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Beatles collaborator Tony Sheridan dies
Feb. 17, 2013, 6:19 AM EST
WENN
British singer/guitarist Tony Sheridan, an early collaborator of The Beatles,
has died. He was 72.
Sheridan passed away on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany. Further details of his
death were unavailable as WENN went to press.
Sheridan is best known for singing on some of the Fab Four's earliest
recordings after meeting a young John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
and original drummer Pete Best in the early 1960s in Germany. The Beatles served
as his back-up band in the Hamburg club scene, and they joined forces to record
tracks including "My Bonnie" and "Ain't She Sweet."
A statement from his family posted on Facebook on Saturday reads, "Our
beloved father and friend! Thank you for your love and inspiration. You left us
today at 12.00 pm."
