Pete Best
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Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 24Singer Johnny Carver is 69. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 68. Actor Dwight Schultz (The A-Team) is 62. Actor Stanley Livingston (My Three Sons) is 59. Record producer Terry Lewis is 53. Actress Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next... In this article: The Miami Herald, Pete Best, Dwight Schultz, Katherine Heigl, Stanley Livingston, Denise Crosby, Beatles, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Grey's Anatomy |
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Today in History - Nov. 24
...of Famer Oscar Robertson is 71. Country singer Johnny Carver is 69. Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue is 69. Rock drummer Pete Best is 68. Rock musician Donald "Duck" Dunn (Booker T. & the MG's) is 68. Actor-comedian Billy Connolly is...
In this article: Lookout Mountain, Rock, Apollo 12, Palestinian militant, World War II, British Overseas Airways Corp., and Booker T. & the MG's
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The Advocate | 6 days ago
Big Beatles bash back in Stamford
...hairs on the back of my neck." For past expos, Rosenay sought to recruit guests with a "direct connection to the Beatles," including Pete Best, the Beatles drummer from 1960 to 1962; Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon's ex-wife; and even the...
In this article: The Beatles, Stamford, Clay Cole, John Lennon, Eddie Munster, Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead, Brian Epstein, Walt Disney Studios, and Ringo Starr
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Asbury Park Press | November 18, 2009
This class ensures that rock and roll will never die
...to the quartet's motives and inspirations for turning to music. The summary gives details of the band's original drummer, Pete Best, sparking discussion within the class over the band's cohesiveness and why the old drummer was fired...
In this article: Beatles, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Miley Cyrus
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PopMatters | November 10, 2009
The Four-Color Adventures of the Fab Four: The Beatles and Comic Books (Feature)
...filmmaker with a connection to the team. The team's story follows many of the same touchstones as the Beatles' story. Instead of Pete Best we get a superstrong hero named Golem. Instead of a Japanese-American photographer threatening to...
In this article: The Beatles, Beatles, Bruce Wayne, Batman, Paul McCartney, Strange Tales, and Batman and Robin
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PopMatters | November 08, 2009
The Records, Day One: 1963-1964 (Feature)
...the original and another on the remastered version-in which Ringo has suspiciously short hair, having just joined the group after Pete Best was sacked because EMI had complained that the handsome original drummer was a weak link. Curiously,...
In this article: The Beatles, Please Please Me, George Martin, Arthur Alexander, Beatles, EMI, R&B, Please Please Me, From Me to You, and The Beatles Second Album
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PopMatters | November 08, 2009
The Magical Mystery Four: The Beatles As a Successful System of Archetypes (Feature)
...what made the Beatles so unique were the four distinct personality types that rounded out the group. Sure, you can quibble that Pete Best was the original drummer and that the Beatles started out as a quintet. However, it was the Fab Four as...
In this article: The Beatles, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Kiss, Elvis Presley, Yoko Ono, and U2
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The Times of India - Entertainment | November 05, 2009
Beatles and biryani
...and his 'Indian origins' on a recent visit to Delhi. Apart from the Beatles association, which is what he's best known for, Pete Best, who was the Beatles' original drummer, has another interesting association - with India. He was born...
In this article: Beatles, India, Delhi, Chennai, Liverpool, Beatles, Roag Best, and Ringo Starr
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 05, 2009
Beatles waxworks melt in Indian heat as Pete Best performs in Delhi
...waxworks of The Beatles have reportedly melted in the Indian heat at the same event where the group's original drummer, Pete Best, performed. Published: 3:21PM GMT 05 Nov 2009 The Beatles waxworks displayed in a south Delhi...
In this article: The Beatles, Delhi, John Lennon, The Beatles Story, Liverpool, Ringo Starr, Chennai, Mail Today, and DVD
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Bleacher Report | November 05, 2009
For Yankees, John, Paul, and George Enough: Who Needs Ringo?
None better than the Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were the orginal members, along with drummer Pete Best. Best was dropped and Ringo Starr added. Their song, P.S., I love you by the Beatles is running through...
In this article: New York Yankees, A.J. Burnett, Phillies, C.C. Sabathia, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Andy Pettitte, and Beatles
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Sunday Mirror | October 17, 2009
The Beatles - Unseen pics from 1962
...Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a brain haemorrhage in Hamburg. He'd left the band in August 1961 Manager Brian Epstein sacks drummer Pete Best. Ringo Starr joins from Rory Storm And The Hurricanes The Mirror's Don Short gets to sit on Ringo's...
In this article: The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Beatlemania, Mirror, Palladium, Daily Mirror, and BBC Light Programme
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Pete Best (b. 24 November 1941, in Madras, British India) is a British musician, best known as the original drummer for The Beatles.
After moving from India to Liverpool in 1945, Best's mother, Mona Best (1924-1988) started The Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Best's house in Liverpool, which became very popular—the membership list grew to over a thousand—and where The Beatles (then known as The Quarrymen) played some of their first concerts. The club was also known as The Casbah Club, or simply The Casbah. Best played there with his first band, The Black Jacks, and later with The Beatles.
Best joined The Beatles on 12 August 1960, only one day before they were to go to Hamburg to play a season of concerts. He was dismissed from the group two years later, on 16 August 1962, but was never given a full explanation as to the reason why. He later worked as a civil servant for 20 years, before starting The Pete Best Band. Best has been married for over 40 years to Kathy Best; they have two daughters and four grandchildren.
- Name At Birth:
- Randolph Peter Best
- Also Known As:
- Pete Best
- Birth Date:
- November 24, 1941
- Birthplace:
- Madras, India
- Occupation:
- Drummer, Vocalist, Civil Servant
- Instrument Played:
- Drums
- Years Active:
- 1959 – 1968
- Associated With:
- The Pete Best Band
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