1940-07-07 ( 84 years old ) in 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.

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Beatles '64 2024-11-28
The Beach Boys 2024-05-21
Rat Pack 2022-01-11
What Drives Us 2021-04-30
Zappa 2020-11-27
Free to Rock 2017-05-01
Året var 1967 2017-01-02
Our Cilla 2015-12-25
The Beatles 1 2015-11-06
The Beatles 1+ 2015-11-06
Good Ol' Freda 2013-09-06
Året var 1963 2013-01-16
Genius 2012-12-28
Palme 2012-09-14
Oh My God 2009-11-13
Radio 2003-10-24
Naqoyqatsi 2002-09-02
Wingspan 2001-05-11
Water 1985-01-11
The Cooler 1982-05-24
Caveman 1981-04-17
This Is Elvis 1981-04-03
The Last Waltz 1978-05-01
Ringo 1978-04-25
Sextette 1978-03-03
Lisztomania 1975-10-10
Son of Dracula 1974-04-19
Blindman 1971-11-15
200 Motels 1971-11-10
The Point 1971-02-02
Let It Be 1970-05-13
Abbey Road 1969-09-26
Candy 1968-12-17
The Movie Orgy 1968-01-01
Our World 1967-06-25
Monument 1967-04-17
Die Beatles 1966-07-05
Help! 1965-07-29
Pop Gear 1965-05-19