My Bonnie

The first ever post of my XMASTIME FOOTNOTE SERIES mentioned the importance of Tony Sheridan:

I'm often fascinated by uber-footnotes in history; either in pictures (ie. who's the woman in the picture they always show kneeling over the body at Kent State?) or otherwise (ie Raymond Jones - to quote Wikipedia: The Beatles had recorded the 'My Bonnie' single with Tony Sheridan in Germany...Epstein's version of the story was that a customer—Raymond Jones—walked into the NEMS shop and asked Epstein for the "My Bonnie" single, which made Epstein curious about the group.") Who are these people? Has anyone ever interviewed them? That should be a whole book, interviews with these footnote people. There's millions of 'em.

Obviously, nobody would remember Tony Sheridan after the early 60's were it not for this happening.  Meanwhile, the last show the Beatles played was August 29, 1966, and Tony Sheridan is fucking playing a show this Sunday. Incredible.

Also, the show is in Moscow.  That PBS doc about the effect the Beatles had on the Soviet Union has popped up a coupla times, be on the lookout for it.  Still amazed the at the lengths people there had to go to to listen to The Beatles.