Randolph Peter "Pete" Best (born Randolph Peter Scanland; 24 November 1941) is an English musician, principally known as the original drummer for The Beatles from 1960 to 1962.
He was born in the city of Madras, then part of British India. After Best's mother, Mona Best (1924–1988), moved to Liverpool in 1945, she opened The Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Bests' house in Liverpool. The Beatles (at the time known as the Quarrymen) played some of their first concerts at the club.
After working in a number of commercially unsuccessful groups Best gave up the music industry to work as a civil servant for 20 years, before starting the Pete Best Band. He has been married for over 50 years to Kathy Best; they have two daughters, Babs and Bonita, and four grandchildren.
"Many things have been said about what happened, but I don't know either. Maybe someday. One thing I'm sure of is that all the things that have happened to me, good and bad, happy and sad, have made me what I am today."
"I walked out of the show business in 1968 because I thought that would be good for the family. It took me some time to decide but I wanted to spend more time with my wife and two daughters who were always beside me. I wanted to do everything I could for them."
"Oh, I don't really know to this day. I was told they wanted a better drummer, I was anti-social, they didn't like my hair, but it is still very much a gray area and the reasons don't hold water."
"The first one I actually met was George Harrison,"
"The Beatles: The True Beginnings."
"Best of the Beatles"
"The way I look at it, ... just let it lie now."
"The togetherness, the camaraderie, the chemistry, the charisma: You never saw one of the Beatles by himself,"
"Paul's had a great career, and he's having a great career. And you have to admire him for his courage. He was courageous enough after the Beatles broke up to say, 'I'm going back on the road,' and he formed Wings."
In my view, 'Money' was the pick of the songs the Beatles recorded for their Decca Audition live in the studio on 1 January 1962.
First some background (courtesy of Wikipedia). Manager Brian Epstein made numerous trips to London to visit record companies with the hope of securing a record contract for the Beatles, but was rejected by many, including Columbia, Pye, Philips, and Oriole. The Beatles were driven down to London by Neil Aspinall on New Year's Eve in 1961, for a Decca audition, but Aspinall lost his way, and the trip took ten hours. They arrived at 10 o'clock at night, and John Lennon said that they arrived "just in time to see the drunks jumping in the Trafalgar Square fountain." On 1 January 1962, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best were auditioned by ...
published: 05 Nov 2009
Pete Best on Letterman July 14, 1982
This interview helps explain why Pete Best was replaced by Ringo twenty years earlier. He was a pedestrian drummer with a pedestrian personality.
published: 16 Apr 2017
Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best
Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best performing with the Star Princess Musicians. A Lovely night forever to be treasured.
Monica Silaghe - Vocals
Riley Snyder - Guitar
Martijn Bosma - Sax
James Faherty - Keys
Paulo Gustavo - Bass & Vocals
Pete Best - Drums
published: 15 Jul 2021
Pete Best on Being Dismissed from 'The Beatles', Getting Arrested & Creating the Atom Beat
Former Beatle Pete Best joins Elaine & Anton to tell them about the legendary band!
"There are fans who know more about 'The Beatles' than I do!"
When asked about how he felt about his departure from 'The Beatles', he tells Elaine and Anton that there was "a lot of anger about at the time."
He tells them there has been no communication between him and his former band mates.
"They have gone their way and I have gone mine."
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published: 26 Sep 2022
The OBVIOUS REASON PETE BEST Was FIRED by the BEATLES | #032
The reasons for the Beatles sacking of Pete Best are plainly obvious to everyone in the world except Pete Best. This video backs up the reason the Beatles gave for "firing" Pete Best, which was because he wasn’t a good enough drummer for them. Get opinions from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, George Martin and more.
SUPPORT Pop Goes the 60s on PATREON: https://rb.gy/nhcy3
The Beatles Anthology vol. 1 CD (fea. Pete Best tracks) https://amzn.to/3m63WP8
The Beatles All These Years: Tune In book by Mark Lewisohn: https://amzn.to/3lVaWxY
THE BEATLES MINUTE: Pete Best's Drumming on "Love Me Do"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpEl3_IZ5WE
VIDEO Pete Best - Talks about The Beatles, Hamburg, Anthology & more
Radio Broadcast 01/19/2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykw9kC7EtbY&...
published: 06 Sep 2020
My Bonnie THE BEATS PETE BEST
My Bonnie - THE BEATS - PETE BEST
published: 20 Feb 2011
Pete Best - P.S. I Love You (Porto Alegre 2022)
Pete Best live in Porto Alegre 2022, Brazil
Ft. Os Besouros band
Theatro São Pedro
November 20th, 2022
published: 21 Nov 2022
Pete Best - My Bonnie (Porto Alegre 2022)
Pete Best live in Porto Alegre 2022, Brazil
Ft. Os Besouros band
Theatro São Pedro
November 20th, 2022
published: 21 Nov 2022
Pete Best, former drummer for The Beatles | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One
Pete Best, the first drummer for The Beatles, tells Ryan Tubridy about the turbulent relationship he had with his former bandmates.
Watch The Late Late Show live and on-demand from anywhere in the world at http://www.rte.ie/player
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published: 18 Jan 2020
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (With Pete Best)
In my view, 'Money' was the pick of the songs the Beatles recorded for their Decca Audition live in the studio on 1 January 1962.
First some background (cour...
In my view, 'Money' was the pick of the songs the Beatles recorded for their Decca Audition live in the studio on 1 January 1962.
First some background (courtesy of Wikipedia). Manager Brian Epstein made numerous trips to London to visit record companies with the hope of securing a record contract for the Beatles, but was rejected by many, including Columbia, Pye, Philips, and Oriole. The Beatles were driven down to London by Neil Aspinall on New Year's Eve in 1961, for a Decca audition, but Aspinall lost his way, and the trip took ten hours. They arrived at 10 o'clock at night, and John Lennon said that they arrived "just in time to see the drunks jumping in the Trafalgar Square fountain." On 1 January 1962, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best were auditioned by Decca producer Tony Meehan (ex-drummer of the Shadows) performing a total of fifteen songs in just under one hour. All the material was selected by Epstein, who decided on a selection of covers that the band had performed in various clubs over the years, interspersed with three Lennon/McCartney originals.
The Beatles later found out that Epstein had paid Meehan to produce the studio recordings.Eventually, Decca Records rejected The Beatles, saying that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business", although it has since been suggested that their work that day did not yet reflect their true potential, and the "guitar" comment may have been intended as a polite let down.
There is no film of the Beatles recording their audition songs, so I have tried to put together the definitive slideshow of the early Pete Best era Beatles, although there are a few images with Stu Sutcliffe in there (he was no longer in the group when this song was recorded).
Comments and ratings are invited but please no 'my drummer is better than your drummer'..
In my view, 'Money' was the pick of the songs the Beatles recorded for their Decca Audition live in the studio on 1 January 1962.
First some background (courtesy of Wikipedia). Manager Brian Epstein made numerous trips to London to visit record companies with the hope of securing a record contract for the Beatles, but was rejected by many, including Columbia, Pye, Philips, and Oriole. The Beatles were driven down to London by Neil Aspinall on New Year's Eve in 1961, for a Decca audition, but Aspinall lost his way, and the trip took ten hours. They arrived at 10 o'clock at night, and John Lennon said that they arrived "just in time to see the drunks jumping in the Trafalgar Square fountain." On 1 January 1962, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best were auditioned by Decca producer Tony Meehan (ex-drummer of the Shadows) performing a total of fifteen songs in just under one hour. All the material was selected by Epstein, who decided on a selection of covers that the band had performed in various clubs over the years, interspersed with three Lennon/McCartney originals.
The Beatles later found out that Epstein had paid Meehan to produce the studio recordings.Eventually, Decca Records rejected The Beatles, saying that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business", although it has since been suggested that their work that day did not yet reflect their true potential, and the "guitar" comment may have been intended as a polite let down.
There is no film of the Beatles recording their audition songs, so I have tried to put together the definitive slideshow of the early Pete Best era Beatles, although there are a few images with Stu Sutcliffe in there (he was no longer in the group when this song was recorded).
Comments and ratings are invited but please no 'my drummer is better than your drummer'..
Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best performing with the Star Princess Musicians. A Lovely night forever to be treasured.
Monica Silaghe - Vocals
Riley Snyder -...
Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best performing with the Star Princess Musicians. A Lovely night forever to be treasured.
Monica Silaghe - Vocals
Riley Snyder - Guitar
Martijn Bosma - Sax
James Faherty - Keys
Paulo Gustavo - Bass & Vocals
Pete Best - Drums
Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best performing with the Star Princess Musicians. A Lovely night forever to be treasured.
Monica Silaghe - Vocals
Riley Snyder - Guitar
Martijn Bosma - Sax
James Faherty - Keys
Paulo Gustavo - Bass & Vocals
Pete Best - Drums
Former Beatle Pete Best joins Elaine & Anton to tell them about the legendary band!
"There are fans who know more about 'The Beatles' than I do!"
When asked ...
Former Beatle Pete Best joins Elaine & Anton to tell them about the legendary band!
"There are fans who know more about 'The Beatles' than I do!"
When asked about how he felt about his departure from 'The Beatles', he tells Elaine and Anton that there was "a lot of anger about at the time."
He tells them there has been no communication between him and his former band mates.
"They have gone their way and I have gone mine."
-
Monday-Friday from 7.00am to 10.00am & weekends from 9.00am to 12:00pm on Virgin Media One.
Email: [email protected]
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Former Beatle Pete Best joins Elaine & Anton to tell them about the legendary band!
"There are fans who know more about 'The Beatles' than I do!"
When asked about how he felt about his departure from 'The Beatles', he tells Elaine and Anton that there was "a lot of anger about at the time."
He tells them there has been no communication between him and his former band mates.
"They have gone their way and I have gone mine."
-
Monday-Friday from 7.00am to 10.00am & weekends from 9.00am to 12:00pm on Virgin Media One.
Email: [email protected]
#IrelandAM #VMTV #Ireland #PeteBest #PaulMcCartney #TheBeatles
The reasons for the Beatles sacking of Pete Best are plainly obvious to everyone in the world except Pete Best. This video backs up the reason the Beatles gave ...
The reasons for the Beatles sacking of Pete Best are plainly obvious to everyone in the world except Pete Best. This video backs up the reason the Beatles gave for "firing" Pete Best, which was because he wasn’t a good enough drummer for them. Get opinions from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, George Martin and more.
SUPPORT Pop Goes the 60s on PATREON: https://rb.gy/nhcy3
The Beatles Anthology vol. 1 CD (fea. Pete Best tracks) https://amzn.to/3m63WP8
The Beatles All These Years: Tune In book by Mark Lewisohn: https://amzn.to/3lVaWxY
THE BEATLES MINUTE: Pete Best's Drumming on "Love Me Do"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpEl3_IZ5WE
VIDEO Pete Best - Talks about The Beatles, Hamburg, Anthology & more
Radio Broadcast 01/19/2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykw9kC7EtbY&t=1236s
The reasons for the Beatles sacking of Pete Best are plainly obvious to everyone in the world except Pete Best. This video backs up the reason the Beatles gave for "firing" Pete Best, which was because he wasn’t a good enough drummer for them. Get opinions from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, George Martin and more.
SUPPORT Pop Goes the 60s on PATREON: https://rb.gy/nhcy3
The Beatles Anthology vol. 1 CD (fea. Pete Best tracks) https://amzn.to/3m63WP8
The Beatles All These Years: Tune In book by Mark Lewisohn: https://amzn.to/3lVaWxY
THE BEATLES MINUTE: Pete Best's Drumming on "Love Me Do"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpEl3_IZ5WE
VIDEO Pete Best - Talks about The Beatles, Hamburg, Anthology & more
Radio Broadcast 01/19/2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykw9kC7EtbY&t=1236s
Pete Best, the first drummer for The Beatles, tells Ryan Tubridy about the turbulent relationship he had with his former bandmates.
Watch The Late Late Show liv...
Pete Best, the first drummer for The Beatles, tells Ryan Tubridy about the turbulent relationship he had with his former bandmates.
Watch The Late Late Show live and on-demand from anywhere in the world at http://www.rte.ie/player
The Late Late Show | Fridays | RTÉ One, 9:35pm Irish Time
Pete Best, the first drummer for The Beatles, tells Ryan Tubridy about the turbulent relationship he had with his former bandmates.
Watch The Late Late Show live and on-demand from anywhere in the world at http://www.rte.ie/player
The Late Late Show | Fridays | RTÉ One, 9:35pm Irish Time
In my view, 'Money' was the pick of the songs the Beatles recorded for their Decca Audition live in the studio on 1 January 1962.
First some background (courtesy of Wikipedia). Manager Brian Epstein made numerous trips to London to visit record companies with the hope of securing a record contract for the Beatles, but was rejected by many, including Columbia, Pye, Philips, and Oriole. The Beatles were driven down to London by Neil Aspinall on New Year's Eve in 1961, for a Decca audition, but Aspinall lost his way, and the trip took ten hours. They arrived at 10 o'clock at night, and John Lennon said that they arrived "just in time to see the drunks jumping in the Trafalgar Square fountain." On 1 January 1962, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best were auditioned by Decca producer Tony Meehan (ex-drummer of the Shadows) performing a total of fifteen songs in just under one hour. All the material was selected by Epstein, who decided on a selection of covers that the band had performed in various clubs over the years, interspersed with three Lennon/McCartney originals.
The Beatles later found out that Epstein had paid Meehan to produce the studio recordings.Eventually, Decca Records rejected The Beatles, saying that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business", although it has since been suggested that their work that day did not yet reflect their true potential, and the "guitar" comment may have been intended as a polite let down.
There is no film of the Beatles recording their audition songs, so I have tried to put together the definitive slideshow of the early Pete Best era Beatles, although there are a few images with Stu Sutcliffe in there (he was no longer in the group when this song was recorded).
Comments and ratings are invited but please no 'my drummer is better than your drummer'..
Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best performing with the Star Princess Musicians. A Lovely night forever to be treasured.
Monica Silaghe - Vocals
Riley Snyder - Guitar
Martijn Bosma - Sax
James Faherty - Keys
Paulo Gustavo - Bass & Vocals
Pete Best - Drums
Former Beatle Pete Best joins Elaine & Anton to tell them about the legendary band!
"There are fans who know more about 'The Beatles' than I do!"
When asked about how he felt about his departure from 'The Beatles', he tells Elaine and Anton that there was "a lot of anger about at the time."
He tells them there has been no communication between him and his former band mates.
"They have gone their way and I have gone mine."
-
Monday-Friday from 7.00am to 10.00am & weekends from 9.00am to 12:00pm on Virgin Media One.
Email: [email protected]
#IrelandAM #VMTV #Ireland #PeteBest #PaulMcCartney #TheBeatles
The reasons for the Beatles sacking of Pete Best are plainly obvious to everyone in the world except Pete Best. This video backs up the reason the Beatles gave for "firing" Pete Best, which was because he wasn’t a good enough drummer for them. Get opinions from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, George Martin and more.
SUPPORT Pop Goes the 60s on PATREON: https://rb.gy/nhcy3
The Beatles Anthology vol. 1 CD (fea. Pete Best tracks) https://amzn.to/3m63WP8
The Beatles All These Years: Tune In book by Mark Lewisohn: https://amzn.to/3lVaWxY
THE BEATLES MINUTE: Pete Best's Drumming on "Love Me Do"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpEl3_IZ5WE
VIDEO Pete Best - Talks about The Beatles, Hamburg, Anthology & more
Radio Broadcast 01/19/2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykw9kC7EtbY&t=1236s
Pete Best, the first drummer for The Beatles, tells Ryan Tubridy about the turbulent relationship he had with his former bandmates.
Watch The Late Late Show live and on-demand from anywhere in the world at http://www.rte.ie/player
The Late Late Show | Fridays | RTÉ One, 9:35pm Irish Time
Randolph Peter "Pete" Best (born Randolph Peter Scanland; 24 November 1941) is an English musician, principally known as the original drummer for The Beatles from 1960 to 1962.
He was born in the city of Madras, then part of British India. After Best's mother, Mona Best (1924–1988), moved to Liverpool in 1945, she opened The Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Bests' house in Liverpool. The Beatles (at the time known as the Quarrymen) played some of their first concerts at the club.
After working in a number of commercially unsuccessful groups Best gave up the music industry to work as a civil servant for 20 years, before starting the Pete Best Band. He has been married for over 50 years to Kathy Best; they have two daughters, Babs and Bonita, and four grandchildren.
Here's the wake up call You ordered sir Air-conditioned smile Cloned bedroom style And I'm looking through The glass again Maybe I'm the only one Gravity is there to bend Fantasies to live again so Here's the wake up call You ordered sir Breathing deep inside Taking in the ride The scenery for me Is a different story I tell you now my heart Is aching for what I believe So what have you done today That you've never done before And if it's alright I won't stay here tonight And if you don't mind I'll take things as I said So if it's okay I won't be staying Here again today Meet the weekend sir Meet you mystery wife And the babies teeth Are coming down The babies voice Is breaking now And as for all the years between Motorways and broken dreams so Here's the wake up call You needed sir Standing on the side Observing all I find The scenery I see Twisted beyond belief I tell you now my mind Is bending for what I believe So what have you done today That you've never done before And if it's alright I won't stay here tonight And if you don't mind I'll take things as I said And if you don't mind I'll stick with my own kind And if you don't mind I'll keep you out of sight And with that in mind Please take me as you find And if it's okay
EnteringWeek 11, the Steelers are holding opponents to a 3.8 yards-per-rush average, which is tied for the third-best in the NFL...That'sTyler Sullivan's take, as he made the Steelers plus the points a best bet this week ... Pete Prisco ... Pete Prisco.
Enter Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, who has been one of the game's very best power hitters since he entered the league ... But it's Pete Alonso ... If that's all it costs for the Cubs to land their best ...
Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans has taken to social media to celebrate the appointment of an anti-vaxxer to a top position in the US government... Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans gloats over Donald Trump's election win.
Arguably, the most intriguing first baseman available on the open market right now is New York Mets star Pete Alonso. He is one of the best sluggers in ... He immediately would be the team's best slugger.
The team officially noted that Hurts was evaluated for a concussion, but cleared to return to play for the second half ... Our Latest NFLStories. Week 11 picks ... Week 11 best bets. C.J ... Pete Prisco • 6 min read. Brinson's Week 11 best bets. Bills are money vs.
One of the pivotal moments in the losing effort by the Washington Commanders came with eight minutes to play in the fourth quarter with the Eagles up 12-10 ... We're aggressive." ... Week 11 best bets. C.J ... Pete Prisco • 6 min read. Brinson's Week 11 best bets.
Another week, another stellar performance by Saquon Barkley ... However, this stint with Philly has shown just the opposite and shined a light on how New York was dimming the back ... Week 11 best bets ... Pete Prisco • 6 min read. Brinson's Week 11 best bets ... .
A highly anticipated boxing match will unfold on Friday, when Mike Tyson takes on JakePaul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas... The Tyson vs ... The Tyson vs ... Pete Truszkowski • 1 min read. Best prop bets for Jake Paul vs ... Game preview and best bets ... .
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News weekend co-host tapped to serve as secretary of defense, has no Pentagon experience ... Pete Hegseth hosts the Fox Nation's Patriot Awards on Nov.
Department of Defense wrote in a best-selling book that "the next commander in chief will need to clean house" at the Pentagon. Pete Hegseth, 44, spent the last eight years on a Fox News morning show building a loyal following.
'Pete Hegseth has been an exceptional host on FOX & Friends and FOX Nation and a best-selling author for FOX NewsBooks for nearly a decade,' a spokesperson for Fox NewsMedia told DailyMail.com in a statement.
Juan Soto delivers some of the best at-bats of any hitter in the game ... He has the best plate discipline in the major leagues ... 5—1B Pete Alonso, NYM, age-30*** ... Pete Alonso is one of the best right-handed power bats in the game.