Pete Best is putting his drumsticks down for good. The original drummer for The Beatles, 83, is retiring after a long career in the music industry. “Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we ...

Original Beatles drummer Pete Best has announced his retirement from the music industry at the age of 83. His brother Roag announced on X this past Saturday that he’s dropping out of the public ...

Pete Best – the original drummer in the Beatles – has announced that he has officially retired. For many years he has run his own group, The Pete Best Band and they had been pencilled in to ...

Pete Best is stepping away from the spotlight. On Sunday, Best — who was the original Beatles drummer before Ringo Starr — confirmed that he is stepping away from public appearances and ...

Pete Best, an early member of the Beatles, is retiring from performing. His brother, Roag, made the announcement on X on Monday. “Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we’ve had,” he wrote.