Why John Lennon and Paul McCartney Gave a No. 1 Single to Another Singer

John Lennon and Paul McCartney gave a No. 1 single to another singer. John played one of The Beatles’ most famous songs to this singer before it was a hit. The singer in question also recorded a hit cover of one of The Beatles’ early tunes.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney gave a No. 1 single to another singer. Subsequently, Paul explained why they did that. Notably, the singer in question had a few hits that were written by the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership.The Beatles’ original manager, Brian Epstein, was also the manager for Billy J. Kramer. According to the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul said he and John gave Kramer some of their songs because they were his friends. During a 2015 interview with The Vinyl District, Kramer discussed one of his interactions with Epstein. “He said, ‘We’ve been offered a record deal and you need an original song.’

Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com

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