 The producer who was assigned to the group listened to their audition tape and then told them they'd be making no records unless they replaced the drummer. So the boys held a quick meeting and decided to replace Peter Best, a decision that affected the pop cultural evolution of the entire world. And the man who replaced Peter was that final piece in the puzzle, the part that made the Beatles come together, the drummer from Liverpool, Richard Starkey, number 20 among the 40 top artists of the century.