| Ringo Starr |
Ringo Starr in 2007 | | Background information | | Birth name | Richard Starkey | | Also known as | Ringo | | Born | 7 July 1940 (1940-07-07) (age 67) | | Origin | Liverpool, England | | Genre(s) | Rock, rock and roll, pop | | Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, actor | | Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion, piano, vocals | | Years active | 1957 – present | | Label(s) | Parlophone, Capitol, Apple, Vee-Jay, Polydor, Atlantic, RCA, Mercury, Koch Private Music, Boardwalk Records, Rykodisc | | Associated acts | The Beatles, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, The Plastic Ono Band | | Website | ringostarr.com | | Notable instrument(s) | | Drums | Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award-winning English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. He was the oldest member of the band, and the last to join the "Fab Four" line up.[1] He later enjoyed a successful solo career. Image File history File links ringosuperstarr! File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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To date, Ringo Starr has toured with nine versions of his All-Starr Band, where everybody on stage is a star in their own right [1]. // Dallas, 23 July 1989 [2] It Dont Come Easy / No No Song / Yellow Submarine / Such A Night (Dr. John) / The Weight (Levon Helm...
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[edit] Early years Ringo Starr was born at 9 Madryn Street,[2] Dingle, Liverpool. [3] [4] Starr's parents split up when he was three years old; his mother,[5] Elsie, married Harry Graves,[6] whom Starr liked and who encouraged his interest in music.[7][8][5] His childhood was filled with long hospital stays, once in Heswall Children's Hospital in Wirral, where the air was cleaner than in Liverpool — an appendicitis-caused coma and a cold-turned-pleurisy were among his ailments — consequently, he fell far behind in school. After his last extended visit to hospital, beginning at age 13, he did not return to school.[9][10] His health problems had another enduring effect: allergies and sensitivities to food. When he travelled to India in 1968 with the other Beatles, he took his own food with him.[11] Dingle is an area in the city of Liverpool, north-west England. ...
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Like the other Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Richard (or Ritchie as he was known in those days)[12] also eventually became caught up in Liverpool's Skiffle craze. In 1957, Starr started his own group with Eddie Miles, which was originally named the "Eddie Miles Band," but evolved into "Eddie Clayton and the Clayton Squares;" "Clayton Square" was a local landmark and "Clayton" Eddie Miles' stage surname. Starr joined the Raving Texans in 1959, a quartet that backed singer Rory Storm.[13] During this time, he got the nickname Ringo, because of the rings he wore,[14] because it sounded 'cowboyish', and because the name Starr allowed his drum solos to be billed as 'Starr Time'.[15] John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, entrepreneur, painter, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. ...
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Rory Storm (January 7, 1938 – September 28, 1972), real name Alan Caldwell, was the leader of Rory Storm & The Hurricanes, a Liverpool band who were contemporaries of The Beatles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ...
Starr originally met the Beatles in Hamburg, in October 1960, while he was performing with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.[16] He also sat in for Pete Best on several occasions.[17] When the Beatles removed Best as their drummer on August 16, 1962, Starr was their choice to replace him.[18] For other uses, see Hamburg (disambiguation). ...
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Although Storm had mixed feelings about losing Starr,[19][20] Best's fans were upset, holding vigils outside Best's house and fighting at the Cavern Club, shouting 'Pete forever! Ringo never!'[20] Similarly, other fans yelled the contrary: "Ringo forever! Pete never!"
