Contrary to how rock 'n' roll history books often portray him, Pete Best insists that he is more than a footnote. Best, 60, believes that he is, and always will be, a Beatle.

Before Ringo Starr, Pete Best was the drummer for The Beatles. He worked with the band on their early rise to success, playing in cramped Liverpool clubs and their residency in Hamburg. In 1962 ...

Pete Best joined the band with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison in 1960, back when they were still the lads from Liverpool, and had yet to find international fame.

I didn’t know why. I said I couldn’t get a direct answer.” Pete Best said he wished he’d never known the band After The Beatles, Best played with other bands before giving up music in 1965.

For more than 40 years, the name Pete Best has been synonymous with the notion of the man who so nearly had it all. One day he was the drummer with The Beatles; the next he wasn't.

Pete Best may well be the biggest loser in musical history. As his story goes: The Beatles were essentially born in the basement of his family's home in Liverpool, and by Best's count, he drummed ...

Best plans to tour the U.S. this spring and admits that though the lineup of the Pete Best Band has indeed changed over the years, unlike the Beatles, he’s never had to fire a member.