Norman Chapman
Norman Chapman | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 31 December 1937 |
| Died | July 1995 (aged 57)[1] |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1960 |
| Formerly of | The Beatles |
Norman Chapman (31 December 1937[2]– July 1995) was an English drummer who played with the Beatles.[3][4]
The Beatles
[edit]After Tommy Moore left the group in June 1960, Chapman joined the Silver Beatles. He was employed one night when Allan Williams, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe were stood outside when they could hear distant drumming; it was Chapman, and soon after he was asked to join the band. However, Chapman only played three shows with the group in June 1960 before he left due to being called up for national service, two weeks before they were to do a tour of Germany.[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]
Personal life
[edit]Chapman was seen as a small footnote in Beatles history; for a long time no confirmed photos were known of Chapman, and he was known to have given an interview BBC Radio Merseyside's Spencer Leigh. Many years after his death, Anne-Marie Chapman, a woman confirmed to be his daughter, was tracked down and interviewed, during his daughter's interview, he was described as a "big guy, about six feet two, and spoke in a very quiet, gentle voice".[7]
Chapman died of cancer in July 1995 at the age of 57.[1][8]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Lewisohn 2013.
- ^ "They Could've Been Beatles". 18 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Allan Williams, Beatles' first manager, dies at 86 - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Lewisohn 2013, p. 327.
- ^ "The Beatles' Many Drummers". Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Bedford, David (26 June 2019). "Beatles Drummer Norman Chapman |". Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Lewisohn, Mark (2013). The Beatles: All These Years, Vol. 1: Tune In. Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-1-4000-8305-3.
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