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28 sie 2013 · The real reason Pete Best left the band. In When They Were Boys, I let the reader make final judgment about why Pete Best was fired as the Beatles' drummer. But the evidence is growing...
16 sie 2015 · Arguably the most ignominious firing in rock history happened on Aug. 16, 1962. Shortly before recording their debut single, the Beatles dismissed drummer Pete Best.
Ringo Starr eventually replaced Best on 16 August 1962 when the group's manager, Brian Epstein, fired Best at the request of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison following the band's first recording session.
21 mar 2020 · Drummer Pete Best is explaining, not for the first time, what it was like for him that late summer’s day in 1962 when he was sacked suddenly from The Beatles, a beat combo from Liverpool who...
30 maj 2022 · John Lennon clearly learned this the hard way in the early days of The Beatles, when he performed alongside Pete Best, the group’s much-maligned early drummer. Best performed with Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison for two years before being fired in 1962 and replaced by Ringo Starr.
18 sty 2015 · Pete Best, one of the biggest "I coulda been a contender" stories in rock history, won a legal battle against the Beatles in a defamation lawsuit in January 1969. Best drummed for the Beatles...
25 mar 2020 · Starting with the drums: until 1962, Pete Best played the instrument, not Ringo. And, contrary to the legend, he was not fired for being too handsome or not fitting in, but for not being good enough.
