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27-Mar-2015
‘Shirley’s Wild Accordion’ on ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, London – UKby Rob Howard |
 Accordion starts: 1:37 A sample from the special....the Fish and Chips stop! Enjoy The Beatles 1967 style!In 1967 the Beatles filmed ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, their third movie. Merseyside-born accordionist Shirley Evans (1932 - 2010) appeared in a scene on board the coach, accompanying some lively sing-along numbers with the Beatles. Another scene showed her playing ‘Shirley’s Wild Accordion’, written for her by John Lennon, on which she was backed by Paul McCartney on maracas and yelling "Go on, Shirl!", and Ringo Starr on drums. However, the accordion playing scene in the above video was left out during final editing, and until now this unique recording has remained unissued in the vaults at EMI in Abbey Rd, London. The latest DVD/Blu-ray re-issue of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ includes ‘Shirley’s Wild Accordion’ in the bonus material. ‘Shirley's Wild Accordion’ was recorded on October 12th 1967 at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, in eight takes, with Evans playing from an arrangement written by Mike Leander from a tune composed by John Lennon. Shirley Evans was a world travelled professional accordionist, composer, dancer, presenter/writer of a children’s TV show in Hong Kong, and latterly was involved in show business agency work in Florida, USA. She entertained on cruise ships, and in the 1970s performed as a duo with CIA Coupe Mondiale winner Donald Hulme. |