Thanks for the breakdown
I love Ringo too.read Reason 2 in full
10 Reasons Ringo Starr Was The Most Important Beatle
If you want to learn how much someone doesn't know about music, engage them in a conversation that weighs in on the importance of Ringo Starr to the Beatles. If the person casts Ringo as the bit player in the Beatles, you know he is missing the big picture and...www.phoenixnewtimes.com
that's the most succinct way to put it case closed
Hal Blaine was the the number one drum call in LA. The post was right, Purdie is a great drummer but unfortunately a pathological liar. Some people are making a very misguided assumption about pathological liars. Having that disorder doesn't mean that the person doesn't have a great deal of talent and legitimate success.
Jason, pathological liar Purdie does actually claim to have played on classic James Brown songs. He is a great musician but he has a serious mental disorder. The man is on video, and you can see it on YouTube, speaking at a drum clinic or event answering questions and he makes the statement "The Beatles had four drummers who played on their recordings and Ringo wasn't one of them." Purdie also said a similar thing in Max Weinberg's book. He said that Ringo didn't play on any of The Beatles songs. Purdie also said that he played on alll the Stones early recordings, not Charlie Watts. Purdie is so full of BS it's unbelievable.
That is a very likely possibility and it could be the reason that this whole tall tale by Purdie started. But Purdie didn't stop there. He not only embellished this story beyond belief, he out and out lied and that is disgraceful. I have no respect for him as a person.
Oh Purdie was at Abbey Road for the original sessions. He was at the BBC for those sessions. He was sitting behind the curtain on the Ed Sullivan show actually playing instead of Ringo. And Purdie was actually playing at all the Get Back sessions. They just used trick photography. Seriously, just look up the traits of a pathological liar. It's a legitimate mental disorder and there are a lot of people who suffer from it. My belief is that Purdie made this stuff up because he may have played on the Tony Sheridan Beatle recordings. He then embellished that because it was easier to get away with stuff like that back then. There was no internet in 1962. No books detailing every minute detail of recording sessions for people to read. There were lots of ghost drummers and Purdie is a guy, a talented guy, who unfortunately is full of tall tales. He was also extremely jealous of Hal Blaine who played on more hits and probably made a lot more money.
So because you don't remember reading back in the 80's about him saying he played on a few Beatles tracks that means it didn't happen? Well, you need to do some research. Because in the 1980's Max Weinberg wrote a book called The Big Beat, and in his chapter and interview with Purdie, Purdie claims that he played on many Beatle tracks in the 60's. Not just "a few." He also claims that Ringo "didn't play on any of the Beatle recordings." He has repeated that claim many times through the years. He is on video at a drum clinic saying that "There were four drummers who played on The Beatles songs and Ringo wasn't one of them." That is a quote. You just can't dismiss something making false claims like that. Taking credit for another musicians work is disgraceful. He also claims to have played on the early Rolling Stones songs instead of Charlie Watts. The fact that Purdie is a legendary drummer with an amazing body of work has nothing to do with the fact that it's wrong to lie about something so important. And Purdie didn't just embellish, he downright lied. His tremendous skill as a drummer has nothing to with it.
No Joe, the truth matters too!
Actually if you read what I said I said I DO remember...
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joe drum, obviously misread and thought that you said you don't remember reading that Purdie had said back in the 80's. I made a mistake and I want to apologize to you for that. I felt that you were dismissing the significance of what Purdie has been saying since 1967. To me this is a very important issue because Purdie basically started a lie and it's a rather serious issue to say specifically that Ringo didn't play on any of The Beatles recordings. It's an outrageous lie. A lot of people believe this because they don't know any better. But I'm sorry that I misquoted you, there is no excuse for that and it's a mistake on my part. I owe you an apology my friend.
Hey! STAXfan (I'm one myself BTW)! No sweat my friend... I'd be a millionaire if I got a dime for every mistake I've made...umm... actually make that a nickel! Differing opinions are what keep forums like this going in large part. Gotta expect a few fireworks once in awhile especially on a site dedicated to people who actually enjoy pounding on things with sticks!
