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Shirley Evans obituary

Accordionist who featured in the Beatles' 1967 Magical Mystery Tour filmThe accordionist Shirley Evans, who has died aged 78, accompanied Cliff Richard, Engelbert Humperdinck and Liberace and played Mabel the barmaid in TV advertisements for Carling ("Hey Mabel, Black Label"). But she knew she would be best remembered for leading the Beatles in a singalong on a bus in their 1967 TV movie Magical Mystery Tour.John Lennon wrote an instrumental in her honour, Shirley's Wild Accordion, with Evans pl...

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Shirley Evans obituary

Guardian Music — Accordionist who featured in the Beatles' 1967 Magical Mystery Tour filmThe accordionist Shirley Evans, who has died aged 78, accompanied Cliff Richard, Engelbert Humperd... more info