![]() ![]() Both albums featured Ringo alongside his former bandmates and rock luminaries such as Harry Nilsson, Marc Bolan and Elton John. He struck gold, however, with a couple of actual rock songs (“ It Don’t Come Easy,” “ Back Off Boogaloo”), followed by the popular Ringo(1973), which included three top 10 singles: “Photograph,” “You’re Sixteen” and “Oh My My.” Goodnight Vienna (1974) nearly repeated the feat. That didn’t stop him from trying all the same, with occasionally winning results, both from the Lennon-McCartney camp (“Yellow Submarine,” “With A Little Help From My Friends”) and on his own (“Octopus’s Garden,” “Don’t Pass Me By”).Īfter The Beatles broke up, Ringo released a couple of unsuccessful genre exercises covering oldies ( Sentimental Journey) and country music ( Beaucoups of Blues), neither of which was well suited to his limited voice. Behind the microphone, well, eh, maybe not so much Ringo couldn’t carry a tune if it had rolling wheels on the bottom of it. He wasn’t a brilliant drummer any more than John Lennon was a brilliant guitarist or pianist, but he was the perfect fit to sit behind the kit. Ringo was a rock-steady drummer with a flair for quick fills. Although not conventionally handsome, Ringo soon became one of the most popular Beatles, aided in part by his comedic performances on Beatles films such as A Hard Day’s Night and Help! ![]() The last member to join the group (at the invitation of John), replacing Pete Best in 1962, Ringo was already a drummer of some renown, having played with Rory and the Hurricanes and Tony Sheridan. If Jimmy Page is the world’s greatest rock guitarist by virtue of being the guitarist in the world’s greatest rock band, then Ringo Starr must be the world’s greatest drummer. ![]()
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