The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls will be hosting a performance by The Beatles’ original drummer Pete Best and his group, ...

"If anyone was the fifth Beatle, it was Brian." On a November day in 1961, Brian Epstein fatefully decided to check out a ...

Dave Grohl knows who his favourite Beatles member is as his called this musician the "foundation" of the band, powering their ...

4. Pete Best Was Fired For Being Cuter Than Paul Some Beatles myths are just rude. Pete Best was the original drummer of The Beatles, and he was given the boot in 1962. It was a cruel twist of ...

Finding themselves without a permanent drummer in 1960, the pre-fame Beatles hired local Liverpool skinsman Pete Best -- but his time in the band would be short lived. After recording a demo for ...

With a storied history as a live band before their first single, The Beatles had played with several classic guitars before 'Love Me 'Do stormed the charts.

The Beatles’ producer ultimately put his foot down about a different aspect of their debut single production: the drummer. Martin had already hired a session drummer to replace Pete Best when ...

Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) got his start drumming for another Liverpool group -- Rory Storm and the Hurricanes -- before he was asked to step into Pete Best's vacant spot in the Beatles in ...

In February 1961, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best played their first gig at the Cavern Club as The Beatles. Just two years later, and after a change of drummer ...