Beatles, The1960
Becomes the Beatles drummer before their Hamburg engagements.
Historical person
Pete Best Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pete Best, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
7 records1960–19622 events2 places
Chronological biography
1960
Beatles, The1960
Becomes a founding member as the group develops into the Beatles.
Beatles, The1 August 1960
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
1962
Beatles, The1 June 1962
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, The6 June 1962
The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho"
Beatles, The16 August 1962
Is dismissed as the Beatles prepare for their EMI recording career.
Dismissal16 August 1962
Pete Best is sacked
Titles and roles
Drummer · Member of Beatles
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.