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William Howard Ashton (born 19 August 1943), known professionally as Billy J. Kramer, is an English pop singer.With The Dakotas, Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein during the 1960s and scored hits with several Lennon–McCartney compositions never recorded by the Beatles, among them the UK number one "Bad to Me" (1963).
"From a Window" is a song written by Paul McCartney, [1] attributed to John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which was recorded by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas. It was the last of six Lennon–McCartney compositions recorded by Kramer. [2] Kramer recorded the song on 29 May 1964 at Abbey Road Studios. [3]
Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas released their recording of the song in 1963 and it became their first number 1 in the UK Singles Chart. [1] Paul McCartney was present during the recording session at Abbey Road Studios. The single was released in the US the following year, and was a top-ten hit there, reaching number 9. [4]
Kramer and the Dakotas recorded "I'll Be On My Way" on 14 and 21 March 1963. [20] Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas released their cover of the song as the B-side of their hit debut single, "Do You Want to Know a Secret" [8] on 26 April 1963. [21] The record held at #2 nationally in the U.K., second to the Beatles' "From Me To You". [22]
Lennon wrote the song prior to the formation of the Beatles. [5] In 1963, he gave it to Billy J. Kramer of The Dakotas, another Liverpool band who were signed to Parlophone by George Martin. Kramer released it as the B-side of the single "Bad to Me", another Lennon–McCartney composition. [7]
The Beatles have inspired a number of tribute acts and theatrical productions; among them are the American Beatles tribute band Rain (originally Reign), which evolved into the stage production Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles; [2] [3] the Cirque du Soleil stage production Love, which utilizes music from an accompanying 2006 remix album of the ...
[1] [2] [3] It was released as a single by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas on 1 November 1963, and released on Kramer's album Little Children. [3] It reached number 4 and spent 13 weeks in the UK charts, [4] kept off the top spot by the Beatles' "She Loves You" (another Lennon–McCartney composition) and "You'll Never Walk Alone". [3]
Epstein flew to New York on November 5 to promote another one of his acts, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. Six days later, Epstein and Sullivan met at the Hotel Delmonico and agreed to have the Beatles perform three shows—two live and one taped. [5] The Beatles ended up earning $2,400 ($18,025 in 2023 dollars) for each of the three shows. [6]