Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey at 9 Madryn Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, England, the son of Elsie (née Gleave) and Richard Starkey, a confectioner.His paternal grandfather, John Starkey, was born with the surname "Parkin", and later adopted his stepfather's surname, "Starkey". He currently tours with the All-Starr Band, making stops in such cities as New York and Boston, MA.
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He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. 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.
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. 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". Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead singer 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") and as songwriter with the songs "Don't Pass Me By", "What Goes On" and "Octopus's Garden".Īs 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.
He became The Beatles' drummer in 1962, taking over from Pete Best. When the band formed in 1960, Starr belonged to another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Richard Starkey, better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, the English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the English rock band The Beatles.
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