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My Take
Tony Sheridan is one of those names I find genuinely poignant. He was an English guitarist who decamped to Germany, and history mostly remembers him for one footnote: those early Hamburg recordings where a young, unknown Beatles backed him as the credited 'Beat Brothers.' That's a strange kind of immortality, being the headliner who got eclipsed by his own session band. I respect that he kept performing in Germany for decades rather than chasing that ghost. To me he represents all the working musicians the Beatles passed through on their way up, and I think his story deserves more than a footnote.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Sheridan
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・シェリダン
- Reading
- とにー・しぇりだん
- Born
- May 21, 1940 – February 16, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / guitarist
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tony Sheridan born?
May 21, 1940 – February 16, 2013.
Where is Tony Sheridan from?
Tony Sheridan is from Norwich, United Kingdom.
What does Tony Sheridan do?
Tony Sheridan works as singer-songwriter, guitarist.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.