Norman Chapman

Norman Chapman
Background information
Born31 December 1937
DiedJuly 1995(1995-07-00) (aged 57)[1]
Genres
OccupationsMusician
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1960
Formerly ofThe Beatles

Norman Chapman (31 December 1937[2]– July 1995) was an English drummer who played with the Beatles.[3][4]

After Tommy Moore left the group in June 1960, Chapman joined the Silver Beatles. However, Chapman only played three shows with the group in June 1960 before he left due to being called up for national service.[5] He was replaced in the group by Pete Best.[6] After finishing his time in the national service he played with several local bands, including Ernie Mack and The Saturated Seven.[1]

Chapman died of cancer in July 1995 at the age of 57.[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c David Bedford, Garry Popper (2018). Finding The Fourth Beatle: The 23 Drummers who Put the Beat Behind the Fab Three. tredition. ISBN 9783743989962.
  2. ^ Lewisohn 2013.
  3. ^ "They Could've Been Beatles". 18 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Allan Williams, Beatles' first manager, dies at 86 - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ^ Lewisohn 2013, p. 327.
  6. ^ "The Beatles' Many Drummers". Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ Kenneth Womack (30 June 2014). The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four [2 volumes]: Everything Fab Four. ABC-CLIO. pp. 182–. ISBN 978-0-313-39172-9.


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