In 1964, New York City disc jockey “Murry the K” humorously dubbed himself the fifth Beatle due to his early promotion of the Beatles on his radio program.

Since then, almost two dozen other people have been dubbed the 5th Beatle due to their contributions to the band. 

Some people dubbed the 5th Beatle was even given the moniker by members of the band themselves.

Learn more about the people who have been dubbed the 5th Beatle, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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