Tony graduated to the Top Ten Club, when he met the Beatles and other Briti… Read Full Bio ↴Tony graduated to the Top Ten Club, when he met the Beatles and other British bands who were by then playing in Germany. It was during this period that Sheridan took a young George Harrison under his wing and helped him better master the guitar. George was very eager to learn, and by the time of the Beatles' second trip to Hamburg (in April of '61), the Beatles and Tony Sheridan had become accustomed to playing together.
By that time, too, Polydor Records was seeking to offer Tony his first recording contract. Since Tony often played with the Beatles, they were familiar with the songs he might record. Some accounts have Bert Kaempfert himself hearing the Beatles at the Top Ten Club and personally signing the group, behind Tony Sheridan.
The accounts relating exactly what was recorded and when are a little musty with age. Gottfridsson has the first session for Polydor taking place on June 22-23. As Joe Brennan's Variation's Guide indicates, the session's recording engineer has said that the record was mixed live from twin track to stereo. Some people claim that the slow English intro was recorded by Tony and the Beatles but that the German intro was done months later, when the Beatles were absent. Since the German version of the single (and picture sleeve) appears to have been released slightly earlier, if this is the case, then the German intro must have been recorded in June (with or without the Beatles). One account has the recordings being made on the stage of a local school!
As to what was recorded, it is known for certain that "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)," "The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In)," "Why," "Cry For a Shadow," "Ain't She Sweet," "Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby," and "Nobody's Child" were recorded at that (first) session. The eighth song released from the Beatles' tenure with Tony Sheridan, "Sweet Georgia Brown," which exists in two versions, appears to have been recorded on a four-track machine, although there may be another explanation. According to Gottfridsson, the Beatles were scheduled to record with Tony in Hamburg in February of 1962, but with them absent, Tony recorded two songs with Bert Kaempfert's orchestra. The Beatles had already been paid for the session, and so, they would record with Tony later. Early articles exist mentioning a recording session on May 24, 1962. Tony's earlier version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" appears to have been unsuitable. It, along with a Beatles-backed "Swanee River" were recorded on that day in May. Whether the Beatles version is the one on the MGM album (the only extant version) is not known. Polydor's records indicate that there are no unreleased Beatles-backed tunes extant.
Now it really gets muddy. John Lennon told Hunter Davies (The Beatles biography) that the Beatles without Tony Sheridan recorded not merely "Ain't She Sweet" and the instrumental but three other songs as well, none of which were liked by the Deutsche Grammophon people. Tony Sheridan remembered "Rock and Roll Music," "Kansas City," and "Some Other Guy" as the unreleased tracks, the former of which John Lennon sang. Tony later recalled (1994) that along with "Sweet Georgia Brown," the April '62 session included "Skinny Minny" and "Swanee River." Both of those songs were released by Tony without the Beatles backing, as was another version of "Sweet Georgia Brown," and none of the mysterious unreleased Sheridan/Beatles tracks has ever been released, unless "Swanee River" (from May '62) is the version that is currently extant. Gottfridsson states his opinion that plans for the Beatles to record without Sheridan were scrapped since Brian Epstein had plans to audition the group for EMI.
By that time, too, Polydor Records was seeking to offer Tony his first recording contract. Since Tony often played with the Beatles, they were familiar with the songs he might record. Some accounts have Bert Kaempfert himself hearing the Beatles at the Top Ten Club and personally signing the group, behind Tony Sheridan.
The accounts relating exactly what was recorded and when are a little musty with age. Gottfridsson has the first session for Polydor taking place on June 22-23. As Joe Brennan's Variation's Guide indicates, the session's recording engineer has said that the record was mixed live from twin track to stereo. Some people claim that the slow English intro was recorded by Tony and the Beatles but that the German intro was done months later, when the Beatles were absent. Since the German version of the single (and picture sleeve) appears to have been released slightly earlier, if this is the case, then the German intro must have been recorded in June (with or without the Beatles). One account has the recordings being made on the stage of a local school!
As to what was recorded, it is known for certain that "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)," "The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In)," "Why," "Cry For a Shadow," "Ain't She Sweet," "Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby," and "Nobody's Child" were recorded at that (first) session. The eighth song released from the Beatles' tenure with Tony Sheridan, "Sweet Georgia Brown," which exists in two versions, appears to have been recorded on a four-track machine, although there may be another explanation. According to Gottfridsson, the Beatles were scheduled to record with Tony in Hamburg in February of 1962, but with them absent, Tony recorded two songs with Bert Kaempfert's orchestra. The Beatles had already been paid for the session, and so, they would record with Tony later. Early articles exist mentioning a recording session on May 24, 1962. Tony's earlier version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" appears to have been unsuitable. It, along with a Beatles-backed "Swanee River" were recorded on that day in May. Whether the Beatles version is the one on the MGM album (the only extant version) is not known. Polydor's records indicate that there are no unreleased Beatles-backed tunes extant.
