query: who filled in for ringo starr during a beatles tour when ringo had tonsillitis

pos: Jimmie Nicol lesser of two evils; cancel the tour and upset thousands of fans or continue and upset the Beatles." Ringo stated that "it was very strange, them going off without me. They'd taken Jimmie Nicol and I thought they didn't love me any more – all that stuff went through my head." The arrangements were made very quickly, from a telephone call to Nicol at his home in West London inviting him to attend an audition/rehearsal at Abbey Road Studios, to packing his bags, all in the same day. At a press conference a reporter mischievously asked John Lennon why Pete

pos: Ringo Starr before the start of the tour, Starr was stricken with a high-grade fever, pharyngitis and tonsillitis, and briefly stayed in a local hospital, followed by several days of recuperation at home. He was temporarily replaced for five concerts by 24-year-old session drummer Jimmie Nicol. Starr was discharged from the hospital and rejoined the band in Melbourne on 15 June. He later said that he feared he would be permanently replaced during his illness. In August, when the Beatles were introduced to American songwriter Bob Dylan, Starr was the first to try a cannabis cigarette he offered them, whereas the others

pos: Alex Orbison The film will be co-produced by Alex Orbison alongside Marty Katz and Roy Kelton Orbison Jr., executive produced by Chuck Fleckenstein, Wesley Orbison and Ron Moore. Alex Orbison • Co-Producer Alex, along with close friend Ashley Hamilton secured the rights to "The Beatle Who Vanished", the 2013 book by Jim Berkenstadt about Jimmie Nicol who filled in for Ringo Starr for 13 days during Beatles' 1964 world tour. Alex Orbison Alexander Orbi Lee Orbison (born May 25, 1975), also known as Orbi, is an American drummer, writer, director, and film producer. Alex is president of Still Working Music Group, a

pos: Ben Essing on 6 June 1964. As part of their 1964 world tour, which supported the release of "A Hard Day's Night", they spent three days in the Netherlands, a stay that included a (playback) concert for television and a boat tour of the Amsterdam canals. For this leg of the world tour Ringo Starr, who had collapsed during a photo shoot, had been replaced by Jimmie Nicol. Essing paid 40,000 guilders for the band to play two shows, of 24 minutes and 8 songs each. The event continues to live on in the local imagination: a Beatles in Blokker monument was

neg: Ringo Starr the release of the Beatles' second feature film, "Help!" (1965), Starr won a "Melody Maker" poll against his fellow Beatles for his performance as the central character in the film. During an interview with "Playboy" in 1964, Lennon explained that Starr had filled in with the Beatles when Best was ill; Starr replied: "[Best] took little pills to make him ill". Soon after, Best filed a libel suit against him that lasted four years before the court reached an undisclosed settlement in Best's favour. In June, the Beatles were scheduled to tour Denmark, the Netherlands, Asia, Australia and New Zealand;

neg: Ringo Starr discography Ringo Starr discography This article presents the discography of Ringo Starr, former drummer and occasional singer and songwriter of British rock band the Beatles. When the band broke up in the spring of 1970, Ringo Starr embarked on a solo career. Along with the other Beatles, he spent the first half of the seventies on Apple Records, the label created by the band for themselves. Starr moved to Atlantic Records after his contract with EMI expired and his career diminished in commercial impact, even though he continued to record and eventually tour with his All-Starr Band in 1989 and continues

neg: Ringo Starr discography to do so today. Ringo Starr discography This article presents the discography of Ringo Starr, former drummer and occasional singer and songwriter of British rock band the Beatles. When the band broke up in the spring of 1970, Ringo Starr embarked on a solo career. Along with the other Beatles, he spent the first half of the seventies on Apple Records, the label created by the band for themselves. Starr moved to Atlantic Records after his contract with EMI expired and his career diminished in commercial impact, even though he continued to record and eventually tour with his All-Starr Band

neg: You Know What to Do You Know What to Do "You Know What to Do" was one of the first songs written and recorded by George Harrison with the Beatles. It was recorded on 3 June 1964 but remained unreleased until its inclusion on the band's 1995 outtakes compilation "Anthology 1". During a photographic assignment on the morning of 3 June 1964, Ringo Starr was taken ill with tonsillitis and pharyngitis, 24 hours before the Beatles were due to leave for a six-country tour. The recording session booked for that day was originally intended to produce a fourteenth song for the band's "A Hard Day's

neg: You Know What to Do To Get You into My Life", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Mother Nature's Son". You Know What to Do "You Know What to Do" was one of the first songs written and recorded by George Harrison with the Beatles. It was recorded on 3 June 1964 but remained unreleased until its inclusion on the band's 1995 outtakes compilation "Anthology 1". During a photographic assignment on the morning of 3 June 1964, Ringo Starr was taken ill with tonsillitis and pharyngitis, 24 hours before the Beatles were due to leave for a six-country tour. The recording session booked for that

neg: Ringo Starr filmography Ringo Starr filmography In addition to the Beatles' films "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), "Help!" (1965), "Magical Mystery Tour" (1967), "Yellow Submarine" (1968) and "Let It Be" (1970), Ringo Starr also acted in films such as "Candy" (1968), "The Magic Christian" (1969, alongside Peter Sellers), "Blindman" (1971), "Son of Dracula" (1974) and "Caveman" (1981). Starr directed and appeared in "Born to Boogie" (1972), a concert film featuring Marc Bolan and T. Rex. For the 1979 documentary film on the Who, "The Kids Are Alright", Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer Keith Moon. He starred as Larry the Dwarf

neg: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux Time", he mostly centered on his Beatles' standards on this occasion, namely "Yellow Submarine", "With A Little Help From My Friends" and his cover of The Shirelles' "Boys", which had been appeared on The Beatles' first album, "Please Please Me", in 1963. The members of his All-Starr Band also had solo moments during the live recording. Following up on the 1990 album "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band", this new collection was a recording of a performance in Montreux in 1992, shortly after the release of Starr's studio album "Time Takes Time". "Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume

neg: Ringo Starr ... is that we're ordinary lads." He was a source of inspiration for several songs written at the time, including Penny Valentine's "I Want To Kiss Ringo Goodbye" and Rolf Harris's "Ringo for President". In 1964, "I love Ringo" lapel pins were the bestselling Beatles merchandise. The prominent placing of the Ludwig logo on the bass drum of his American import drum kit gave the company such a burst of publicity that it became the dominant drum manufacturer in North America for the next twenty years. During live performances, the Beatles continued the "Starr Time" routine that had been popular

neg: Ringo Starr Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", "Good Night", and their cover of "Act Naturally". He also wrote the Beatles' songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of others, including "What Goes On" and "Flying". Starr was afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood, and he fell

neg: Ringo Starr filmography Street" in 1984. Starr also appeared as himself, and downtrodden alter-ego Ognir Rrats, in "Ringo" (1978), an American-made television comedy film based loosely on "The Prince and the Pauper". Ringo Starr filmography In addition to the Beatles' films "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), "Help!" (1965), "Magical Mystery Tour" (1967), "Yellow Submarine" (1968) and "Let It Be" (1970), Ringo Starr also acted in films such as "Candy" (1968), "The Magic Christian" (1969, alongside Peter Sellers), "Blindman" (1971), "Son of Dracula" (1974) and "Caveman" (1981). Starr directed and appeared in "Born to Boogie" (1972), a concert film featuring Marc Bolan and T.

