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Public records list Pete Best as a drummer and musician. Pete Best was born on November 24, 1941 in Chennai, Chennai district, India. The age as of 2026 is 84.
My Take
Pete Best is one of pop history's great what-ifs, and I never tire of him. Dropped as the Beatles' drummer in 1962, just before the world fell at their feet, he became the original fifth Beatle, the man on the wrong side of the door. What moves me is not the bitterness but the persistence: he kept playing and built a life under his own name. The Casbah Coffee Club his mother ran in Liverpool sits at the very root of the band's story. To me, surviving that kind of near-miss with dignity deserves its own form of respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pete Best
- Name (Japanese)
- ピート・ベスト
- Reading
- ぴーと・べすと
- Born
- November 24, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Chennai, Chennai district, India
- Occupation
- drummer / musician
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.petebest.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%20Best
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207335
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pete Best born?
Born November 24, 1941 (age 84).
Where is Pete Best from?
Pete Best is from Chennai, Chennai district, India.
What does Pete Best do?
Pete Best works as drummer, musician.
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