Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles

“There are four drummers on the Beatles records. Ringo’s not one of them.” - Bernard Purdie Taken at face value, this is a bold claim, if not a crazy one. But consider that it’s the same person who said, “I overdubbed the drumming on twenty-one tracks of the first three Beatle albums.” And then consider that the same man is one of the must influential and famous drummers in recorded music history. In this video, I’ll detail Purdie’s claims, explain why he said what he did, and separate fact from fiction. _______________________ SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL ON PATREON Like what you see? Want more? If you'd like to support the FabFourArchivist channel, you can do so on Patreon here: http://patreon.com/fabfourarchivist _______________________ SUBSCRIBE! Are you a serious Beatles fan? Subscribe to see new videos on this channel as they are released! Just click here: http://bit.ly/SubToFFA _______________________ CREDITS Footage and Music: Toto - Live at Montreux 1991 (Eagle Rock Entertainment), http://amzn.to/2zM7hx8 Jeff Porcaro - Instructional Drum (Hal Leonard Corp), http://amzn.to/2jzrakJ Red Bull Music Academy - Bernie Purdie Lecture (Rome 2004), https://youtu.be/bMVPFhbhgpU “Bernard Purdie Drum Lesson - 16th Ghost Notes,” https://youtu.be/aLHQG20Xsyg Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja (Eagle Rock Entertainment), http://amzn.to/2zKFX2e “Bernard Purdie recording session ‘If You Need Me,’” https://youtu.be/MYO7MahcvvE The Beatles - “Let It Be” (Film), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be_(1970_film) “Pretty As I Wanna Be - The Story of Bernard Purdie” - GASFACE, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxGA-XdekNY “The Purdie Shuffle: An Iconic Drumbeat“ - New York Times, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRIWH4HCoz8 The Beatles - “She Loves You (Live)” The Beatles - “You Can’t Do That (Live)” The Beatles - “I Want To Hold Your Hand (Live)” Tony Sheridan and The Beatles* - “If You Love Me, Baby / Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby,” http://amzn.to/2ipWIX4 Aretha Franklin - “Rock Steady,” https://youtu.be/wmOX_L1Txb8 Steely Dan - “Deacon Blues,” https://youtu.be/7qZ7S2ktkI4 The McCoys - “Hang On Sloopy” Ohio State Marching Band - “Hang On Sloopy,” https://youtu.be/DIhORfOvK1g Hall & Oates - “She’s Gone,” https://youtu.be/vZZngTkp54I Images: bernardpurdie.com 45cat.com discogs.com Research sources: Mark Lewisohn - 1: The Beatles - All These Years - Extended Special Edition: Volume One: Tune In, http://amzn.to/2hGkuAT Max Weinberg - The Big Beat, http://amzn.to/2AVXp1C Gig Magazine, “Bernard Purdie: The Real Fifth Beatle?,” Steve Weitzman, Feb. 1978 issue Diane Gershuny - “Bernard Purdie: The Session Legend” (DRUM! Magazine, 1991), http://drummagazine.com/bernard-purdie-the-session-legend/ Billy Amendola - “On the Cover: Bernard Purdie” (Modern Drummer), https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/april-2015-one-cover-bernard-pretty-purdie/ The New Yorker, November 18, 1967 issue Bernard “Pretty” Purdie - Let the Drums Speak!, http://amzn.to/2gm45xn John Lingan - “You Have Heard Bernard Purdie Play Drums” (Buzzfeed), https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnlingan/you-have-heard-bernard-purdie-play-drums Jim Vallance - “Bernard Purdie - Did he really record with The Beatles?,” https://web.archive.org/web/20050914201857/www.jimvallance.com/03-projects-folder/purdie-project-folder/pg-purdie.html (Amazing work by Vallance here. It’s a shame his site is down!) Hans Olof Gottfriedsson - “Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days (booklet),” http://amzn.to/2ipWIX4 The Nerdwriter (Evan Puschak) - “How Steely Dan Composes A Song” (Deacon Blues), https://youtu.be/vSDD8rgUiNc Special thanks to John Lingan, the team at DRUM! magazine, and the friends of the late Diane Gershuny for your help. _______________________ GEAR I USE: Canon M50 camera: https://amzn.to/36oXkD3 Canon EF-M 22mm lens: https://amzn.to/35nXvNN Shure SM7B: https://amzn.to/2ZOkq3z Cloudlifter CL-1: https://amzn.to/2FhefLX Scarlett 2i2: https://amzn.to/2QN8QBP 2019 iMac: https://amzn.to/2MSCq7G ✌️🍏💛 AFFILIATE LINKS Affiliate links are used on my channel. They don't cost you a dime, but they help me earn a commission on sales. This helps me invest in gear and research sources for this channel. Thanks! _______________________ JMJ