neg: Ringo Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer Keith Moon. Since the breakup of the Beatles, Starr has released 19 solo studio albums: Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", "Good Night", and their cover of "Act Naturally". He also wrote the Beatles' songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited

neg: Butlins Skegness , Guinness World Records, Bob the Builder, Pingu and Angelina Ballerina. In 1962 the camp played a part in the formation of the rock band the Beatles, when Paul McCartney and John Lennon visited to meet Ringo Starr, who was playing drums with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes at the time, to offer Starr the drummer's position with The Beatles, who had just secured a recording contract. Storm's group had a summer booking at the camp, following on from the previous year. It was in 1960 whilst playing Butlin's Pwllheli camp that Richard Starkey developed his stage name Ringo Starr.

neg: Jim Keltner releases, including Harrison's 1973 album "Living in the Material World" and Lennon's 1974 album "Walls and Bridges". When Ringo Starr recorded his first full-fledged pop album, "Ringo", Keltner was featured on several tracks. Following this, Keltner joined George Harrison on his 1974 tour of the United States. In 1974 Keltner played on the Lennon-produced Nilsson album "Pussy Cats" alongside Ringo (and Keith Moon) on "Rock Around the Clock". Keltner was featured on the Nilsson albums "Son of Schmilsson" with Harrison, Starr and Beatles associate Klaus Voormann as well as "Duit on Mon Dei" with Starr and Voormann. Keltner's relationship with

neg: Octopus's Garden Ringo Starr (Jason Schwartzman) refers to his "song about an octopus", which is followed by a crude remark from John Lennon (Paul Rudd). Octopus's Garden "Octopus's Garden" is a song by the Beatles written and sung by Ringo Starr (credited to his real name Richard Starkey) from the Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road". George Harrison, who assisted Starr with the song, commented: "'Octopus's Garden' is Ringo's song. It's only the second song Ringo has ever written, mind you, and it's lovely." He added that the song gets very deep into the listener's consciousness "...because it's so peaceful. I suppose Ringo

neg: Photograph (Ringo Starr song) Records. For the 1991 CD reissue of "Ringo", the album was expanded through the inclusion of three bonus tracks, the last of which was the long-unavailable "Down and Out". In 2009, "Photograph" was featured in the Judd Apatow-directed film "Funny People" and appeared on the accompanying soundtrack album. Following his return to touring in July 1989 – the first tour for Starr since the Beatles quit performing live in 1966<ref name="Sandall/Q">Sandall, Robert (January 1991). "Ringo Starr". "Q". Available at Rock's Backpages ("subscription required").</ref> – he has played "Photograph" regularly with the various incarnations of his All-Starr Band. Eschewing his drum

neg: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux 2: Live from Montreux" was released worldwide on Rykodisc, on 14 September 1993, eventually being deleted towards the end of the 1990s. To help promote the album, Starr appeared on NBC's "Today" television show, on 13 October 1993. Due to his heavy involvement in "The Beatles Anthology", it was Starr's last official release until "Vertical Man" in 1998. In between these releases, Starr orchestrated a limited edition live release of his 1995 tour exclusively through the Blockbuster video store chain in 1997. Footnotes Citations Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux Ringo Starr and His

neg: Tributes to the Beatles Albert Hall. The show featured musicians Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, and Paul McCartney among others. Harrison's son Dhani performed, playing the guitar. Jim Keltner, a session drummer who had played with Harrison in the Traveling Wilburys, also appeared. Ringo Starr wrote and recorded a tribute song to Harrison titled "Never Without You", released on "Ringo Rama" in 2003. Tributes to the Beatles The Beatles were originally a quartet, but only two of the members remain. John Lennon was murdered in December 1980, and George Harrison succumbed to lung cancer in 2001. There have been

neg: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band is a live rock supergroup with shifting personnel, led by former Beatles drummer and vocalist Ringo Starr. Since 1989, Starr has toured with fourteen variations of the band, where "everybody on stage is a star in their own right." Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band is a concept that was created by producer David Fishof. The band has consistently toured for nearly three decades, and rotates its line-up depending on availability of musicians and at Starr's discretion. All-Starr Band shows generally feature 10–12 songs sung by Starr, including

neg: You and Me (Babe) You and Me (Babe) "You and Me (Babe)" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr, released as the final track on his 1973 album "Ringo". Starr's fellow ex-Beatle George Harrison wrote the song along with Mal Evans, the Beatles' longtime aide and a personal assistant to Starr during the making of "Ringo". The track serves as a farewell from Starr to his audience in the manner of a show-closing finale, by lyrically referring to the completion of the album. During the extended fadeout, Starr delivers a spoken message in which he thanks the musicians and studio personnel who helped

neg: Jimmie Nicol Blue Flames, a group with whom Nicol had sat-in with when they were the resident house band at London's now defunct Flamingo Jazz Club. Other members of The Shubdubs were Tony Allen (vocals), Johnny Harris (trumpet), Quincy Davis (tenor saxophone), and Roger Coulam (organ – went on to form Blue Mink). It was at this point that he received a telephone call from The Beatles' producer, George Martin. Nicol recalled: "I was having a bit of a lie down after lunch when the phone rang." When Ringo Starr collapsed with tonsillitis and was hospitalised on 3 June 1964, the eve

neg: Octopus's Garden Octopus's Garden "Octopus's Garden" is a song by the Beatles written and sung by Ringo Starr (credited to his real name Richard Starkey) from the Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road". George Harrison, who assisted Starr with the song, commented: "'Octopus's Garden' is Ringo's song. It's only the second song Ringo has ever written, mind you, and it's lovely." He added that the song gets very deep into the listener's consciousness "...because it's so peaceful. I suppose Ringo is writing cosmic songs these days without even realising it." It was the last song released by the Beatles featuring Starr on lead

