Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Pete Best Biography and Timeline
Follow Pete Best through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Pete Best, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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1960–1962Years on this page
1960
Beatles, The
Becomes the Beatles drummer before their Hamburg engagements.
Beatles, The
Becomes a founding member as the group develops into the Beatles.
1962
Beatles, The
The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records, he agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced, within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group
Beatles, The
The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho"
Beatles, The
Is dismissed as the Beatles prepare for their EMI recording career.
Dismissal
Pete Best is sacked
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.