#OnThisDay in 1941, #PeteBest, British rock #drummer (The Beatles, 1960-62), born in Madras, British India.
#HappyBirthday #84 🎉🎂✨🍰🥳🎊

Am 17.08.1960 wurde in #Hamburg Musik-Geschichte geschrieben: #JohnLennon, #PaulMcCartney, #GeorgeHarrison, #StuartSutcliffe und #PeteBest hatten ihren ersten Auftritt im #Indra in #StPauli.

The #Beatles wurden geboren

#OnThisDay in 1962, #RingoStarr replaces #PeteBest as the Beatles' drummer, with the first official concert two days later.

Pete Best, Former Beatles Drummer, Announces Retirement Due to ‘Personal Circumstances’
#Variety #News #Beatles #PeteBest

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/pete-best-former-beatles-drummer-announces-retirement-1236363599/

Pete Best, Former Beatles Drummer, Announces Retirement

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best has announced his retirement due to 'personal circumstances.'

Variety
Pete Best, Original Beatles Drummer, Announces Retirement

Pete Best — the original Beatles drummer — confirmed he is stepping away from public appearances.

Rolling Stone
Una cinta perdida de los Beatles de 1962 se halló en Vancouver

Un dueño de una tienda de discos en Canadá encontró una cinta original de los Beatles que, al principio, pensó era pirata, pero al escuchar el sonido puro de la grabación decidió publicarla en redes. Se trata de la primera audición de los Beatles como banda con el sello Decca Records.

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BRENDA LEE
"SWEET NOTHIN'S"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReYuh1uKDFk

Having asked friends for a favorite Brenda Lee song, one selected "All Alone Am I" along with "Sweet Nothin's." "Sweet Nothin's" has been covered by quite a variety of acts, from The Searchers (1963) to the Duke Robillard Band (2019), with the Pete Best Band(!), Burton Cummings, Wanda Jackson, and Diana Ross in between. I guess Brenda got their attention. Brenda did the best version of "Killing Me Softly" I have heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw7A08IUNyc

The Roberta Flack hit has annoying percussion and the Fugees hit has gotten lots of airplay and it has worn out its welcome. Judging from Amazon and Bandcamp searches, evidently Brenda's version is currently not available for purchase. I heard Brenda Lee at the Bangor Fair in Maine and I'll never forget it. It was outdoors in bright sun and she related one of her songs to what rock 'n' roll was like in the 1960s. She is one of the few early 60s stars still with us.

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#1960smusic #allaloneami #bangorfair #bangormaine #bangorstatefair #brendalee #burtoncummings #dianaross #dukerobillard #fugees #killingmesoftly #music #petebest #petebestband #rockandroll #sweetnothings #sweetnothins #searchers #thefugees #thesearchers #wandajackson

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Sweet Nothin's

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Let It Airbnb: Early Beatles venue converted to rental by Pete Best

Early Beatles venue the Casbah Coffee Club, where they played over 40 shows, has been converted to an Airbnb by original drummer Pete Best.

Consequence
Why drummer Pete Best was fired from The Beatles

Born in Madras, British India back in 1941, Pete Best was The Beatles drummer from 1960 to 1962, playing with them especially in their residency in Germany, where they played in Hamburg for several months during those two years. In 1962 he was fired by the band’s manager Brian Epstein who said John, George and […]

Rock And Roll Garage
Descripción del descubrimiento de las famosas cintas en el #StarClub de #Hamburg de #TheBeatles, en 1973. Por lo visto, ya tocaba en directo con ellos #RingoStarr, sustituto del batería original #PeteBest. Se cree que las grabaciones son de fines de diciembre de 1962, con lo que Ringo ya llevaría más de cuatro meses con ellos. Para entonces, los de Liverpool ya habían publicado su primer single con #Parlophone / #EMI, el mediocre "Love Me Do".
#Beat #RockNRoll #60s #BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u1HvaJW2rk
Lost Beatles Tape Discovered (BBC 1973) the find of the Hamburg Tapes.

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