neg: Ringo Starr me." Martin later clarified: "I simply didn't know what Ringo was like and I wasn't prepared to take any risks." By November 1962 Starr had been accepted by Beatles fans, who were now calling for him to sing. He began receiving an amount of fan mail equal to that of the others, which helped to secure his position within the band. Starr considered himself fortunate to be on the same "wavelength" as the other Beatles: "I had to be, or I wouldn't have lasted. I had to join them as people as well as a drummer." He was given a

neg: Ringo Starr asking Starr to leave the Hurricanes and join his band. Starr quit Rory Storm and the Hurricanes in January 1962 and briefly joined Sheridan in Hamburg before returning to the Hurricanes for a third season at Butlins. On 14 August, Starr accepted Lennon's invitation to join the Beatles. On 16 August, Beatles manager Brian Epstein fired their drummer, Pete Best, who recalled: "He said 'I've got some bad news for you. The boys want you out and Ringo in.' He said [Beatles producer] George Martin wasn't too pleased with my playing [and] the boys thought I didn't fit in." Starr

neg: Red Rocks Amphitheatre of each year. The earliest notable rock-and-roll performance at Red Rocks was by The Beatles on August 26, 1964, the only concert not sold out during their US-tour. When Ringo Starr returned to Red Rocks with his All-Starr Band on June 28, 2000, he asked if anyone in the crowd had been at the Beatles concert thirty-six years earlier. On August 26, 2004, the East-Coast-based Beatles-tribute band, "1964" was flown to Denver to re-enact the Beatles concert held at the site exactly forty-years earlier to the date. The beautiful and unique setting has led to the venue becoming a favorite

neg: Born to Boogie Born to Boogie Born to Boogie is a 1972 British concert film about a concert at Wembley Empire Pool starring T. Rex, Marc Bolan, Ringo Starr and Elton John. Directed by Starr himself, the movie was released on The Beatles' Apple Films label. "Born to Boogie" consists of concert footage; recording studio scenes with Ringo Starr and Elton John, filmed at the Apple Studios in Savile Row, London; and various vignettes reminiscent of The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour", shot at Denham and Tittenhurst Park, Sunninghill. The Tea Party sequence was filmed at John Lennon's estate in the same spots as

neg: Choose Love The album received strong reviews upon its release and preceded another promotional tour with Starr and his studio band, called "The Roundheads". Personnel per booklet. Choose Love Choose Love is the 14th studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. Recorded throughout 2004 into 2005, using the same team that created "Vertical Man" (1998) and "Ringo Rama" (2003), Starr produced the set with longtime musical partner Mark Hudson and performed it with their studio team. The title track, Choose Love has a Beatles-like Day Tripper guitar riff with a coda similar to The Word and mentions the Beatles songs "The

neg: Don't Pass Me By Don't Pass Me By "Don't Pass Me By" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from the double album" The Beatles" (also known as the "White Album"). It was the first solo composition by Ringo Starr. The song was released as a single in Scandinavia and peaked at number 1 in Denmark in April 1969. Starr first played his song for the other Beatles soon after he joined the group in August 1962. During an interview, Ringo commented on the songwriting process, saying: "I wrote Don't Pass Me By when I was sitting round at home. I

neg: Ringo Beat Ringo Beat Ringo Beat is a 1965 novelty single written and recorded by Ella Fitzgerald. It was inspired by the popularity of Ringo Starr, the drummer of The Beatles. Fitzgerald had described the rock drumming style of her 16-year-old son, Ray Brown, Jr. as the "Ringo beat...cause that's where it all started". The guitarist Barney Kessel also appears on the song. The "Billboard" magazine review from December 12, 1964 commented that "Swinging' Fitzgerald takes off on that all too famous beat. Great opportunity for the WNEW's to recognize the Beatles". Fitzgerald had complained in a November 1965 interview for "Downbeat"

neg: Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) "Backed by full jazz band and occasional strings, Ringo poses as a Liverpudlian Jack Jones, with surprisingly good results." Riley added that that album had "a deceptively easy feel, and the strongest moments... ("Dream" and "Blue Turning Grey Over You"...) confirm his fundamental appeal as a personality." Footnotes Citations Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) Sentimental Journey is the debut studio album by English rock musician and former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, released in 1970, as the band was splintering apart. Although Starr was the third member of the group to issue solo work (after George Harrison and John Lennon), "Sentimental

neg: Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage both as a solo artist and as a member of the Beatles. The tracks include "Yellow Submarine", "Octopus' Garden", "Photograph" and songs from his two previous studio albums, "Choose Love" and "Ringo Rama". Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage is a 2007 live album by English rock musician Ringo Starr. It was recorded at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois on 24 June 2005 as part of the PBS concert series "Soundstage". The Roundheads for this performance were: Steve Dudas (lead guitar), Gary Burr (guitar), Mark Hudson (guitar), Matt Bissonette (bass guitar), Mark Hart (keyboards) and

neg: Goodnight Vienna Goodnight Vienna Goodnight Vienna is the fourth studio album by Ringo Starr. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year. "Goodnight Vienna" followed the commercially successful predecessor "Ringo", and Starr used many of the same players, including Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Robbie Robertson, Harry Nilsson, and producer Richard Perry. The title is a Liverpool slang phrase meaning "it's all over". While all three other former Beatles had contributed to "Ringo" (1973), only John Lennon contributed to "Goodnight Vienna". On 17 June 1974, Starr called Lennon, who was about to record his "Walls

neg: Never Without You Never Without You "Never Without You" is a tribute song from Ringo Starr to his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison who died on 29 November 2001. The recording appeared on Starr's 2003 album "Ringo Rama", and was also released as a single. "Never Without You" was co-written by Starr, Mark Hudson and Gary Nicholson. Starr commented: "Gary Nicholson started that song, and Mark brought it over and we realized we could tailor it. George was really on my mind then." In a 2003 interview, Starr said that he had remained closest to Harrison of all the former Beatles following the

neg: Ringo Starr for "Taking a Trip to Carolina" and received joint songwriting credits with the other Beatles for "12-Bar Original", "Los Paranoias", "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)", "Suzy Parker" from the "Let It Be" film, and "Jessie's Dream" from the "Magical Mystery Tour" film. When Starr married Maureen Cox in 1965, Beatles manager Brian Epstein was best man, with Starr's stepfather Harry Graves and fellow Beatle George Harrison as witnesses. Soon afterwards, the couple's matrimony became the subject of a US novelty song, "Treat Him Tender, Maureen", by the Chicklettes. Starr and Maureen had three children together: Zak (born 13 September 1965),

