More than 60 years after Pete Best was ejected from The Beatles and replaced by Ringo Starr, reasons for the ouster continue to be a matter of conjecture. He wasn’t a good enough drummer.

Brian Epstein signed up Pete Best, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon in 1962 A letter from The Beatles' manager following the sacking of the band's original drummer is up for auction.

and more than 40 by The Beatles. Now, the rooms upstairs have been turned into suites named after John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best and the original bass player Stuart ...

Allan Scott talks to friends of the Beatles, including their former drummer Pete Best, about the band's early years. In 1963, The Public Ear became the show young people would tune into to ...

The Beatles' first contract with manager Brian Epstein has sold for £275,000 at auction. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and original drummer Pete Best, signed the document on 24 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...