[edit] Musical role in The Beatles Starr's drumming style played a pivotal role in the music played and recorded by The Beatles. He filled the role he was hired for in 1962, then went on to establish a new approach to rhythm in popular music that some claim continues to grow in its significance and influence with every decade since The Beatles recorded their music.[21]
Lennon said of Starr:
| “ | Ringo was a star in his own right in Liverpool before we even met. He was a professional drummer who sang and performed and had Ringo Starr-time and he was in one of the top groups in Britain but especially in Liverpool before we even had a drummer ... Ringo's a damn good drummer.[22] | ” | Drummer Steve Smith said: Steve Smith. ...
| “ | Before Ringo, drum stars were measured by their soloing ability and virtuosity. Ringo's popularity brought forth a new paradigm in how the public saw drummers. We started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect. One of Ringo's great qualities was that he composed unique, stylistic drum parts for the Beatles songs. His parts are so signature to the songs that you can listen to a Ringo drum part without the rest of the music and still identify the song.[23] | ” | Many drummers list Starr as an influence, including Max Weinberg of the E Street Band, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters/Nirvana, Danny Carey of Tool, Liberty DeVitto of Billy Joel's band, Phil Collins, Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater and others.[24] According to Collins, "Starr is vastly underrated. The drum fills on the song "A Day in the Life" are very complex things. You could take a great drummer today and say, 'I want it like that.' He wouldn't know what to do." [25] In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ...
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In his extensive survey of The Beatles' recording sessions, Mark Lewisohn confirmed that Starr was both proficient and remarkably reliable and consistent. According to Lewisohn, there were fewer than a dozen occasions in The Beatles' eight-year recording career where session 'breakdowns' were caused by Starr making a mistake, while the vast majority of takes were stopped due to mistakes by the other three members.[24] Mark Lewisohn (born 1958) is one of the worlds foremost experts on The Beatles. ...
Starr is also considered to have advanced various modern drumming techniques, such as the matched grip, placing the drums on high risers for visibility as part of the band, tuning the drums lower, and using muffling devices on tonal rings, along with his general contributions to The Beatles as a whole.[23] Specific drum parts executed by Starr in notably signature fashion include the fill that brings the drums and bass guitar into "Hey Jude", the steady rock beats in "Please Please Me" and other early Beatles recordings, the drum kit pattern through the bridge of "Hello, Goodbye", and the driving bass drum notes found in "Lady Madonna", underlying the more intricate, double-tracked snare drum. His use of a 'sizzle' cymbal (a cymbal incorporated with rivets that vibrate) would bring a much fuller sound than standard 'ride' cymbals. Starr comments his best drumming is on the 1966 single B-side "Rain". Matched grip is a method of holding drum sticks and mallets to play percussion musical instruments in which each hand holds its stick in the same way. ...
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McCartney took over the drums on "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Dear Prudence", the first two tracks on the White Album (1968) after Starr had walked out, disgusted with the band's tensions and bored with waiting around to contribute. He did not return for two weeks until the other three Beatles urged him to come back. He spent the fortnight with actor Peter Sellers on his yacht in Piraeus, where he wrote "Octopus's Garden". Lennon sent telegrams to Starr, and Harrison set up flowers all over the studio for Starr's return saying "Welcome home".[26] This article is about the song by The Beatles. ...
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McCartney sent Starr a postcard on 31 January 1969 (the day after the band's performance on the roof of Apple Studios) stating: 'You are the greatest drummer in the world. Really.' This postcard is included in Starr's book Postcards From The Boys.[27] is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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McCartney played the drums on "The Ballad of John and Yoko", recorded 14 April 1969, since only Lennon and McCartney were immediately available to record the song.[28] Starr commented that he was lucky in being 'surrounded by three frustrated drummers' who could only drum in one style.[29] Starr also did not play drums on The Beatles' first-ever single, "Love Me Do". Session drummer Andy White was brought in by The Beatles' producer George Martin to record in place of Pete Best, and Martin claims to not have realized prior to the session that The Beatles had hired a professional drummer. Starr played tambourine on the version of "Love Me Do" featuring Andy White and maracas on "P.S. I Love You".[30] The Ballad of John and Yoko is a Beatles song written by John Lennon. ...
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Andy White (born 1930 in Scotland) is a drummer, best known for playing drums on some of the recordings of the Beatles first single, Love Me Do. White was a studio drummer in the 1950s and 1960sin London, recording with artists like Billy Fury, Marlene Dietrich, Hermans Hermits and...
