Pete Best | |
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 Pete Best in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Randolph Peter Scanland |
| Also known as | Pete Best |
| Born | (1941-11-24)24 November 1941 (age 83) Madras,British India |
| Origin | Liverpool,England |
| Genres | Rock and roll,rock |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer,Civil servant,Songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1959 – 1968, 1960–1962 (Beatles Drummer), 1988 – present |
| Website | www.petebest.com |
Randolph Peter Best orPete Best (bornRandolph Peter Scanland; 24 November 1941) wasThe Beatles's original drummer. He was born on 24 November 1941 inMadras,India to an Indian mother and anEnglish father. His mother, Mona, later owned the Casbah Club inLiverpool, where The Beatles would sometimes perform. Best was drummer for the group from 1960 until 16 August 1962, when the band and their new manager,Brian Epstein, fired him and replaced him withRingo Starr. The reason was because when the band auditioned forEMI,record producerGeorge Martin was not satisfied with Best's drum skills, and planned to replace him on their recordings.
Best was devastated, and tried to form other bands with little success. He attempted suicide in 1965. He went on to work as acivil servant. In 1995, when The Beatles released theirAnthology albums, which featured Best on some recordings, he received a large sum of money from the sales. He also found a new career, appearing at Beatles-related events such asconventions, where he sometimes played drums, with more skill than he showed in earlier days.
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