Tony Sheridan passed away at 72

Tony Sheridan,British rock n roll musician who was considered to be the first Beatles collaborator died at age 72 last February 16.His song "My Bonnie" credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers(the Beatles) is considered to be the very first Beatles recording pre-Parlophone.

Sheridan had met the Beatles during the band's early days in Hamburg,Germany having been played at clubs near each other.John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and then drummer Pete Best started collaborating with Sheridan and had recorded a number of singles aside from My Bonnie--When The Saints Go Marching In,Cry For A Shadow,and Aint She Sweet with both the latter two appearing on the 1995 Beatles Anthology album as a re-recorded version credited to the band alone in 1961."Cry For A Shadow" on the other hand, was an instrumental guitar piece written by George Harrison and John Lennon as a tribute or how they envied the Shadows--another British rock group known for their surf guitar style.

The report was first released by UK's the Telegraph after the news of his death became viral on both facebook and twitter.An obituary by rock magazine Rolling Stone was also released a day after his reported passing.Sheridan had a heart surgery in Germany and has been reported to be hospitalized as early as December 2012.

ANTHONY ESMOND SHERIDAN McGINNITY aka TONY SHERIDAN (May 21,1940-February 16,2013)