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Starr generally sang at least one song on each studio album as part of establishing the vocal personality of all four members, a quality that is rarely seen in many other bands. In some cases, Lennon or McCartney would write the lyrics and melody especially for him, as they did for "Yellow Submarine" from Revolver (1966). Often these melodies would be tailored to Starr's baritone vocal range. Starr's backing vocals can be heard on songs such as "All Together Now", "Help!", "Carry That Weight", and "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill". Music sample Yellow Submarine Problems? See media help. ...
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Starr is credited with "Don't Pass Me By" (on The White Album) and "Octopus's Garden" (on Abbey Road) as sole songwriter. Starr's name also appears as a co-writer. On Rubber Soul, the track "What Goes On" was co-written by Lennon, McCartney and Starr; while the songs "Flying" (on the Magical Mystery Tour album) and "Dig It" (on Let It Be) are listed as being written by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr. In addition, Starr wrote "Taking a Trip to Carolina" (on the second CD of Let It Be... Naked), and received joint songwriting credits with the other three Beatles for "12-Bar Original", "Los Paranoias", "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)", "Suzy Parker" (heard in the Let It Be film), "Jessie's Dream" (heard in the Magical Mystery Tour film) and The Beatles' version of "Free as a Bird". Dont Pass Me By is a song by The Beatles from the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as the White Album). ...
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Octopuss Garden is a song written by Ringo Starr with some help from George Harrison, although it is credited solely to Starr. ...
Back cover The back cover of the original 1969 UK LP. Note that Her Majesty is not listed, unlike later reissues and the compact disc version—originally making it a hidden track. ...
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Flying is an instrumental song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States). ...
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Let It Be… Naked, released on November 18, 2003, is a remastered and remixed version of the original session tapes from the 1970 Let It Be album by the Beatles. ...
Suzy Parker is a song recorded by The Beatles during the Get Back Sessions in 1969. ...
For the Taiwanese film whose foreign title translates to the same name, see 無米樂 Let It Be is a 1970 film about the Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for the album Let It Be in January 1969. ...
Magical Mystery Tour, starring The Beatles, is an hour-long television film that initially aired on BBC1 on Boxing Day in 1967. ...
Free As A Bird is a song, single and video released by The Beatles in December 1995 as part of their reunion and promotion around the release of the video documentary Anthology and their Anthology 1 compilation album. ...
Lennon used Ringo's common original expressions, such as "A Hard Day's Night" and "Tomorrow Never Knows", and turned them into Beatles songs. Ringo was also often involved in contributing lyrics to unfinished Lennon and McCartney songs, for example the line "writing the words of a sermon that no-one will hear" in Eleanor Rigby. A Hard Days Night is a 1964 hit song written by John Lennon and credited (as were all their songs) to John Lennon and Paul McCartney, performed by English band The Beatles and produced by George Martin. ...
Tomorrow Never Knows is the final track of The Beatles 1966 studio album Revolver, but it was the first to be recorded for the album. ...
Starr commented in The Beatles Anthology that when he presented a song to The Beatles, it would often sound to the other three Beatles like another popular song, and Starr recognised the similarities when they were pointed out. The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book, all of which focus on the history of one of the worlds most popular rock band The Beatles. ...
[edit] Other contributions to The Beatles Starr's non-musical contributions to the band were also significant, especially in their early years of fame. A natural actor, he was the central character in the plots of both of the band's live action films (A Hard Day's Night and Help!), and in the animated Yellow Submarine (although he and the other Beatles did not actually perform the voice acting in Yellow Submarine). Starr's affable nature and sad, expressive face provided a strong counterpoint and complement to the other group member personalities. This same quality was an essential element in the group's celebrated wit and collective comic persona. He was later a calming, cohesive force when group tensions and conflicts arose. Lennon stated after the Beatles' split that Starr was the under-appreciated "soul" of the group. After the split, Starr remained close to each of the other three, all of whom went through periods of angry estrangement from each other. He has also remained close to the former wives of his bandmates. A Hard Days Night (1964) is a British comedy film originally released by United Artists, written by Alun Owen and starring The Beatles during the height of Beatlemania. ...
