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Randolph Peter "Pete" Best (born 24 November 1941) is an English musician, principally known as the original drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962. He was born in the city of Madras, then part of British India. After Best's mother, Mona Best (1924–1988), moved to Liverpool in 1945, she opened The Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Bests' house in Liverpool. The Beatles (at the time known as the Quarrymen) played some of their first concerts at the club. The Beatles invited Best to join on 12 August 1960, on the eve of the group's first Hamburg season of club dates. Ringo Starr eventually replaced Best on 16 August 1962, when the group's manager, Brian Epstein, dismissed Best under the direction of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, following their first recording session at Abbey Road Studios in London. After working in a number of commercially unsuccessful groups Best gave up the music industry to work as a civil servant for 20 years, before starting the Pete Best Band. He has been married for over 50 years to Kathy Best; they have two daughters Babs and Bonita and four grandchildren. == Early life == Pete Best's mother, Mona Best (born Alice Mona Shaw), was born in Delhi, India, and was the daughter of Thomas (an Irish major) and Mary Shaw. Randolph Peter Scanland (later surnamed Best), her first child, was born in Madras (now Chennai), Madras Presidency, British India, on 24 November 1941. Pete's biological father was marine engineer Donald Peter Scanland, who subsequently died during World War II. Mona was training to become a doctor in the service of the Red Cross when she met Johnny Best, who came from a family of sports promoters in Liverpool that ran Liverpool Stadium.〔Snell, Rob (30 June 2007). "(Johnny Best )". ''Boxing Biographies''. Retrieved 22 August 2014.〕 During World War II, he was a commissioned officer serving as a Physical Training Instructor in India, and was the Army's middleweight boxing champion. After their marriage on 7 March 1944 at St. Thomas's Cathedral, Bombay, Rory Best (Pete's younger brother) was born.〔(Pest Best biog ) iol.ie/~beatlesireland – Retrieved 7 November 2007 〕 In 1945, the Best family sailed for four weeks to Liverpool on the ''Georgic'', the last troop ship to leave India, carrying single and married soldiers who had previously been a part of General Sir William Slim's forces in south-east Asia. The ship docked in Liverpool on 25 December 1945.〔(General Sir William Slim and the Georgic ) red-duster.co.uk – Retrieved 26 November 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pete Best」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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