How many Fifth Beatles were there?

Subject: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Paul Burke
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 04:28 AM

Billy Preston, the "Fifth Beatle", has died. But wasn't Pete Best the Fifth Beatle? or whatisname Sutcliffe? Any more contenders?

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Ross
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 04:30 AM

Brian Epstein?

Yoko (ha,ha)

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: HipflaskAndy
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 04:34 AM

Stag? Scarab? Death-Watch? etc etc......

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Stu
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 04:48 AM

George Martin

Jeff Lynne

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Ross
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 04:51 AM

ooo - evidently Eric Clapton was the first non beatle to record wiff um

Then he ran off with the wife - must have been a stag beetle

Marlon Brando was a beetle in the film about motor bikes & leather jackets - 1950's film

Steptoe's Dad played the grizzly git ib a Hard Day's Night

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: woodsie
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 05:12 AM

If Eric Clapton was the first non-beetle to record who was playing the violins and other stuff on their records.

Also you will find that Steve Marroitt played guitar on some stuff and Vince Prince played drums on some of the earliest records!

Everybody knows that Dave Kenningham was the 5th Beatle.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Ross
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 05:25 AM

Good point

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: AKS
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 05:28 AM

Tony Sheridan

AKS (ducking)

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 05:32 AM

John Lennon was the fifth beatle.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: woodsie
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 05:39 AM

Viv Prince, that should read. He played tamborine & high-hat on ta couple of the early singles.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 06:21 AM

Who played the cello on Eleanor Rigby?

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 06:42 AM

Woodsie,

What did Steve Marriott play on?

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 06:52 AM

I wondered who was gonna open this can of worms...

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Peter T.
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 07:07 AM

MURRAY THE K WAS NOT THE FIFTH BEATLE!!!

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Artful Codger
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 07:10 AM

Yes, it's dangerous to pose religious questions. ;-}

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Big Mick
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 07:37 AM

Epstein?

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: catspaw49
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 07:48 AM

Ringo was the 5th, George was the 4th, Paul and John were numbers 2 and 3........The FIRST was a Volkswagen.

And we all know that if Ted Kennedy had been driving a Volkswagen back then, today he would be a former President..............

Spaw

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: HipflaskAndy
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 08:00 AM

Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) – played on the first American tour?
Dung Beetle (Copris lunaris) – played on material like 'Octopuses Garden'?
Cigarette Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) – may have had additives at times!
There's more.....
(I've already got m' coat)

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Cool Beans
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 10:39 AM

The Fifth Beatle, like the mythical 12th Man at an American football game, is someone from the crowd so loyal to the team that he or she is willing to step in as a replacement. In other words, any one of us.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: pdq
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 10:58 AM

The 'fifth Beatle' has to be Yoko Ono...er, a Japanese Beatle (Popillia japonica).

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 11:02 AM

George Best was "El Beatle" because of his haircut!

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: michaelr
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 03:18 PM

Stu Sutcliffe

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: GUEST,VizReader
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 04:35 PM

Quite right michaelr - Stuart Sutcliffe, who died young,is the one. My only fame to claim was I once kissed his sister. I was five or was it six! Are you there Pauline?

Vizreader

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Wesley S
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 05:41 PM

Don't y'all know that the fifth Beatle was the guy they hired to impersonate Paul after Paul died? Sheesh - everybody knows that.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Kenneth Ingham
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 04:17 AM

I was the FIRST beatle - Lennon sacked me!

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 04:40 AM

I was the seventh Beatle, I'm still waiting for my wages.

eric

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: HipflaskAndy
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 04:49 AM

Curse you pdq...

'The 'fifth Beatle' has to be Yoko Ono...er, a Japanese Beatle (Popillia japonica)'

....that was the next one I was going to post!
I couldn't believe my luck when Google brought that one up on the list of beetles...
...there I was building to a climax!

Nah...Good on ya matey!
Have fun - Duncan

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Fullerton
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 05:02 AM

The first fifth beatle was Mr. Joe Flannery.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: number 6
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 11:22 AM

Wasn't a boot a beatle too?

sIx

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 11:39 AM

Most of Peter and Gordon's hits were Lennon/McCartney compositions that weren't deemed album-worthy by the Beatles. That should qualify them for some sort of honorary Beatle status.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: GUEST,The Moolah Man
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 12:27 PM

Ask the people that pay out the public performance royalties, they know who gets a fifth share.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 12:47 PM

A case can be made for roadie Mal Evans as he was the fifth wizard in Magical Mystery Tour.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 03:04 PM

17.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 06:55 PM

Sorta like the number of posts in a Mudcat BS thread, isn't it?

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 07:20 PM

Every election year, we get to hear about how many third parties there are.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Kenneth Ingham
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 07:26 PM

I read a few years ago in an article in MOJO that Steve Marriott played guitar on some Stones & Beatles stuff bur wasn't credited. On the 3 CD set of LONDON singles you will see that he IS credited on one track (the weird Bill Wyman one) But I haven't seen any other reference to him on the Beatles. But it was definitely mentioned in the MOJO article. I think it was Sgt Pepper which would pre-date Clapton's stuff!

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Peter T.
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 09:28 PM

Yes, well, what of all the Indian musicians who helped George on various albums, and Dennis Brain who did the Penny Lane solo......

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: pdq
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 09:48 PM

The chances of Dennis Brain having done "the Penny Lane solo" are not very good as the man died in a car wreck in 1957.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Margret RoadKnight
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 10:27 PM

What about Bert, as 'documented' in the musical "John, Paul, George, Ringo.... and Bert"?

Billy Preston remains the most worthy credited claimant!

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 01:09 AM

Stig.

eric

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 01:11 AM

Sorry about that, Stig was one of the Ruttles.

eric

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 02:24 AM

For comprehensive personnel listings on Beatles recordings read "Revolution In The Head" by the late Ian Macdonald.

Subject: RE: How many Fifth Beatles were there?
From: Peter T.
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 03:57 PM

Sorry, David Mason.

yours,

Peter T.