LENNON AND HARRISON PLAYED BACK RHYTHM GUITAR, WHILE SHERIDAN OVERDUBBED SOLO LATER WITH HIS GIBSON ES-175. BUT BEATLES USED TO PLAY THIS TUNE IN HAMBURG SO HERE WE HAVE THE SOLO USING HARRISON'S FUTURAMA RESONET GUITAR. Here I´ve intended to show a possible rendition with the same gear they used to play in 1961. Rickenbacker 325 (John) Hofner 500/1 (Paul) Grazioso Resonet Futurama (George) This video is for entertainment purposes only.