P.S. I Love You (Beatles song) ten takes on 11 September 1962 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Producer George Martin had booked session drummer Andy White as a replacement for Pete Best, whom he considered not technically good enough for recording purposes (Martin had been unaware that the other Beatles had already replaced Pete Best with Ringo Starr, who attended the session and plays maracas on the song). White was a freelance show band and session drummer, and gave the recording a lightweight cha cha treatment. Martin was not present at the session, which was run by Ron Richards in his absence. Richards told the
Alan White (Oasis drummer) Paul Weller. Notably, Alan's brother Steve has been longtime drummer for Weller. White left Oasis in early 2004 in somewhat unclear circumstances. He was replaced by Zak Starkey, drummer of The Who and son of The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr. In 1988, White auditioned to join future Oasis member Gem Archer's band Whirlpool. "He came down and just blew us all away," remembers Archer. "I thought he was mega but the others were worried what a 15-years-old kid on the road and on the lager would be like. I rang his dad and told him: 'Sorry. But don't worry he's