Who wrote Don't Pass Me By by the Beatles?
"Don't Pass Me By" was written by Ringo Starr. It was the first solo composition he ever wrote, and it appeared on the 1968 double album The Beatles, also known as the White Album.
Questions about Don't Pass Me By
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did Ringo Starr first write Don't Pass Me By?
Starr first played the song for the other Beatles soon after he joined the group in August 1962, years before it was recorded. The earliest public mention of the track came during a BBC radio session in 1964.
When was Don't Pass Me By recorded?
The song was recorded across four sessions in 1968: on the 5th and the 6th of June, and on the 12th and the 22nd of July.
What is A Beginning by George Martin?
"A Beginning" is an instrumental piece composed by George Martin as an intended introduction to "Don't Pass Me By". The Beatles rejected it for that purpose, and it was used instead in the animated film Yellow Submarine before being released on Anthology 3 in 1996.
Did Don't Pass Me By reach number one anywhere?
Yes. The song was released as a single in Scandinavia, where it was misattributed to Lennon-McCartney, and peaked at number one in Denmark in April 1969.
Who were the personnel on Don't Pass Me By?
Ringo Starr played double-tracked vocals, drums, tack piano, sleigh bells, cowbell, maracas, and congas. Paul McCartney played grand piano and bass guitar. Jack Fallon played violin. Both pianos were recorded into a Leslie 147 speaker.