neg: You and Me (Babe) "Ringo Starr: Everyone One of Us Has All We Need …", "NME", 12 April 1975; available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).</ref> The latter, an experimental work featuring Hentschel on ARP synthesizer, was one of the first releases on Starr's short-lived record label, Ring O' Records. You and Me (Babe) "You and Me (Babe)" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr, released as the final track on his 1973 album "Ringo". Starr's fellow ex-Beatle George Harrison wrote the song along with Mal Evans, the Beatles' longtime aide and a personal assistant to Starr during the making of "Ringo". The track

neg: It Don't Come Easy Beatles songs, among them "It Don't Come Easy". On 12 March 1984, EMI released a single of "It Don't Come Easy" / "Back Off Boogaloo" in the UK as part of their Golden 45s series. Starr has frequently performed "It Don't Come Easy" in concert with his All-Starr Band. Starr included the song on the set list for his July–September 1989 American tour, and a performance of this song opened the 1990 album "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band". It was also included on a bonus 5" CD single released with the US limited edition deluxe CD version of "Ringo

neg: Photograph (Ringo Starr song) Photograph (Ringo Starr song) "Photograph" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr that was released as the lead single from his 1973 album "Ringo". Starr co-wrote the song with George Harrison, his former bandmate from the Beatles. Although the two of them collaborated on other compositions, it is the only song officially credited to the pair. A signature tune for Starr as a solo artist, "Photograph" became an international hit, topping singles charts in the United States, Canada and Australia, and receiving gold disc certification for US sales of 1 million. Music critics have similarly received the song favourably;

neg: Six O'Clock Six O'Clock "Six O'Clock" is a song by English rock musician Ringo Starr from his 1973 album "Ringo". It was written by Starr's former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney and the latter's wife, Linda, who also participated in the recording of the song. The presence of McCartney on the track marked the first time that he and Starr had worked together since the Beatles' break-up in 1970. Their collaboration reflected an easing of the tensions that had existed between the two musicians for much of that period. Produced by Richard Perry, "Six O'Clock" was recorded mainly at Apple Studios in London

neg: Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band is Ringo Starr's first official live album, and the first album recorded with his All-Starr Band, recorded in 1989 during his successful comeback tour and released in 1990. It was also Starr's first release of unheard material in seven years. After taking a hiatus from his solo career following 1983's "Old Wave", Starr spent the next few years making TV appearances and guesting on other artists' recordings and gigs, as well as recording an album that would remain unissued. In 1988, however, he and wife Barbara Bach accepted

neg: Ringo (song) vein of "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. Given his fame on "Bonanza", he had asked the two songwriters to come up with a song that fit in with his persona on that show. He also acknowledged that some teens who bought the record were probably expecting it to be about Beatles-drummer Ringo Starr (even though it was never about him), and believed that after listening to it, they would not be disappointed that the song was actually about a western outlaw. Greene also noted that recording of the album featuring "Ringo" began before the Beatles became popular in the United

neg: The Best of George Harrison release a double album compilation, "Rock 'n' Roll Music", along with accompanying singles. Issued in June 1976, "Rock 'n' Roll Music" contained 28 previously released tracks from throughout the Beatles' career. John Lennon and Ringo Starr both expressed dissatisfaction with the compilation's running order, the reversion to a pre-1967 royalty rate for the band, and what Starr termed Capitol's "craphouse" packaging.<ref name="Clayson/Ringo p 262">Clayson, "Ringo Starr", p. 262.</ref> After the record company had promised "the largest selling campaign in the history of the music business", the album was a commercial success. Late in 1975, EMI/Capitol had issued greatest-hits collections on

neg: Photograph (Ringo Starr song) with the Roundheads. In November 2002, a year after Harrison's death, Starr sang "Photograph" at the Concert for George – a performance that was an emotional highpoint of the event. Engelbert Humperdinck, Camper Van Beethoven, Cilla Black and Adam Sandler are among the artists who have covered the song. Ex-Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison began writing "Photograph" on a luxury yacht in the South of France in May 1971. Starr had hired a yacht, the "Marala", for the duration of the Cannes Film Festival, after attending Mick Jagger's wedding in St Tropez with his wife, Maureen Starkey. The Starkeys

neg: Ringo Starr making a return to touring. On 23 July 1989, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band gave their first performance to an audience of ten thousand in Dallas, Texas. Setting a pattern that would continue over the following decades, the band consisted of Starr and an assortment of musicians who had been successful in their own right with popular songs at different times. The concerts interchanged Starr's singing, including selections of his Beatles and solo songs, with performances of each of the other artists' well-known material, the latter incorporating either Starr or another musician as drummer. The first All-Starr excursion led

neg: Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) Sentimental Journey is the debut studio album by English rock musician and former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, released in 1970, as the band was splintering apart. Although Starr was the third member of the group to issue solo work (after George Harrison and John Lennon), "Sentimental Journey" is the first non-avant-garde studio album by a member of the band, in light of the experimental, soundtrack or live releases his aforementioned bandmates had already released. Paul McCartney's debut, "McCartney", would follow three weeks after "Sentimental Journey"'s release. Recording of the album was completed in early March

neg: VH1 Storytellers (Ringo Starr album) on "Vertical Man", much of the set is devoted to Starr's Beatles and early solo successes with Starr relating their stories in a relaxed, and sometimes humorous, fashion. This marked the last time a Ringo Starr album was released on a pre-recorded cassette in the United States, according to journalist Peter Palmiere. However, some countries in the Far East still issue cassettes of recent Ringo Starr material including "Ringo Rama", "Choose Love" and "". Released by Mercury in the US on 20 October 1998, "VH1 Storytellers" stands as a unique release in Starr's recorded catalogue. Although it failed to chart

neg: Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) Life for Me" to Starr for inclusion on the latter's first rock solo album, "Ringo". The main sessions for "Ringo" took place in Los Angeles that same month and coincided with a spirit of reconciliation among all the former Beatles, after Harrison, Starr and Lennon had grown disaffected with Klein as a manager. In addition to "Sunshine Life for Me" and individual contributions from Lennon and McCartney, Starr received co-writing assistance from Harrison on "Photograph", which became Starr's first number 1 hit on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart when released as the album's advance single. With Richard Perry as

neg: Photograph (Ringo Starr song) first at her most soulful", according to music critic Bruce Eder. While Starr's original recording appeared on the soundtrack to "Funny People", a cover by the film's leading actor, Adam Sandler, is available as an iTunes bonus track with the album. Photograph (Ringo Starr song) "Photograph" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr that was released as the lead single from his 1973 album "Ringo". Starr co-wrote the song with George Harrison, his former bandmate from the Beatles. Although the two of them collaborated on other compositions, it is the only song officially credited to the pair. A signature

