McCartney Times

No, there never actually was a fifth member of The Beatles. Or was there? It’s been joked about for years that anyone could be a Beatle because there seemed to be this alternating roster of individuals who, at one point or another, were dubbed the ‘fifth Beatle’. The joke originated with a comment made by American DJ Murray the K during the early days of Beatlemania because he gave the group so much airtime on his station. Since then, the title has passed from person to person.At one point, it was given to the band’s manager from 1962 to 1967, Brian Epstein, and at another to producer George Martin. As it is, no one is the sole owner of the label, and it’s a faux title with no real authority or presence.

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