Finding The Fourth Beatle : The 23 drummers who put the beat behind the Fab Three

Finding The Fourth Beatle The is the story of The Beatles from 1956-1970 told through the 23 drummers, including Colin Hanton, Pete Best and Jimmie Nicol, and some you will not have heard of before. The Beatles' crises; changes of musical direction, getting a record deal, and finding the drummer who would put the beat into The Beatles: Ringo Starr, the Fourth Beatle.

• The story of all the 23 drummers 
• Those who could have joined The Beatles, but didn't 
• Expert analysis of the drummers by drummers 
• Why Brian Epstein didn't sign the Beatles first contract 
• Why The Beatles failed the Decca audition 
• Were The Beatles under contract at Parlophone in June 62? 
• Who was asked to replace Pete Best before Ringo 
• Why Pete Best was not sacked/dismissed by Brian Epstein 
• Why Ringo became the Fourth Beatle and inspired a generation of drummers