Ringo Starr stepped in as The Beatles' drummer and accidentally revolutionized music. Here's why his drumming is still ...
Ringo Starr is nearly 83. “No, no, you’ve got that wrong — it’s 38!” said the legendary drummer, veteran solo star and former Beatle, adding one of his trademark “ha-ha-ha!” chortles for emphasis.
Sixty years ago this month, a boy named Gary Astridge knew nothing about The Beatles. The 7-year-old was celebrating his grandmom’s birthday with his family in Buffalo, New York, when someone realized ...
“I don’t wish I’d played differently on any of them,” Starr explained. He then pointed out a rare Beatles on which he purposely approached playing drums in a different way. “‘Rain’ I played ...
The sound of the drums can inform the listener of a song’s age within the first few seconds of the track, and as Paul McCartney explained in a 2005 interview, the Beatles’ experimental drum tones were ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will be celebrating The Beatles with a special screening of episode one and the recently released episode nine of “The Beatles Anthology,” the ...
While Ringo Starr let his bandmates control much of The Beatles’ creative direction, he was a force to be reckoned with on the drums. He was an excellent timekeeper and was a grounding force in the ...
Two years ago, Peter Jackson gave Fab Four fans diehard and casual the best holiday present — the magical-mystery-ride docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” on Disney+. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame a few ...