neg: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band those he performed with The Beatles and in his solo career. Mixed with Starr's songs are those performed by the All-Starrs (usually 2–3 per person), generally the biggest hits from their respective groups or solo careers. The All-Starr Band does not compose original music, but a number of live albums featuring the group have been released. The sole exception is the track "Island in the Sun", off Starr's 2015 album "Postcards from Paradise", which was co-written and performed by Starr and every member of that year's All-Starr Band. Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band

neg: Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) "The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles", Michael Frontani describes it as "perhaps the most lively track" on a "remarkable" album. According to Bruce Spizer: Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) "Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr that appears on his 1973 solo album "Ringo". It was written by George Harrison, Starr's former bandmate in the Beatles, and was one of several contributions Harrison made to "Ringo". Recording for the song took place in Los Angeles in March 1973, with Richard Perry producing the session. In addition to Starr and Harrison,

neg: Six O'Clock in April 1973. Following Starr's recent collaborations with George Harrison and John Lennon in Los Angeles, the session with McCartney added to speculation in the press that the Beatles were about to reunite. An extended version of the song appeared as a bonus track on the 1992 CD release of Starr's "Goodnight Vienna" album. Paul McCartney wrote "Six O'Clock" in response to a request from Ringo Starr, his former bandmate in the Beatles, for a contribution to his first pop solo album, titled "Ringo".<ref name="DeRiso/UCR">Nick DeRiso, "40 Years Ago: Ringo Starr's 'Ringo' Features (Sort-Of) Beatles Reunion", Ultimate Classic Rock, 23

neg: Tour 2003 Tour 2003 Tour 2003 is a live and video album by Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band released in 2004. After releasing "Ringo Rama" in 2003, Starr embarked on tour once more with his All-Starr Band and its ever-changing collective of musicians. From the previous band remained Mark Rivera, as does singing percussionist Sheila E. New to the mix are Paul Carrack of Squeeze and Mike + The Mechanics fame, Colin Hay from Australian band Men at Work and John Waite, a solo artist who also had fronted The Babys and Bad English. The performance included on the album is

neg: 12-Bar Original Again)", the B-side to the 1995 single "Free as a Bird". Of the Beatles, only John Lennon and Ringo Starr ever commented on the song. During some US radio interviews, Lennon was asked if there were any unissued Beatles recordings, he replied that all he could recall was "some lousy 12 bar". Starr told journalist Peter Palmiere that "we all wrote the track and I have an acetate of one of the versions". The quote was later used by Palmiere in a Ringo Starr cover interview/story in DISCoveries magazine in 1993 and by Jim Berkenstadt and Belmo in their book

neg: Act Naturally Dwight Yoakam, Mrs. Miller, and Kidsongs. The best-known other version is from the Beatles in 1965. Featuring Ringo Starr taking the lead vocal, it became a featured performance number of his in concert, both with the Beatles and later with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. The song was also covered by Betty Willis in 1978. Russell, originally from Mississippi, was based in Fresno, California in the early 1960s. One night, some of his friends from Oklahoma planned to do a recording session in Los Angeles and asked him to join them. In order to do so, Russell had to

neg: Vertical Man Vertical Man Vertical Man is the 11th studio album by Ringo Starr, issued in 1998. The album served as Starr's attempt at a commercial comeback following the enormous success of "The Beatles Anthology" project. Starr enlisted the help of many of his musician friends in making "Vertical Man", including Scott Weiland, Brian Wilson, Alanis Morissette, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Steven Tyler, and former Beatles Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick mixed the tracks, and Starr and Mark Hudson served as producers. Ringo Starr met songwriter Dean Grakal at a party on New

neg: Ringo (album) Ringo (album) Ringo is the third studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the "Billboard" 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached No. 1 on the "RPM" national albums chart. The album is noted for the appearance of all four Beatles, and for its numerous guest stars, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his subsequent albums and tours. After releasing the standards tribute "Sentimental Journey" and the country and western "Beaucoups

neg: Paul McCartney with a 9 February 2014 CBS airing. The show featured Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and celebrated the legacy of the seven-time Grammy-winning group the Beatles and their groundbreaking 1964 first performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". The show, titled "", featured 22 classic Beatles songs as performed by various artists, which included original Beatles McCartney and Starr. On 19 May 2014, the news reported that McCartney had been bedridden on doctor's orders due to an unspecified virus, which forced him to cancel a sold-out concert tour of Japan that was scheduled to begin later in the week. The tour

neg: Ringo the 4th Ringo the 4th Ringo the 4th is the sixth studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released in 1977. Its title refers to the fact that it is his fourth rock album. "Ringo the 4th" has a more dance-oriented context. After the commercial disappointment of "Ringo's Rotogravure" (1976), Starr decided to shift his formula of using his well-known musician friends (notably his fellow ex-Beatles) to write songs and appear on his albums. Instead, he intensified his partnership with Vini Poncia, with whom he wrote several of the songs featured here, while using the input of different musicians. Sessions began on

neg: 4: John Paul George Ringo 4: John Paul George Ringo 4: John Paul George Ringo is a digital extended play compilation released on 23 September 2014, as a free download by the iTunes Store. It features one solo song by each former member of the Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. It is the first official release to bring together their solo material (though two Starr solo albums, "Ringo" and "Ringo's Rotogravure", and the 1996 Carl Perkins album "Go Cat Go!" featured contributions from each of the four). The EP was released to promote the iTunes remastering of several solo albums

neg: Maureen Starkey Tigrett Club, and remembered the long queues and violent competition for access to the Beatles. Although she got a kiss from Ringo, whom she called ‘Ritchie’ (for Richard), he did not immediately notice her among his numerous fans. All the Beatles were supposed to be officially unattached, for image purposes, and when Ringo started dating Cox, she was often threatened, and once scratched in the face by a vicious rival. She even had to stop working as a hairdresser because of the threats. In September 1963, with her parents' permission, she travelled to Greece with Starr, McCartney, and Jane Asher. On

neg: Ringo Starr They eventually accepted, joining the Beatles at Bruno Koschmiders Kaiserkeller on 1 October 1960, where Starr first met the band. Storm's Hurricanes were given top-billing over the Beatles, who also received less pay. Starr performed with the Beatles during a few stand-in engagements while in Hamburg. On 15 October 1960, he drummed with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, recording with them for the first time while backing Hurricanes singer Lu Walters on the George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward aria "Summertime". During Starr's first stay in Hamburg he also met Tony Sheridan, who valued his drumming abilities to the point of

