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Liverpool, England (1962 – present)

Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool, England), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. He was the oldest member of the band, and the last to join the now familiar ‘Fab Four’ line up.
While he was sometimes the least visible member of the band, Starr’s drumming style played a pivotal role in the music played and recorded by The Beatles. He filled the role he was hired for in 1962, then went on to establish a new approach to rhythm in popular music that some claim continues to grow in its significance and influence with every decade since The Beatles recorded their music.

Starr is left-handed yet plays a right-handed kit; his tendency to lead with his left hand contributes to his distinctive drumming style.

Lennon said of Starr:
“ Ringo was a star in his own right in Liverpool before we even met. He was a professional drummer who sang and performed and had Ringo Starr-time and he was in one of the top groups in Britain but especially in Liverpool before we even had a drummer … Ringo’s a damn good drummer.”

Drummer Steve Smith said:
“ Before Ringo, drum stars were measured by their soloing ability and virtuosity. Ringo’s popularity brought forth a new paradigm in how the public saw drummers. We started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect. One of Ringo’s great qualities was that he composed unique, stylistic drum parts for the Beatles songs.

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Pssuj wrote:
Saturday morning

My beloved beatle!

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barguy1 wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

The Legand & the man My fev beatle

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Bastard1 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Hehe, that's my Ringo!

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Necunoscut wrote:
Monday evening

Ringo Declares "Y Not"! - For the first time ever, Starr produces himself on his most personal album yet. More details here: http://www.thebeatles.com/#/news/Ringo_Declares_Y_Not/

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amoaxl69 wrote:
7 days ago

Ringo is awesome <3

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Jamie_Rae wrote:
9 days ago

It is a shame that Ringo was not able to write more songs with the Beatles.

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LeVOGUE wrote:
10 days ago

my fave beatles :)

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derpsichord wrote:
12 days ago

i don't listen to the beatles. I just listen to ringo solo.

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ohhhyeahhh wrote:
15 days ago

omg he has the same bday as me. :D

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Lowbacca wrote:
20 days ago

playin' your BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES album! <3

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rborgias wrote:
21 days ago

Ringo!

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walking111 wrote:
24 days ago

el beatle mas linso <3

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Crim122 wrote:
24 days ago

Ringo is a total beast and one of the best drummers in rock history, if not the most important. The early Beatles music may have not shown much, but hell it was generic RnR, not saying it was bad! But when they got to Magical Mystery Tour it was so complex, the drums on "Strawberry Fields" are crazy as on "A Day In The Life" Thats what made the Beatles so great...the fact that they played almost every style and their influence is heard in many bands today like Animal Collective and Of Montreal. But in the end Ringo is still one of the best drummers, hell plenty of other big name drummers praise him and John would only have him play on "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" then on other albums he would tell the studio drummers to "Play more like Ringo" We all know John was known for making mean spirited jokes about his fellow band members...but they were just jokes.

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antiochoss wrote:
26 days ago

a good song from ringo..

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XdotDomination wrote:
last month

Never Without You is the best tribute song, ever.

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davosmavo wrote:
last month

Yeah... John was joking. Ringo is the greatest drummer, just ask Jim Keltner.

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PeRFeCTLyiNsaNe wrote:
last month

He may not be the best drummer in The Beatles, but they wouldn't have anyone else (which is why they begged him to come back during his hiatus). And as far as him being annoying, I'm sure many would beg to differ, but everyone's taste differs and that's the beauty of the world.

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SamuelEllmer wrote:
last month

Someone asked John if Ringo was the best drummer in the world, John replied "He's not even the best drummer in The Beatles."

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sugarclouds wrote:
last month

"Beatles, women, and children first!" [2]

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deadgrave wrote:
last month

hey! that's Atouk :D

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