Help! is a 1965 film starring the The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal and Roy Kinnear. ...
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[edit] Personal life Starr married Maureen Cox on 11 February 1965, and they had three children, Zak, Jason, and Lee; the couple divorced in 1975, and Cox died in 1994. In 1980, on the set of the film Caveman, he met actress Barbara Bach, who played the role of Major Anya Amasova (female lead and main 'Bond Girl') in The Spy Who Loved Me. They were married on 27 April 1981, just a few weeks after the release of Caveman. This article needs to be wikified. ...
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Zak Starkey (born 13 September 1965 at Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital in London) is an British drummer, is well-known as the first-born child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (whose real name is Richard Starkey) and his first wife, Maureen Cox. ...
Caveman is a 1981 comedy film, financed by George Harrison, which stars Ringo Starr as a caveman who applies some modern day ideas in his comical prehistoric adventures. ...
Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977 Barbara Bach (born August 27, 1947) is an American model and actress, known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. ...
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His son Zak Starkey is also a highly respected and prolific drummer, who is semi-official member and drummer in Oasis — one of the many bands influenced by the Beatles. Starr arranged for Zak to receive drumming instruction from Zak's idol, The Who's late drummer Keith Moon, who was a close friend of Starr's. Zak also performs with The Who live and sometimes in studio. In 1985, Starr was the first of The Beatles to become a grandfather upon the birth of Zak's daughter, Tatia Jayne Starkey.[31] Zak also has performed with his father in his All-Starr live versions. Zak Starkey (born 13 September 1965 at Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital in London) is an British drummer, is well-known as the first-born child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (whose real name is Richard Starkey) and his first wife, Maureen Cox. ...
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[edit] After The Beatles (1970-1984) After the announcement of breakup of The Beatles on 10 April 1970, Starr released two albums before the end of that year. Sentimental Journey featured Starr's renditions of many pre-rock standards and included the production talents of Quincy Jones, George Martin and McCartney, among others. His next album, Beaucoups of Blues, put Starr in a country context, and included renowned Nashville session musician Pete Drake. He scored hit singles with "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) and "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972), the latter of which was his biggest UK hit, peaking at #2. He achieved two #1 hits in the US, with "Photograph" (co-written with Harrison) and "You're Sixteen" (written by the Sherman Brothers of Mary Poppins fame). The Beatles were one of the most influential rock groups in history. ...
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Sentimental Journey is the first solo album release by former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr in 1970, as the band were splintering apart. ...
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Beaucoups of Blues is the second album by former Beatles member Ringo Starr, and also his second full-length release in 1970, coming after his debut Sentimental Journey. ...
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Pete Drake (born Roddis Franklin Drake, 8 October 1932, Augusta, Georgia - died 29 July 1988, Nashville, Tennessee), was a major Nashville based record producer and steel guitar player. ...
It Dont Come Easy is a song written by Ringo Starr, which was released as a single in April 1971, reaching #4 in both the UK and US singles charts. ...
Photograph is a song written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. ...
Youre Sixteen is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman). ...
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He also participated in The Concert For Bangladesh organized by Harrison in 1971, as well as drumming on Harrison's All Things Must Pass and Living in the Material World, Lennon's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, and Yoko Ono's early solo work. Indeed, his song "Early 1970" (the B-side of "It Don't Come Easy") voiced a hope that he could remain friendly and play music with all three of his former Beatles band mates. Starr then made his debut as a film director with the T. Rex documentary Born to Boogie. Starr became firm friends with T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan and during the period of filming the documentary, Starr released the single "Back Off Boogaloo".[32] This article is about the concert and film. ...
Alternate cover Cover of 2001 remaster All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. ...
Living in the Material World is an album by George Harrison and was released in 1973. ...
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Yoko Ono Lennon (å°é‡Ž æ´‹å Ono YÅko), born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American artist and musician. ...
In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...
It Dont Come Easy is a song written by Ringo Starr, which was released as a single in April 1971, reaching #4 in both the UK and US singles charts. ...
