Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, 1940 in No… Read Full Bio ↴Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, 1940 in Norwich, United Kingdom - died 16 February 2013 in Hamburg, Germany) was an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as an early collaborator of The Beatles, and one of two non-Beatles (the other being Billy Preston) to receive label performance credit on a record with the group.

In 1956 Tony formed his first band. In 1958, at 18, he began appearing on the BBC's Oh Boy, playing electric guitar. He was eventually offered a contract to perform at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, Germany.

While performing in Hamburg between 1960 and 1963, Sheridan employed various backup bands. In 1961, one such band, who had met Sheridan during their first visit to Hamburg in 1960, and who worked with him on their second, was The Beatles (with their line-up at the time as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best). When German Polydor agent Bert Kaempfert saw the pairing on stage, he suggested that they make some recordings together. In 1962, after a series of singles (the first of which, "My Bonnie"/"The Saints" made it to #5 in the Hit Parade), Polydor released the album My Bonnie across Germany. The word Beatles was judged to sound too similar to the German Pidels (pronounced peedles), the plural of a slang term for penis, hence the album was credited to Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers. After The Beatles had gained fame, the album was re-released in Britain, with the credit altered to Tony Sheridan and The Beatles.

By 1967, Sheridan had become disillusioned with his Beatle-brought fame. As he was more concerned by the Vietnam War, Sheridan agreed to perform for the Allied troops. While in Vietnam however, the band that he had assembled was fired upon and one of the members was killed. Reuters reported that Sheridan himself had died. For his work entertaining the Allies, Sheridan was made an honorary Captain of the United States army.

In the early 1970s, Sheridan managed a West German radio programme of blues music, which was well-received. In 1978, the Star Club was reopened, and Sheridan performed there along with Elvis Presley's TCB Band.

On August 13, 2002, Sheridan released Vagabond, a collection largely of his own material, but also including a new cover version of "Skinny Minnie", a song he had years earlier recorded for his first album.

Lay it on the line
Tony Sheridan Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Lay it on the line' by these artists:

4HIM So don't go wastin' your time Holding on to your life There…
B. Bravo Verse 1: When I lay my eyes on you I knew…
Bart Crow Band [Verse 1] I'm a little bit lazy Get a little bit crazy Ther…
Burton Cummings Love you, love me But in the mornin' it's dead…
Cheap Suits Chorus I won't lay it on the line for you I won't…
Divine Brown I hate to say it, you were wrong I saw you…
Giant When I was just a young boy, I had to…
Grim Reaper Oh, lay it on the line I wanna know how you…
Jr. Johnny When you feel down and out Nothing seems right It's like you…

Lukas Rossi I'll believe it when I see it with my eyes I'm…
Matt Andersen There'll be hard times They'll weigh heavy on your mind With…
Mitch James Drinking at the end of the night And we don′t need…
The Cheap Suits Chorus I won't lay it on the line for you I won't…
The City Shakeup I won't listen, you won't tell Out for failure, wish me…
The Divine Brown I hate to say it, You were wrong. I saw you coming…
The Partridge Family I don't have to explain what's on my mind Show ya,…
The Pointer Sisters Boy, you've got something special That keeps me coming back…
Triumph It's the same old story all over again You turn a…
Wailing Souls Whoa yes, them a shake like leaf Whoa yes, them a…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Tony Sheridan:

Ain't She Sweet Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
Cry for a Shadow Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away That's where…
I Believe in Love Estoy andando por las vías del tren haciendo cosas que no…
I Got a Woman Well, I got a woman way cross town She's good to…
If You Love Me Baby If you leave me, baby I don't know what I'd do I…
Jambalaya Goodbye, joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh. Me gotta…
Just You and Me If you leave me, baby I don't know what I'd do I…
Kansas City Ah, Kansas City Coming to get my baby back home…
Let's Dance Hey baby won't you take a chance? Say that you'll let…
My Bonnie My Bonnie lies over the ocean My Bonnie lies over the…
Nobody's Child As I was slowly passing An orphan's home one day,…
Oh When the Saints Hey! We are following the footsteps of those who've gone…
Ready Teddy Ready - set - go man go I got a gal…
Ruby Baby Well now I gotta girl now and Ruby is her…
Shake Rattle and Roll Get out from that kitchen, And rattle those pots and pans, W…
Skinny Minnie My skinny Minnie is a crazy chick, Six foot high and…
Sweet Georgia Brown Well let me tell you well no chick made Could…
Take out Some Insurance As I was slowly passing An orphan's home one day,…
The Saints Well a-when the saints go marching in, When the saints…
What Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong Come and love your…
what i'd say Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong Come and love your…
What’d I Say Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong Come and love your…
When The Saint Go Marching In Hey! We are following the footsteps of those who've gone…
Why Why why can't we love again? Why why are you…
Ya Ya Oh, well, I'm sittin' here, la, la Waiting for my ya…
If You Love Me Baby If you leave me, baby I don't know what I'd do I…

Nobody's Child As I was slowly passing An orphan's home one day,…

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