The man who cemented his name as the fifth member of the Fab Four died at the age of 85.
Andy White played the drums for the Beatles' debut single Love Me Do and PS I Love You died last Monday in New Jersey after going through a mild stroke.
The reports were confirmed by White's family to the BBC. Thea White, a voice actor, also told CNN that she was grateful for their long marriage. "God was good to us. He gave us 42 wonderful years together." She is also thankful her husband didn't have to suffer for a longer period of time.
Back in 1962, George Martin, the band's producer, drafted White to play the drums and make his version of the "Love Me Do" single back in 1962. The band's original drummer, Ringo Starr, played the tambourine for that particular version while he played the maracas for PS I Love You.
According to the BBC, White also insisted that he appear on the Beatles' "Please Please Me." He was considered as the session musician while Starr is credited as drummer on the track.
Talking about his stint as the drummer for the Beatles, White's wife Thea said: "He didn't talk about it very much, except to joke about it. He liked to say: 'It could have been anybody. It just happened to be me.'"
Aside from his stint with the Beatles, White, a veteran drummer, has also played for several bands and artists, including Tom Jones, Rod Stewart, Chuck Berry, Herman's Hermits and Lulu.
White was born in Stranraer and raised in Glasgow. He then moved to the USA in the 1980s. He started playing the drums when he was 12. Years after he moved to London, White then began touring America with Rock Around the Clock group Bill Haley and the Comets.
White would be remembered for his "amazing humility and humbleness about his many achievements."
