Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr (84)

1940-07-07 | Liverpool, England, UK

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.

On Movies

  • Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
  • Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
  • Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  • The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
  • The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
  • The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
  • Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
  • Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10
  • A Concert by the Lake
  • Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
  • Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006
  • Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
  • Radio
  • Concert for George
  • The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
  • Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
  • Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers
  • George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
  • Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never
  • Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
  • Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables
  • Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules
  • Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson
  • One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
  • Video From Hell
  • The Return of Bruno
  • Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
  • An Audience with Billy Connolly
  • Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
  • Water
  • Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
  • Give My Regards to Broad Street
  • Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  • The Cooler
  • Caveman
  • Ringo
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand
  • Sextette
  • Lisztomania
  • Son of Dracula
  • That'll Be The Day
  • Blindman
  • 200 Motels
  • The Point
  • The Magic Christian
  • Abbey Road
  • Beatles Electroniques
  • Candy
  • The Beatles: Hey Jude
  • Yellow Submarine
  • Magical Mystery Tour
  • El Rey en Londres
  • The Beatles - Live at Ed Sullivan Show
  • Help!
  • Pop Gear
  • A Hard Day's Night
  • The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
  • The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool

Movies as Director

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