neg: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band is a live album by Ringo Starr released on 6 August 2002. Starr's All-Starr Band was always evolving. While Mark Rivera remained from the previous band, the new players for the 2001 US tour here include Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Greg Lake, Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter and - bringing a more updated sound to the precedings - Supertramp's Roger Hodgson, Howard Jones and former Prince bandmember Sheila E.. Starr naturally has the biggest share of the songs,

neg: Mal Evans If Lennon said "Socks, Mal", Evans would have to rush to a local store and buy pairs of cotton socks for him. In 1967, Evans wrote in his diaries that he "bought Ringo [Starr] some undies for his visit to the doctor". Although Beatles' memorabilia are in continuous demand, a full set of autographs by all four could be forgeries: Evans and Aspinall used to sign many of them when Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr were too busy. The Beatles started their first European tour in January 1964, and Evans was allowed to take his wife and son with him,

neg: In My Car (Ringo Starr song) the single's producer and co-songwriter, recorded a cover version for his eighth studio solo album Got Any Gum?, which was released as a single and became a moderate hit. In My Car (Ringo Starr song) In My Car is a single by The Beatles' former drummer, Ringo Starr. The track is credited as being written by Mo Foster, Kim Goody, Richard Starkey, and Joe Walsh, the track was included on Starr's ninth studio solo album, "Old Wave", which was produced by the Eagles' lead guitarist, Joe Walsh in 1983. The single was re-released, this time on yellow vinyl for Jukebox's

neg: The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour that, together with their two previously released singles, formed their debut album, "Please Please Me". From 12 to 22 February, they played a number of dates on their own, before joining the Shapiro tour again on the 23. The second part lasted from 23 February until 3 March. Travelling to Shrewsbury on 28 February 1963, Lennon and McCartney wrote the next Beatles single, "From Me To You". "All dates from Lewisohn" Instruments The Beatles had on the tour, shown here for each member of the group. John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro

neg: In My Car (Ringo Starr song) In My Car (Ringo Starr song) In My Car is a single by The Beatles' former drummer, Ringo Starr. The track is credited as being written by Mo Foster, Kim Goody, Richard Starkey, and Joe Walsh, the track was included on Starr's ninth studio solo album, "Old Wave", which was produced by the Eagles' lead guitarist, Joe Walsh in 1983. The single was re-released, this time on yellow vinyl for Jukebox's only, with "She's About a Mover" as the B-side, on the label, The Right Stuff on 1 November 1994, 11 years after the first release. In 1987, Joe Walsh

neg: Klaus Voormann members of the Beatles. His association with the Beatles dated back to their time in Hamburg in the early 1960s. He lived in the band's London flat with George Harrison and Ringo Starr after John Lennon and Paul McCartney moved out to live with their respective partners, and designed the cover of their album "Revolver", for which he won a Grammy. Following the band's split, rumours circulated of the formation of a group named the Ladders, consisting of Lennon, Harrison, Starr and Voormann. This failed to materialise; however, all four would-be Ladders (plus Billy Preston) performed on the Ringo Starr

neg: Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo's Rotogravure is the fifth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. It would turn out to be the last album featuring active involvement from all four former Beatles before John Lennon's death in 1980. Following the end of his contract with EMI, Starr signed on with Polydor Records worldwide (Atlantic Records handling US distribution). It was reported in December 1975 that ABC Records in the US was to sign former Beatle Ringo Starr for a 5-year recording contract, worth $5 million. However, on 26 January 1976, when Starr's recording contract with EMI ended, he signed with

neg: Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) 1970, with "Sentimental Journey" being rushed out a few weeks later to avoid clashing in the shops with the Beatles' impending final album "Let It Be" in May. The idea for a solo album first came from the rest of the Beatles, who said that Starr should do a solo record, despite his minimal songwriting abilities, and later from his mother Elsie Starkey and step-dad Harry during one day at their Liverpool home. His mother said that Starr had good vocals. The plan was to create an album of standards that would reflect his mother's favourite songs, even asking them

neg: Lorne Greene the music charts with his spoken-word ballad, "Ringo" (which referred to the real-life Old West outlaw Johnny Ringo, not to Ringo Starr of the Beatles), and got a lot of play time from "Saga of the Ponderosa", which detailed the Cartwright founding of the famous ranch. In 1973, after the cancellation of "Bonanza" following a 14-year run, Greene joined Ben Murphy in the ABC crime drama, "Griff", about a Los Angeles, California, police officer, Wade "Griff" Griffin, who retires to become a private detective. When it failed to gain sufficient ratings and was cancelled after 13 episodes, Greene thereafter hosted

neg: Walls and Bridges the "Billboard" Hot 100 as a solo artist. This achievement, together with the US success of the album, marked a comeback for Lennon, whose career since "Imagine" in 1971 had trailed that of his former Beatles bandmates in terms of commercial success. When asked for his opinion of "Walls and Bridges" during the press conference for his 1974 North American tour, George Harrison described it as a "lovely" album. Ringo Starr said he admired all of Lennon's work, apart from "Some Time in New York City", and he lauded "Walls and Bridges" as "the finest album in the last five

neg: Southern Cross Hotel is best known for hosting The Beatles on the Melbourne leg of their Australian tour in 1964. 'Beatlemania' reached a fever pitch in Melbourne, and huge crowds blocked traffic outside the hotel, and fainting girls had to be treated on the street. When they left, their bed sheets were torn up and sold for charity. In Beatle lore, their stay is important since it was the only hotel to host five of the Beatles at one time. (Jimmy Nicol was hired as a temporary drummer for an ill Ringo Starr). The Southern Cross remained the most glamorous place to stay

neg: Ringo Starr Lennon. McCartney commented: "Ringo would do these little malapropisms, he would say things slightly wrong, like people do, but his were always wonderful, very lyrical ... they were sort of magic." Starr also occasionally contributed lyrics to unfinished Lennon–McCartney songs, such as the line "darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there" in "Eleanor Rigby". Starr is credited as the sole composer of two Beatles songs: "Octopus's Garden" and "Don't Pass Me By". He is credited as a co-writer of "What Goes On", "Flying" and "Dig It". On material issued after the break-up, Starr received a writing credit

neg: Never Without You the riff-driven melody from Harrison's song "What Is Life" in the middle of "Never Without You", right before he makes reference to "All Things Must Pass". The lyrics also mention Harrison's composition "Within You Without You" from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. Never Without You "Never Without You" is a tribute song from Ringo Starr to his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison who died on 29 November 2001. The recording appeared on Starr's 2003 album "Ringo Rama", and was also released as a single. "Never Without You" was co-written by Starr, Mark Hudson and Gary Nicholson.