T.Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelt T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ...
Born to Boogie was the title of a 1972 concert film starring Marc Bolan and T. Rex. ...
Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 - 16 September 1977), was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T Rex in the early 1970s helped cultivate the glam rock era and made him one of the most recognisable stars in British...
Back Off Boogaloo is a Ringo Starr single from 1972, and one of his most successful. ...
Starr remains the only Beatle to have failed to top the UK singles charts as a solo artist, although he did chart two number one singles in the US. He is also the only Beatle to have failed to top the UK album listings, his highest position being #7, achieved in the UK with both Sentimental Journey and Ringo; the latter reached #2 in the US charts, giving Starr his highest album position there. Sentimental Journey is the first solo album release by former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr in 1970, as the band were splintering apart. ...
Ringo is the third solo album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973. ...
In 1971, he started a furniture company with designer Robin Cruikshank. Starr's own avant-garde designs included a flower-shaped table with adjustable petal seats and a donut-shaped fireplace.[33]
The 1973 album Ringo remains his biggest-selling record. Produced by Richard Perry with participation by the other three former Beatles on different tracks, Starr became the most commercially successful ex-Beatle at that time. The album Goodnight Vienna followed the next year and was also successful. Hits and notable tracks from these two albums included "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen" both reaching number one on the US charts, and "I'm The Greatest" (written by Lennon) from Ringo, and "Only You (And You Alone)" and "No No Song" from Goodnight Vienna. In late 1975 these singles and others were collected for Starr's first greatest hits compilation, Blast from Your Past, which was also the last album to be released on Apple Records.[34] During this period, he became romantically involved with Lynsey De Paul and inspired her prophetic song "If I Don't Get You, the Next One Will". He also played tambourine on a song that De Paul wrote and produced for Vera Lynn, called "Don't You Remember When". Ringo is the third solo album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973. ...
Richard Perry is one of the most successful producers in music history and over his 40 year career in music has produced albums that have resulted in album sales of over 500 million copies. ...
Goodnight Vienna is the fourth solo album by Ringo Starr. ...
Photograph is a song written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. ...
Youre Sixteen is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman). ...
This article is about the song Only You (And You Alone). ...
Blast From Your Past is Ringo Starrs first official compilation album, released in 1975. ...
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Lynsey Rubin (born June 11, 1950 in London) is a songwriter and singer. ...
Dame Vera Lynn DBE (born 20 March 1917) is a retired British singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed The Forces Sweetheart. She is best known for the popular songs Well Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover. Lynn is one of the...
Starr's recording career subsequently diminished in commercial impact, although he continued to record and remained a familiar celebrity presence. Starr signed with Atlantic Records in the mid 1970s, and in 1976 the album Ringo's Rotogravure was released. While it did feature a minor hit single, the album sold only fairly well. In fact, Rotogravure turned out to be Starr's last top 40 album in the US to date peaking at #28 on Billboard and the Single turned out to be the last top 40 single in the US in the 70"s "A Dose of Rock And Roll". This caused the label to revamp Starr's formula; the results were a curious blend of disco and '70s pop. The album Ringo the 4th (1977) was a commercial disaster, and Starr soon signed with Portrait Records. His stint with Portrait began on a promising note: 1978 saw the release of Bad Boy, as well as a network TV special. Neither were very popular, and Starr did not release another album with Portrait.[35] Ringos Rotogravure is an album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. ...
Ringo The 4th is an album by Ringo Starr and was released in 1977. ...
Bad Boy is an album by Ringo Starr, based on Billy Flanagan, and was released in 1978 during a period where his musical career was sliding into freefall after several years of solo success. ...
