Ringo Starr
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Biography
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.
Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Early Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Classic Albums
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Timewatch
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Elvis
This Is Elvis
Take Your Pills
Alice in Wonderland
Radio
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Beach Boys
Princess Daisy
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
The Movie Orgy
The Beatles
McCartney 3, 2, 1
The Beatles: Something
A Hard Day's Night
Help!
Magical Mystery Tour
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Let It Be
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
The Beatles: Get Back
The Beatles Anthology
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Son of Dracula
The Beatles: Live in Washington DC
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Ringo Starr: Off the Record
Caveman
Thomas & Friends
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
Production Credits
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