![]() His childhood was filled with an endless series of setbacks and tragedies. in a dingy Liverpool slum, on Jto Richard Starkey, Sr. When the Beatles dissolved during the early 1970, Starr re-emerged in an acting career, and he continued his musical career as a solo artist. A collection of gaudy rings adorned Starr's fingers, which earned him the nickname Ringo. During the Beatles' concert performances Starr was the most easily recognizable of the group, as he sat toward the back of the stage, pounding a steady rhythm behind singers John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Addresses: Record company-Mercury Records, West Coast Office, 11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025.ĭrummer Ringo Starr earned a place in musical history in 1962 at the age of 22 years, when he accepted a position with a then unknown band called the Beatles, which was destined to become one of the most popular groups in the history of rock and roll. In 2008 Ringo toured with his tenth All-Starr ensemble, which featured past participants Colin Hay, Billy Squier, Hamish Stuart, and Edgar Winter, and added keyboardist Gary Wright and drummer Gregg Bissonette.Born Richard Starkey, Jr., July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England mother Elsie Gleave, bakery worker father, Richard Starkey, Sr., bakery worker married Maureen Cox, Februchildren: Zak, Jason, and daughter Lee, one granddaughter married Barbara Bach, 1981. Also released in 2007 was the definitive Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr. The 2007 release Live at Soundstage featured a show recorded two years earlier in Chicago. In 2006 he made a guest appearance on Jerry Lee Lewis' album Last Man Standing and toured with another edition of his All-Starr Band, this time featuring Sheila E. Two studio records appeared during the early 2000s: Ringorama from 2003 and Choose Love two years later. Starr's first seasonal effort, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, appeared a year later. Vertical Man, his first album for Mercury, followed in 1998, as did a disc culled from his performance on the VH1 Storytellers series. Starr was also suffering from the excesses of his lifestyle, but by the late '80s he had cleaned up, and in 1989 he toured with his "All-Starr Band." In 1992, he signed to Private Music and released a new studio album, Time Takes Time. His 1983 album, Old Wave, did not find a U.S. ![]() Starr continued to release albums through 1981, though with diminishing success. Almost as successful was the 1974 follow-up, Goodnight Vienna, which featured the hits "Only You" and "No No Song." In 1973 he paired with producer Richard Perry and, with assistance from the three other ex-Beatles, made Ringo, which featured two number one hits, "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen." "Oh My My," a Top Ten hit, was also included. Starr then scored Top Ten hits with two non-album singles, "It Don't Come Easy" in 1971 and "Back Off Boogaloo" in 1972. Upon the group's split, Starr went solo with two novelty projects: the first, an album called Sentimental Journey, found him covering pre-rock standards, and the second, Beaucoups of Blues, was a country music collection. Though the least prominent member of the quartet, he distinguished himself as an occasional singer of good-natured material and as an actor. ![]() Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey, was the drummer in the Beatles from 1962 to 1970 and thus one of the most famous musicians of the '60s. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |