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Pete Best is putting his drumsticks down for good. The original drummer for The Beatles, 83, is retiring after a long career in the music industry. “Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we ...
The Beatles' music didn't call for a showy drummer – they needed a drummer who could write the right parts." Post-Beatles era, Ringo lent his drumming talent to John Lennon and George Harrison ...
Magazine. Regis Martin/Getty Pete Best, the original drummer of The Beatles, is retiring. The drummer's brother Roag Best announced the news on X on Saturday, April 5, sharing a picture of them ...
Original Beatles drummer Pete Best has announced his retirement from the music industry at the age of 83. His brother Roag announced on X this past Saturday that he’s dropping out of the public ...
Barry Keoghan said in a recent interview that he met Ringo Starr as part of his preparations to portray the drummer in the ...
Ringo Starr is opening up about being a Beatle. During a recent interview with AARP, The Magazine, Starr looked back on his time as a member of The Beatles, and what he's been up to since.
The Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr was inspired to write one of his most famous tracks, Octopus's Garden, after briefly leaving the band. The 84-year-old rock star left the Fab Four during the ...
Despite the inherent novelty of a country album by the iconic Beatles drummer, Starr wanted to stay true to the genre. “I always say, we’ll, there’s three things [that define country ...
Who is the "Best" drummer in Beatles history? Surprise, it's not Ringo Starr. The answer is literally Pete Best, the man who first gave The Beatles their beat. At 82, this British rock legend is ...
Pete Best is stepping away from the spotlight. On Sunday, Best — who was the original Beatles drummer before Ringo Starr — confirmed that he is stepping away from public appearances and ...
Pete Best, original drummer for the Beatles, was last seen turning the Casbah Coffee Club — his family’s old Liverpool venue, site of many an early Beatles gig dating back to when they were ...