The Fifth Beatle

I had absolutely no idea that there was an original drummer in the fab four. In modern day bands people come and go to the point that the original members have been replaced completely. I first thought that it must have been a bit of a shock to George Martin that he was being replaced, and perhaps a sense of jealousy would occur or a case put forward regarding copyright. But to be fair to him, he did recognise when he was bested, and it was great to see him carry on as a producer. Had he remained in the band, the group’s vocals would have been much more humourous albeit at a slower pace in keeping in their mainstream music of the sixties. But I’m surprised that there’s no publicity of this former Beatle or more emphasis on which recordings are his and which belong to Ringo. I suppose that today the entire repertoire has been replaced and owning a George Martin track is very rare.