neg: Wings (Ringo Starr song) live in Atlanta, was released on the Hurricane Sandy charity compilation "Songs After Sandy: Friends of Red Hook for Sandy Relief". Starr gave filmmakers the chance to do an official promo video for 2012 version of "Wings"; the winning video was chosen by Starr himself. Starr called it "a great little video". In a review for Ultimate Classic Rock, Billy Dukes calls the re-make "less passionate, border-line lifeless vocal performance" when compared to the original. "Ringo the 4th" "Ringo 2012" Wings (Ringo Starr song) "Wings" is a song by Ringo Starr, originally recorded for and released as a single from

neg: Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 Heart", "Hopeless" and "You Belong to Me". The cover photo was originally for the unreleased version of "Stop and Smell the Roses" (1981), entitled "Can't Fight Lightning". Issued on 24 February 1989 by Rhino, only in the US. Never charting anywhere, "Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2" went out of print during the 1990s. Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 is Ringo Starr's second official compilation album, released on Rhino. The successor to 1975's "Blast from Your Past", it rounds up Starr's highlights from 1976's "Ringo's Rotogravure" to

neg: WBIG-FM and now works for VOA, the Voice of America, in Washington. WBIG was the first station in the U.S. to work directly with a Beatle. Ringo Starr hosted and voiced the commercials for the "BIG Ringo Starr Art Show" in March 2007. It was the first time that artwork from all four Beatles appeared in the same exhibition. Proceeds from the sales of art benefited Ringo's charity The Lotus Foundations. The station converted their website from idigbig.com to idigringo.com and changed the graphics to reflect Ringo's participation, including home videos provided by Ringo. After the spring 2009 format change of

neg: Ringo Starr do." Collins also acknowledged that the drumming style featured on the 1983 Genesis song "That's All" was an affectionate attempt at a "Ringo Starr drum part". In an often-repeated but apocryphal story, Lennon, asked if Starr was the best drummer in the world, quipped that he "wasn't even the best drummer in the Beatles". The line actually comes from a 1981 episode of the BBC Radio comedy series "Radio Active", though it gained more prominence when used by the television comedian Jasper Carrott in 1983, three years after Lennon's death. In September 1980, Lennon told "Rolling Stone": In his book

neg: Choose Love Choose Love Choose Love is the 14th studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. Recorded throughout 2004 into 2005, using the same team that created "Vertical Man" (1998) and "Ringo Rama" (2003), Starr produced the set with longtime musical partner Mark Hudson and performed it with their studio team. The title track, Choose Love has a Beatles-like Day Tripper guitar riff with a coda similar to The Word and mentions the Beatles songs "The Long and Winding Road", Tomorrow Never Knows, and What Goes On. As ever, a Starr album would be lacking if it did not include some

neg: Andy White (drummer) at the time and had used White in the past. The Beatles had recorded "Love Me Do" twice already: at an EMI audition on 6 June 1962 with Pete Best on drums when he was still a member of the group; and again on 4 September 1962 with Ringo Starr on drums, Starr having replaced Best the previous month. Martin had disapproved of Best's drumming and was now also unhappy with newcomer Starr's drumming. On 11 September 1962 Richards, who was in charge of recording that day, wanted the song recorded again, and the Beatles played "Love Me Do" a

neg: Ringo Starr can play." His inability to compose new material led to his input being minimised during recording sessions; he often found himself relegated to adding minor percussion effects to songs by McCartney, Lennon and Harrison. During his downtime, Starr worked on his guitar playing, and said: "I jump into chords that no one seems to get into. Most of the stuff I write is twelve-bar". Epstein's death in August 1967 left the Beatles without management; Starr remarked: "[It was] a strange time for us, when it's someone who we've relied on in the business, where we never got involved." Soon afterwards,

neg: The Beatles' recording sessions Stuart Sutcliffe. From the 16 known demos made in early 1960 at McCartney's house, only three have been released. In Hamburg, Germany, during the Beatles' first stint there, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison recorded a song as the backing group for Lu Walters, the bassist from Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. The Beatles' drummer, Pete Best, was not present, and Hurricanes drummer Ringo Starr played instead. It was the first time John, Paul, George and Ringo recorded music together. Sutcliffe was present at the session but did not play. The song was recorded in the small Akustik studio, in a similar

neg: Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) "Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr that appears on his 1973 solo album "Ringo". It was written by George Harrison, Starr's former bandmate in the Beatles, and was one of several contributions Harrison made to "Ringo". Recording for the song took place in Los Angeles in March 1973, with Richard Perry producing the session. In addition to Starr and Harrison, the musicians on the track include Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson of the Band, and multi-instrumentalist David Bromberg. Harrison wrote

neg: I Want to Kiss Ringo Goodbye who feels sad because Ringo Starr is about to get married. As she loved the musician and feels jealous of the woman whom he is about to marry she wants to kiss him goodbye before the wedding. In real life Ringo Starr had indeed married on 11 February 1965 with Maureen Cox. I Want to Kiss Ringo Goodbye "I Want to Kiss Ringo Goodbye" is a 1965 novelty single recorded by English music journalist Penny Valentine at the start of her journalistic career. The song was released in March 1965 at the height of Beatlemania and is about Ringo Starr,

neg: Magical Mystery Tour (film) group of people on a British mystery tour in a 1967 coach, focusing mostly on Mr Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) and his recently widowed Aunt Jessie (Jessie Robins). Other group members on the bus include the tour director, Jolly Jimmy Johnson (Derek Royle); the tour hostess, Miss Wendy Winters (Miranda Forbes, credited as Mandy Weet); the conductor, Buster Bloodvessel (Ivor Cutler); and the other Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison). During the course of the tour, "strange things begin to happen" at the whim of "four or five magicians", four of whom are played by the Beatles themselves

neg: Doyle Holly regarded as one of the best live albums in country music history. Holly and the Buckaroos toured widely in North America and Europe in the 1960s. During the band's peak of popularity in the mid to late 1960s, it seemed like everyone was a Buckaroos fan including the Beatles, who, it is said, had a standing order for all new Buck Owens and the Buckaroos records to be forwarded to them in England. While on tour in London in 1969, Holly, Owens and Don Rich met up John Lennon and Ringo Starr. Holly recorded seven albums with The Buckaroos from

