Ringo Starr
Liverpool, England, UK
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Richard Starkey MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and The Beatles version of "Act Naturally"), as co-writer with the song "What Goes On" and primary writer with "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden". As drummer for The Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit. Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers, behind drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon and Neil Peart. Starr is the most documented and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in several Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles. After The Beatles' break-up in 1970, Starr achieved solo musical success with several singles and albums, and recorded with each of his fellow ex-Beatles as they too developed their post-Beatle musical careers. He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the first two series of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He currently tours with the All-Starr Band.
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Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
