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Tony Sheridan

1940 - 2013

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Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity (21 May 1940 – 16 February 2013), known professionally as Tony Sheridan, was an English rock and roll guitarist who spent much of his adult life in Germany. He was best known as an early collaborator of the Beatles (though the record was labelled as being with "The Beat Brothers"), one of two non-Beatles (the other being Billy Preston) to receive label performance credit on a record with the group, and the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording which charted as a single. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Sheridan is the 635th most popular musician (down from 610th in 2019), the 2,120th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,840th in 2019) and the 128th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tony Sheridan ranks 635 out of 3,175. Before him are Edgar Froese, Ian Hill, Dido, Alan Wilder, Jason Newsted, and John Frusciante. After him are Freddie King, Wes Montgomery, Ayla Erduran, Maxim Shostakovich, Bebo Valdés, and Fritz Busch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Tony Sheridan ranks 185. Before him are Fouad Twal, Natalia Makarova, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Michael Parks, Louis Pilot, and John Grinder. After him are Dietmar Hopp, Leonard Susskind, Luis Cubilla, Kipchoge Keino, Mirko Jozić, and Wayne Dyer. Among people deceased in 2013, Tony Sheridan ranks 147. Before him are Barbara Lawrence, Margherita Hack, Michael Ansara, Bruno Metsu, Halton Arp, and Esther Williams. After him are Henrique Rosa, Eiji Toyoda, Deanna Durbin, Bebo Valdés, Van Cliburn, and Luis Cubilla.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Sheridan ranks 2,120 out of 8,785. Before him are Barbara West (1911), Arthur Tansley (1871), Alan Wilder (1959), Hannah Chaplin (1865), Paul Gascoigne (1967), and Robert Darwin (1766). After him are Peter Lawford (1923), George S. Robertson (1872), Mary Hopkin (1950), Matthew Paris (1200), John Needham (1713), and John Watson (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Tony Sheridan ranks 128. Before him are Phil Lynott (1949), Chris Martin (1977), Vince Clarke (1960), Ian Hill (1952), Dido (1971), and Alan Wilder (1959). After him are Dick Taylor (1943), Mike Ratledge (1943), Bill Bruford (1949), Rick Wakeman (1949), Tony Banks (1950), and Rick Davies (1944).

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