Who Were The Drummers Before (and Fill In For) Ringo Starr?
The group had high turn over of drummers; between drummers, Paul McCartney played drums. Known drummers include: • Tommy Moore – recruited by the drummerless group for a brief tour to northeast Scotland, injured in a motor vehicle accident on return trip and left band • Norman Chapman – after a few weeks, drafted into Army • Pete Best – recruited in Aug. 1960; played on tour to Germany; replaced by Ringo Starr Aug 16, 1962 • Andy WHite – session drummer for 2nd EMI recording session, Sept.