Yellow Fang
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How many fifth Beatles have there been and how many are still alive?
The 'fifth' Beatle
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FishFright
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Yellow Fang
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Well I can think of five off the top of my head, and there are others.
lazybloke
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Wasn't Ringo the 5th Beatle?
Just kidding..., I like their music hugely, I'm just not that into drumming.
Just kidding..., I like their music hugely, I'm just not that into drumming.
Pete Best, Stuart Suttcliffe
My usual claim for fame is that I went to the same school as the latter, although he'd left before I started. I was tought be the same art teacher. Story has it that the art teacher found a work done by Stuart in an old cupboard and it was sold to raise funds for the school.
I think these two were the only ones outside the Fab Four that would have played on stage under the name of the Beatles.
Stuart Sutcliffe died as most will know. I remember them announcing it during morning assembly.
My usual claim for fame is that I went to the same school as the latter, although he'd left before I started. I was tought be the same art teacher. Story has it that the art teacher found a work done by Stuart in an old cupboard and it was sold to raise funds for the school.
I think these two were the only ones outside the Fab Four that would have played on stage under the name of the Beatles.
Stuart Sutcliffe died as most will know. I remember them announcing it during morning assembly.
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Cycleops
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I thought George Martin was the only 'Fifth Beatle '.
Their music wouldn't have evolved or been as good as it was if it weren't for him.
Sure there were other members but there was only ever four in the band?
Their music wouldn't have evolved or been as good as it was if it weren't for him.
Sure there were other members but there was only ever four in the band?
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George Martin played on a lot of classic Beatles tracks.
presta
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I'm a bit young to remember that, but I recall the scene in Backbeat.
I think so too, and so did McCartney reportedly. A good documetary about him here.
DRM
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If you include all the session musicians there must have been 150 fifth Beatles
Cycleops
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I didn't know that. Do you know what instrument he played? Was it piano?
These are the tracks and instruments I could find, there may be more....
Please Please Me
- Misery -Piano
- Baby It's You - Celesta
- You Really Got A Hold On Me- Piano
- Not A Second Time- Piano
- Money- Piano
- Hard Days Night - Piano
- Tell Me Why - Piano
- No Reply - Piano
- Rock And Roll Music - Piano
- What You're Doing - Piano
- You Like Me Too Much - piano
- In My Life - Piano
- The Word - Harmonium
- Good Day Sunshine - Piano
- Tomorrow Never Knows - Piano
- Got To Get You Into My Life - Harmonium
- Fixing A Hole - Harpsichord
- Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite- Harmonium, Lowrey Organ, Glockenspiel
- With A Little Help From My Friends - Hammond organ
- Getting Better - Piano
- Lovely Rita - Piano and Harmonium
- All You Need Is Love - Piano
- Rocky Racoon - Piano
- Revolution 9 - spoken word intro
- Because - Harpsichord
- Sun King - Lowrey Organ
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Smokin Joe
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George Best.
