This signed sheet music is for Twist and Shout by The Beatles, autographed by the band’s original drummer Pete Best, offering a rare connection to their formative years. Originally written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns and first recorded by The Top Notes (1961) and The Isley Brothers (1962), Twist and Shout became a rock ’n’ roll standard before The Beatles made it their own. The band began performing the song live in their Hamburg and Cavern Club days—when Pete Best was still their drummer—and it quickly became a crowd favorite due to its raw energy and infectious rhythm. By the time they recorded it for their 1963 debut album Please Please Me, with Ringo Starr on drums, John Lennon’s famously hoarse and explosive lead vocal helped transform it into one of their most iconic tracks. The Beatles’ version reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, kept out of the top spot only by their own hit Can’t Buy Me Love. Pete Best (born 1941) played with The Beatles from 1960 to 1962, performing on stage during their Hamburg residencies and early Liverpool years. Though replaced by Ringo Starr before their EMI breakthrough, Best was an integral part of the group’s live evolution, providing the backbeat to songs like Twist and Shout that shaped their pre-fame identity. His time with the band remains a vital chapter in Beatles history, and his autograph on this piece ties directly to their early rock ’n’ roll repertoire. Owning this signed sheet music for Twist and Shout is more than a collectible—it’s a piece of Beatles lore that connects one of their most electrifying early performances with the legacy of Pete Best, the drummer who helped them forge their sound before global fame. For Beatles fans, collectors of early 1960s rock memorabilia, and admirers of the band’s formative years, this artifact captures the raw beginnings of a group about to take over the world.

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