neg: Ringo Deathstarr Ringo Deathstarr Ringo Deathstarr is an American shoegaze band from Austin, Texas, formed by singer/songwriter Elliott Frazier in 2007. The name of the band is a portmanteau of the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and the "Star Wars" Death Star. Ringo Deathstarr was started by Frazier in 2007 in his Texas hometown, Beaumont. After he moved to the busier city of Austin, a band lineup stabilized consisting of Frazier, bassist Alex Gehring, guitarist Renan McFarland and drummer Dustin Gaudet. The band's debut five-song EP, "Ringo Deathstarr", was initially self-released in fall 2007, and then issued on SVC Records in the UK

neg: Startling Music Startling Music Startling Music is a music publishing company, founded by musician Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles. Starr had initially been signed to Northern Songs, the company set up by publisher Dick James and Beatles manager Brian Epstein on behalf of the band in 1963. As the main songwriting Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney drew a larger share of benefits (and royalties) from their contract, while Starr and George Harrison were sometimes given second-class treatment, and found their songs and interests under-promoted by the company. When Northern Songs was turned into a public company, Starr and Harrison were

neg: The Beatles' 1965 US tour Harrison Ringo Starr The Beatles' 1965 US tour The Beatles staged their second concert tour of the United States (with one date in Canada) in the late summer of 1965. At the peak of American Beatlemania, they played a mixture of outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas, with historic concerts at Shea Stadium in New York and the Hollywood Bowl. Typically of the era, the tour was a "package" presentation, with several artists on the bill. The Beatles played for just 30 minutes at each show, following sets by support acts such as Brenda Holloway and the King Curtis Band, Cannibal

neg: Bedford VAL April 1964 to Batten. After modification for the film, the coach went back into coaching, being scrapped in the 1990s. A Plaxton-bodied example, 'URO 913E', featured in the 1967 Beatles film "Magical Mystery Tour". This coach was new to Fox, Hayes, in 1967. In the film, the coach was raced around RAF West Malling by Ringo Starr himself against sports cars and other modes of transportation, driven by other tourists. Ringo won the race with the VAL in the end. A Bedford VAL also featured in a devastating crash for the purposes of filming for the ITV soap opera "Coronation

neg: Wings (Ringo Starr song) Wings (Ringo Starr song) "Wings" is a song by Ringo Starr, originally recorded for and released as a single from the album "Ringo the 4th". It was co-written with Vini Poncia in 1977. Starr later re-recorded it, produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar, and released it as a single from his 2012 studio album, "Ringo 2012". Starr on the 2012 re-recording of "Wings" was for "Ringo 2012": The original version was released as a single in the US on 26 August 1977, backed with non-album track "Just a Dream". A live version by Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, recorded

neg: Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr albums. All the tracks from Ringo's first compilation "Blast From Your Past" appeared on "Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr". The compilation debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart on 2 September 2007. This achievement represented Starr's highest peak on that chart since 1974, when "Goodnight Vienna" reached number 30. "Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr" stayed in the UK top 100 for three weeks. The album also had a two-week chart run in the United States, where it debuted at number 130 with 5,426 copies sold during the first week of release. The track listing

neg: Marc Mann the Electric Light Orchestra on their tour for the promotion of their album "Zoom". Mann played rhythm guitar and lead on some tracks and also keyboards. However the tour was cancelled. Mann played briefly for Oingo Boingo (another collaboration with Elfman) playing the keyboards at some gigs such as "Live from the Universal Amphitheatre". In January 1994, Mann had been hired by Lynne to help clean a few of John Lennon's cassettes, that the remaining Beatles McCartney, Harrison and Ringo Starr finished and turned a few songs into Beatles songs. In 2002, Mann made string arrangements for several songs on

neg: Images of a Woman when it was removed; the group used this space for their signatures. Images of a Woman Images of a Woman, also known as "The Tokyo Painting", is an abstract painting by the 1960s pop group the Beatles. It is believed to be the only painting produced collaboratively by the group. "Images of a Woman" was painted over three nights in July 1966 in a Tokyo Hilton suite where all four of the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) were staying as part of their tour of the Far East. The group had been placed in lockdown

neg: Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 is Ringo Starr's second official compilation album, released on Rhino. The successor to 1975's "Blast from Your Past", it rounds up Starr's highlights from 1976's "Ringo's Rotogravure" to 1983's "Old Wave" and encompasses label stays with Polydor, Atlantic, Portrait, and RCA. Consequently, it saw the first release of four tracks from "Old Wave" which had not been issued in the U.S. up to that time. The CD edition features four additional tracks that were not present on the vinyl edition: "Attention", "Who Needs a

neg: Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band from the album, backed with "The Weight" two non-album tracks "Rocky Mountain Way" (sung by Joe Walsh) and "Act Naturally" (sung by Ringo). A limited edition deluxe version of the album that included a bonus CD single was released only in the US. Another song from the same performances as the album, "With a Little Help from My Friends", was released on the compilation album "". Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band is Ringo Starr's first official live album, and the first album recorded with his All-Starr Band, recorded in 1989 during his successful

neg: Give a Little Bit all the available recordings of the song to be of unacceptable quality. After Hodgson had left Supertramp, the song was included in almost all his live performances. The song has also been performed by Hodgson during his tour with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 2001; a recording appears on the album "Ringo Starr and Friends". On Sunday 1 July 2007, Roger Hodgson sang this song as his finale for his short set at the Concert for Diana, held in Wembley Stadium in London. Princess Diana loved the song, and Hodgson said of the performance in her honor: “It

neg: Jon Farriss albums. Among his song writing credits with INXS (mostly collaborations with Michael Hutchence) are "Red Red Sun," "The Gift," "Deepest Red", "Faith in Each Other," "Back on Line," "Never Let You Go" (with Fortune) and the hit "Disappear". He wrote and performed the song "You Never Used to Cry" on the soundtrack for the 1984 film No Small Affair. Jon appeared on stage with Ringo Starr in February 2013, during Ringo’s All Starr Band performance in Sydney. With Ringo singing, Jon played Ringo’s drums to The Beatles’ song "With a Little Help from My Friends." He was also invited and

neg: Kenny Aronoff 2014, Aronoff was part of the Gregg Allman All My Friends concert. Aronoff has performed at the Kennedy Center Honors Ceremonies from 2008 to 2014 as well as two performances at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards with Ringo Starr and the Highway Men. He also performed a tribute to The Beatles sharing the stage with the two remaining Beatle members Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney in "". During that same show, he also played drums for Stevie Wonder, David Grohl, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Joe Walsh, Keith Urban, John Mayer, Jeff Lynne, Pharrell Williams and Brad Paisley. In an interview,