In 1975, Starr founded his own record label called Ring O'Records, and four albums were released on the label between 1975 and 1978 (Startling Music by David Hentschel, Graham Bonnet by Graham Bonnet, Restless by Rab Noakes and a re-release of an Apple Records album, The Whale by John Tavener) as well as 16 singles by artists such as: Bobby Keys, Carl Grossman, Colonel Doug Bogie, David Hentschel, Graham Bonnet, Suzanne, Johnny Warman, Stormer, Rab Noakes and Dirk & Stig (the last being names of characters from The Beatles pastiche band "the Rutles", created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes).[36] David Hentschel is an English recording engineer, writer and music producer. ...
Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947, in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England) went on to sing for many different rock bands, including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Impellitteri and Alcatrazz. ...
Rab Noakes (1947-) is a Scots singer-songwriter born Robert Noakes in Fife. ...
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John Tavener should not be confused with the sixteenth-century composer John Taverner. ...
Bobby Keys is a saxophone player. ...
Johnny Warman (born 1950s) is a London-born singer songwriter best known for his 1981 recording Walking Into Mirrors. Biography Born in Bethnal Green, East London, he joined local band Bearded Lady in early 1970s. ...
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author and composer of comedic songs. ...
Ricky Fataar (born 5 September 1952 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African musician who is primarily a drummer. ...
The Rutles are a parody of The Beatles, jointly created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes. ...
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author and composer of comedic songs. ...
Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles. ...
In 1980, Harrison wrote "All Those Years Ago" for Starr to sing on his album Can't Fight Lightning which was later released as Stop and Smell the Roses. Starr did the track but told Harrison that he was uncomfortable with it because of the lyric content and the vocal range. Harrison sang a re-written version himself, including it on his 1981 album Somewhere in England following Lennon's murder. Starr, along with Paul and Linda McCartney, played on Harrison's version. Starr was interviewed by Rolling Stone and Musician around this time. Stop and Smell the Roses was a well regarded album, but again did not sell particularly well. The Harrison-penned "Wrack My Brain" became Starr's last Top 40 single to date.[citation needed] Coincidentally perhaps, Lennon had also written a song for Starr to use on Roses: "Nobody Told Me". However, following the murder, Starr did not feel comfortable recording the song; it was released posthumously under Lennon's name on the album Milk and Honey. All Those Years Ago is a song written by George Harrison, released in the spring of 1981 as a personal tribute to the recently murdered John Lennon. ...
Stop and Smell the Roses is an album by Ringo Starr and was released in 1981 following the twin commercial disasters of Ringo the 4th and Bad Boy. ...
Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. ...
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Stop and Smell the Roses is an album by Ringo Starr and was released in 1981 following the twin commercial disasters of Ringo the 4th and Bad Boy. ...
Nobody Told Me was the first single released from John Lennon and Yoko Onos Milk and Honey album in 1984. ...
After Lennon was murdered in 1980, Starr and his girlfriend Barbara Bach flew to New York City, to comfort Lennon's widow Yoko Ono. They were noted for having done so, while McCartney and Harrison did not.[citation needed] Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977 Barbara Bach (born August 27, 1947) is an American model and actress, known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. ...
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Yoko Ono Lennon (å°é‡Ž æ´‹å Ono YÅko), born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American artist and musician. ...
Although Starr had regularly guested on Lennon's and Harrison's solo efforts, and had had all three of his ex-colleagues guest on various records of his own, it was not until 1982 that he first was asked by McCartney to participate in recording sessions (for the Tug of War album). As was also evident with Harrison's "All Those Years Ago", Lennon's death had in fact led to a public showing of reconciliation between the remaining Beatles. Tug of war Tug of war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. ...
All Those Years Ago is a song written by George Harrison, released in the spring of 1981 as a personal tribute to the recently murdered John Lennon. ...
Old Wave, produced by Joe Walsh, was released in 1983, but the album was only released in Germany, Canada, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, The Netherlands (their copies were imported from Germany with a Dutch sticker attached), Scandinavia, Australia and Brazil (the album finally saw belated US release on CD in 1994).[citation needed] Old Wave is an album by Ringo Starr, was released in 1983. ...
For other persons named Joe Walsh, see Joe Walsh (disambiguation). ...
Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy - Queen Beatrix - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War - Declared July 26, 1581 - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...
