Jimmie Nicol

Jimmie Nicol
Jimmie Nicol in 1964
Background information
Birth name	James George Nicol
Born	(1939-08-03) 3 August 1939 (age 85) Barnes, London, England
Genres	Rock pop
Occupations	Musician entrepreneur
Instruments	Drums percussion
Years active	1957–1971
Formerly of	Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys The Shubdubs Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames The Spotnicks
Spouse	Josefina Nicol

James George Nicol (born 3 August 1939) is an English drummer and business entrepreneur. He is best known for sitting in for Ringo Starr in the Beatles for eight concerts of the Beatles' 1964 world tour during the height of Beatlemania, elevating him from relative obscurity to worldwide fame and then back again in the space of a fortnight.^[2] 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 Starr returned to the group, and in 1965 his subsequent lack of commercial success culminated in bankruptcy. In 1975, after having worked with a number of different bands which included a successful relationship with the Spotnicks, and several more while living in Mexico, 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.