Now it really gets muddy. John Lennon told Hunter Davies (The Beatles biography) that the Beatles without Tony Sheridan recorded not merely "Ain't She Sweet" and the instrumental but three other songs as well, none of which were liked by the Deutsche Grammophon people. Tony Sheridan remembered "Rock and Roll Music," "Kansas City," and "Some Other Guy" as the unreleased tracks, the former of which John Lennon sang. Tony later recalled (1994) that along with "Sweet Georgia Brown," the April '62 session included "Skinny Minny" and "Swanee River." Both of those songs were released by Tony without the Beatles backing, as was another version of "Sweet Georgia Brown," and none of the mysterious unreleased Sheridan/Beatles tracks has ever been released, unless "Swanee River" (from May '62) is the version that is currently extant. Gottfridsson states his opinion that plans for the Beatles to record without Sheridan were scrapped since Brian Epstein had plans to audition the group for EMI.
Ain't She Sweet
The Beatles With Tony Sheridan Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Ain't She Sweet' by these artists:
Aim Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Anthony the Banjo Man and Musicale Mark and His Pedaling Piano Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Arthur Briggs Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Beatles feat. Tony Sheridan Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
Ben Bernie Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Ben Bernie and all the Lads Scrappy Lambert Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Bert Firman and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Billy May Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Briggs Arthur Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Bunny Berigan Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Bunny Berrigan Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Claudio Casanova Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Claudio Casanova and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Clyde Doerr and His Orchestra Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that…
Coleman Hawkins & Henry Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Dieuzy's Dixieland Band Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Dukes of Dixieland Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Enoch Light and the Charleston City Allstars Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Erik Frank Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Erroll Garner Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Ferlin Husky Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
Fletcher Henderson Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Fletcher Henderson & The Dixie Stompers Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Frankie Lymon Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. …
Fred Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
French Charleston Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Gene Austin Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street Yes I…
Gene Austin & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Gene Austin Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Gene Austin with Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Gene Austin/Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Gene Austin; Nat Shilkret and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Gene Vincent Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Hal Kemp & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Harry James & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Harry Reser & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Harry Reser and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Helen Humes Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Henry Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Henry “Red” Allen Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Hoosier Hot Shots Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Hot Lips Page Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Husky Ferlin Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
J. Chalmers Doane Hey baby how you doing? Tell me is this the…
J.C. Higginbotham I, yeah When I wake up in the morning Yeah yeah, yeah…
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Jim Kweskin Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Jimmie Lunceford Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Jimmy Hamilton Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Jimmy Johnson And His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Jimmy Rushing There she is! There she is! There's what keeps me up…
Jimmy Smith Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
John Lennon Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street Yes I…
John Rankin Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Johnny Meyer Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards Isn't she quite wonderful The way she can walk through that…
Judy Carmichael Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Les Brown Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Les Brown & His Band Of Renown Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Lud Gluskin Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that…
Max Geldray Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Michael Holliday Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Nat Shilkret And His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Nat Shilkret The Victor-Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Nicola Arigliano Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Now I ask…
Pearl Bailey Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Pearl Bailey & Hot Lips Page Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Pearl Bailey and Louis Armstrong Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Piccadilly Revels Band Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Ralph Sutton Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Sammy Kaye There she is! There she is! There's what keeps me up…
Sheridan & The Beat Brothers Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
Sid Phillips & His Band Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Stuff Smith Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Sy Oliver Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Sylvester Ahola Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Ted Wallace And His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
The Beatles Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
The Beatles & Tony Sheridan Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
The Beatles ft. Tony Sheridan And The Swallows Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
The BeatlesԀ Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
The charleston Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
The Charleston City All-Stars Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
The Dirtys Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
The Dixie Stompers Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
The Dukes of Dixieland Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
The Temperance Seven Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
The Viscounts Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Tiny Hill and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Tom Coakley and His Orchestra Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Tony Sheridan Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
Tony Sheridan The Beatles Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
Valto Laitinen Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
various artists Oh ain′t she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
Wendell Hall Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Willie " The Lion" Smith Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Willie Smith Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Beatles With Tony Sheridan:
My Bonnie My bonnie traditionalbeatlesanthology 1my bonnie lies over t…
My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) My bonnie traditionalbeatlesanthology 1my bonnie lies over t…
Nobody's Child As I was slowly passing an orphan′s home one day I…
The Saints (When The Saints Go Marching In) Oh well, when the saints go marching in When the saints…
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