Who was the "fifth Beatle?"

[TonyWongButOhSoRite]

George Best

 

[DrBenway]

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Originally Posted by TonyWongButOhSoRite /img/forum/go_quote.gif George Best

Wouldn't it be more appropriate to call him the fifth Wedding Present?

 

[Bunnyears]

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Originally Posted by drlee27 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The fifth beatle was Brian Epstein, the manager who made them famous.

This is really a trick question!

That's almost a correct answer. When the Beatles were just coming up and on tour in the USA for the first time, Brian Epstein was described all the time as the "fifth Beatle." He was also called that in his obituaries.

However, that was an honorary title which has been used by a number of people including the disc jockey Murray the K Kaufman. The fifth Beatle is actually Ringo Starr who became a member of the group after they threw Pete Best, their original drummer, out of the group.

 

[Sherwood]

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Originally Posted by Bunnyears /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is really a trick question! That's almost a correct answer. When the Beatles were just coming up and on tour in the USA for the first time, Brian Epstein was described all the time as the "fifth Beatle." He was also called that in his obituaries. However, that was an honorary title which has been used by a number of people including the disc jockey Murray the K Kaufman. The fifth Beatle is actually Ringo Starr who became a member of the group after they threw Pete Best, their original drummer, out of the group.

Oooooh, someone didn't read the whole thread...

 

[DavidMahler]

Billy Shears

 

[Sherwood]

Even though it's been discussed to death, I guess it "technically" is Pete Best. Considering that George, Paul, John and Stu were technically the first four. Ringo would therefore be the 6th Beatle.

New poll: Who is the 7th Beatle?

 

[DrBenway]

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Originally Posted by Sherwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif New poll: Who is the 7th Beatle?

Sure! And then we can follow that with the next logical steps:

Who is the 90th Who member, followed by

Who is the 150th Rolling Stone (hint: he was the first to actually use a walker on stage, and to entertain groupies by doing tricks with his dentures.)

Seriously, I spent my teens praying for a Beatles reunion, and I never gave up hope until the evening John Lennon was murdered. But I have come to doubt that a reunion, even of the four principles, would have been a good idea.

The once-great groups that have hung around to milk their legacies (The Drones, The Shmoo) are just embarassing old men.

 

[spookygonk]

Herbie.