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[edit] Music (albums, concerts/tours, awards, appearances) In 1985, he performed, with his son Zak Starkey, as part of Artists United Against Apartheid on the recording Sun City. Zak Starkey (born 13 September 1965 at Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital in London) is an British drummer, is well-known as the first-born child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (whose real name is Richard Starkey) and his first wife, Maureen Cox. ...
Artists United Against Apartheid was a protest group founded by activist performer Steven van Zandt to protest the existence of apartheid in South Africa. ...
Sun City is a 1985 protest song written by Steven Van Zandt and recorded by Artists United Against Apartheid to convey opposition to the South African policy of apartheid. ...
In 1987, Starr drummed on the George Harrison song "When We Was Fab" from his album Cloud Nine. Harrison had written the song with Jeff Lynne with the intent of making a modern song referencing the psychedelic Beatles era, ca. 1967. The song charted in the Top 30 in both the UK and the USA. Picture disc 12 (W8131TP) Cloud Nine track listing This Is Love (5) When We Was Fab (6) Devils Radio (7) When We Was Fab is a song written by George Harrison about the days of Beatlemania, when The Beatles were sometimes referred to as the Fab Four. The song...
Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career. ...
Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ...
In 1989, Starr reunited with Harrison and ex-Electric Light Orchestra leader Lynne on the Tom Petty song, "I Won't Back Down".[citation needed] He also served a short stint in a detox clinic for alcoholism[37] Later that year, Starr became a visible presence on the summer touring scene, organising a series of concert tours under the name Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, teaming with well-known musicians from various rock eras. The format of the concerts had Starr singing selections of his Beatles and solo songs, then each of the other musicians taking a turn to sing one of their songs with Starr behind the drums, then Starr singing a couple more, then another go around, and so on. In this way, Starr is relieved from having to carry the full burden of the show, and the audience gets to hear a variety of music. The ninth such All-Starr Band tour took place in 2006. ELO redirects here. ...
Thomas Earl Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a singer and guitarist. ...
Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ...
To date, Ringo Starr has toured with nine versions of his All-Starr Band, where everybody on stage is a star in their own right [1]. // Dallas, 23 July 1989 [2] It Dont Come Easy / No No Song / Yellow Submarine / Such A Night (Dr. John) / The Weight (Levon Helm...
The success of the initial All-Starr tour led to Starr releasing his first album in nine years, 1992's Time Takes Time. It received substantial exposure and the track "Weight Of The World" got considerable airplay. Critics considered Time Takes Time Ringo's best recording since 1973's Ringo. The album was produced by four of the top producers in music: Phil Ramone, Don Was, Jeff Lynne and Peter Asher, and also featured guest appearances by various stars including Brian Wilson and Harry Nilsson. Time Takes Time is Ringo Starrs 1992 comeback album. ...
In 1997, Starr guested on drums on two songs on the Paul McCartney album Flaming Pie. McCartney had written a song about Starr's ex-wife Maureen Starkey ("Little Willow") and asked Starr if he'd play on another ("Beautiful Night"). On the day subsequent to the "Beautiful Night" session, the two recorded a jam session which developed into another song, "Really Love You", notable for being the first song ever credited to McCartney/Starkey and officially released on an album. (An earlier co-write called "Angel in Disguise" was cut from the album Time Takes Time, and a song on the Let It Be film soundtrack was also credited to the two.) Flaming Pie is an album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. ...
Maureen Cox Starkey (August 4, 1946 – December 30, 1994) was the first wife of The Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr. ...
In 1998, he released two albums on the Mercury label. The studio album Vertical Man was well-received by critics and marked the beginning of a nine-year "partnership" with Mark Hudson, who produced the album and, with his band The Roundheads, formed the core of the backing group for the album. In addition, many "famous guests" joined on various tracks, including George Martin, Paul McCartney, and ― in his final appearance on a Ringo Starr album before his death ― George Harrison. Most of the songs were written by Starr and the band. The Roundheads and Joe Walsh also joined Starr for his appearance on VH1 Storytellers, which was released as an album under the same name. On the show, he performed greatest hits and new songs, and told anecdotes relating to them. Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ...
