Real name: James George Nicol

Effective period / Period of releases: 1964 - 1965

British drummer, born in London August 3rd, 1939 (also known as Jimmy Nicol), perhaps most famous for having played a number of live shows with The Beatles in Europe and Australia in June 1964, having already learned the parts playing Beatles cover versions with music director Johnny Harris. Nicol had hoped that his association with the Beatles would greatly enhance his career but instead found that the spotlight moved away from him once Ringo Starr returned to the group, and in 1965 his subsequent lack of commercial success culminated in bankruptcy. In 1967, after having worked with a number of different bands which included a successful relationship with The Spotnicks, he left the music business to pursue a variety of entrepreneurial ventures. Over the decades, Nicol increasingly shied away from media attention, preferring not to discuss his connection to the Beatles nor seeking financial gain from it. He has a son, Howard, who is a BAFTA award-winning sound engineer. He recorded a lone album in Mexico in 1967 with E.J. Quinn as Los Nicolquinn.