Vertical Man is Ringo Starrs eleventh studio album, issued in 1998. ...
For other persons named Mark Hudson, see Mark Hudson (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see George Martin (disambiguation). ...
VH1 Storytellers is a live album by Ringo Starr recorded and released for the popular music program in 1998. ...
In 2001, Starr and Harrison were both guest musicians on the Electric Light Orchestra's album Zoom, playing on two tracks each.[citation needed] Later that year, following Harrison's death of throat cancer on November 29, he told MTV, Good Morning America, The Early Show, and The Today Show, among many others, that "We will miss George for his sense of humor." ELO redirects here. ...
Zoom is an album by Electric Light Orchestra. ...
Throat cancer is a common way of referring to some head and neck cancers, usually squamous cell carcinomas. ...
This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...
Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ...
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a. ...
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In 2002 Starr was inducted into the Percussive Hall of Fame joining the elite group of percussive inductees, which includes Buddy Rich and William F. Ludwig, Sr. and his son. Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 Brooklyn, New York – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ...
Ludwig-Musser is a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer, Inc. ...
On November 29, 2002, Starr performed "Photograph" and a cover of Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't" at the Concert For George held in the Royal Albert Hall, London, on the first anniversary of Harrison's death. According to the official website, "Ringo Starr caught everyone with a tear in their eye with a rendition of 'Photograph', a composition he wrote with George, which seemed to sum up how everyone felt." The song includes the lines, "Every time I see your face / it reminds me of the places we used to go / But all I've got is a photograph / and I realize you're not coming back anymore".[38] is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Photograph is a song written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. ...
For other persons named Carl Perkins, see Carl Perkins (disambiguation). ...
Honey Dont is a song written by Carl Perkins, which was covered by The Beatles on their Beatles for Sale album (in the US on Beatles 65). ...
DVD Cover For the released album, see Concert for George (album). ...
Albert Hall redirects here. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
When drummer Carl Palmer was asked by fans in Mexico City about his drum set he used in a tour with Emerson, Lake & Palmer (reportedly valued at $25,000), his answer was that he sold it to Starr.[citation needed] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock group. ...
In 2003, Starr began recording for the independent label Koch Records, releasing Ringo Rama that year and Choose Love in 2005; the former includes his tribute to Harrison, "Never Without You", while both albums continue his tradition of featuring appearances by famous guest stars, amongst them Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Willie Nelson, Billy Preston, and Chrissie Hynde.[citation needed] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Ringo Rama is the twelfth studio album by former Beatle Ringo Starr, first released in the United States on March 25 2003. ...
Choose Love is the thirteenth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. ...
Never Without You is a tribute song from Ringo Starr to his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison who died on November 29, 2001. ...
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE[2] (born 30 March 1945) [3], nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ...
For the Canadian writer and television journalist, see David Gilmour (writer), for the jazz guitarist see David Gilmore. ...
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. ...
William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ...
Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951, Akron, Ohio) is an American rock musician, best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders. ...
 Starr (far left) in concert, June 2005 Starr toured again in mid-2006, with an All-Starr Band featuring Sheila E. on percussion, bassist Hamish Stuart (formerly of the Average White Band and Paul McCartney's touring band), and Edgar Winter. The tour was underway on Starr's 66th birthday, July 7, 2006, when the All-Starr Band performed in Clearwater, Florida.[citation needed] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957, in Oakland, California), known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American musician, perhaps best known for her work with Prince and Ringo Starr. ...
Hamish Stuart (born 8 October 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a guitarist, singer, composer and record producer. ...
The Average White Band (also AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. ...
Edgar Winter (born December 28, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American musician who had significant success in the 1970s and 1980s. ...
is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Clearwater is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida, USA, nearly due west of Tampa. ...
Starr appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 20, 2006. He sang two songs; "What Goes On" from Rubber Soul and "With a Little Help from My Friends" from
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