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Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
is an English musician who has recorded hundreds of songs throughout his long career. As the drummer for the Beatles, Starr occasionally performed lead vocals, usually for one song an album. He wrote two songs for the group, "
Don't Pass Me By "Don't Pass Me By" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album ''The Beatles'' (also known as the "White Album"). A country rock song, it was the first solo composition written by drummer Ringo Starr. The song w ...
" and " Octopus's Garden", and was credited as co-writer of others, including " What Goes On" and "
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". Before their break-up in April 1970, he released his debut solo album, the George Martin-produced '' Sentimental Journey'' in March 1970, which contained cover songs each arranged by a different musician. He followed it in September 1970 with the Pete Drake-produced ''
Beaucoups of Blues ''Beaucoups of Blues'' is the second studio album by the English rock musician and former Beatle Ringo Starr. It was released in September 1970, five months after his debut solo album, '' Sentimental Journey''. ''Beaucoups of Blues'' is very far ...
'', which contained songs influenced by country music. Starr then collaborated with former bandmate
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
for the singles "
It Don't Come Easy "It Don't Come Easy" is a song by English rock musician Ringo Starr that was released as a non-album single in April 1971. It was produced by Starr's former Beatles bandmate George Harrison, who also helped write the song, although only Starr is ...
" (1971) and "
Back Off Boogaloo "Back Off Boogaloo" is a song by English rock musician Ringo Starr that was released as a non-album single in March 1972. Starr's former Beatles bandmate George Harrison produced the recording and helped Starr write the song, although he rem ...
" (1972), the latter of which Starr re-recorded twice in 1981 and 2017. In 1973, Starr released the
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album ''
Ringo Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
'', which featured an array of guest collaborators, including producer Richard Perry, his future co-writer Vini Poncia (" Oh My My"), and all former Beatles: Harrison ("
Photograph A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now create ...
"), John Lennon ("
I'm the Greatest "I'm the Greatest" is a song written by English musician John Lennon that was released as the opening track of the 1973 album '' Ringo'' by Ringo Starr. With Starr, Lennon and George Harrison appearing on the track, it marks the only time th ...
") and Paul McCartney ("
Six O'Clock "Six O'Clock" is a song by English rock musician Ringo Starr from his 1973 album ''Ringo (album), Ringo''. It was written by Starr's former The Beatles, Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney and the latter's wife, Linda McCartney, Linda, who also part ...
"). Starr's follow-up album, ''
Goodnight Vienna ''Goodnight Vienna'' is the fourth studio album by Ringo Starr. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year. ''Goodnight Vienna'' followed the commercially successful predecessor '' Ringo'', and Starr used ...
'' (1974), featured many of the same collaborators as its predecessor, including Perry, Poncia, Lennon ("
(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" is a song written by John Lennon, and released by Ringo Starr as the opening title track to his 1974 album ''Goodnight Vienna''. A brief reprise (in which Ringo thanks the band and addresses the listener) clo ...
"), as well as
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(" Snookeroo"),
Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
and Harry Nilsson ("Easy for Me"). '' Ringo's Rotogravure'' (1976) was his first to be produced by Arif Mardin and again featured contributions from Lennon ("Cookin' (In the Kitchen of Love)"), Harrison ("
I'll Still Love You "I'll Still Love You" is a song written by English rock musician George Harrison and first released in 1976 by his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr. Produced by Arif Mardin, the track appeared on Starr's debut album for Atlantic Records and ...
") and McCartney ("Pure Gold"), as well as
Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
("This Be Called a Song"). Starr ended the 1970s with the more
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-oriented ''
Ringo the 4th ''Ringo the 4th'' is the sixth studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released on 20 September 1977. Its title is sometimes ascribed to him being the fourth member of the Beatles. Others have suggested that it is his fourth mainstream albu ...
'' (1977) and the
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album '' Bad Boy'' (1978), which both featured fewer celebrity contributors than his earlier releases; Starr ended his partnership with Poncia following these releases. Starr's two releases of the 1980s were ''
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'' (1981), which featured several guests like his earlier albums, including McCartney, Harrison, Nilsson, Ronnie Wood and
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, and the Joe Walsh-produced ''
Old Wave ''Old Wave'' is the ninth studio album by English rock musician Ringo Starr. It was originally released in June 1983, on the label Bellaphon, and is the two-year follow-up to his 1981 album '' Stop and Smell the Roses''. The title is a play on ...
'' (1983). At the end of the 1980s, Starr began recording with his All-Starr Band, which, over many different iterations, features Starr and an assortment of musicians who had been successful in their own right with popular songs at different times. He continued to make music throughout the 1990s, contributing "You Never Know" to the soundtrack of '' Curly Sue'' (1991), releasing '' Time Takes Time'' (1992), ''
Vertical Man ''Vertical Man'' is the 11th studio album by Ringo Starr, issued in 1998. The album served as Starr's attempt at a commercial comeback following the success of ''The Beatles Anthology'' project. Starr enlisted the help of many of his musician fr ...
'' (1998), which marked the beginning of his partnership with Mark Hudson, and the Christmas album '' I Wanna Be Santa Claus'' (1999). Starr's first album of the 2000s was ''
Ringo Rama ''Ringo Rama'' is the 13th studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2003. Background and recording As the follow-up to ''I Wanna Be Santa Claus'' (1999), it continues Starr's alliance with Mark Hudson as well as most of his collaborators fro ...
'' (2003), which featured contributions from Clapton,
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and Gary Burr, as well as the song "
Never Without You "Never Without You" is a tribute song from Ringo Starr to his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison, who died on 29 November 2001. The recording appeared on Starr's 2003 album ''Ringo Rama'', and was also released as a single. History "Never Wit ...
", a tribute to Harrison, who died in late 2001. He continued his collaboration with Hudson with ''
Choose Love ''Choose Love'' is the 14th studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. Background and recording Recorded throughout 2004 into 2005, using the same team that created ''Vertical Man'' (1998) and ''Ringo Rama'' (2003), Starr produced the set wi ...
'' (2005), whose title track featured references to several Beatles songs, ending it with ''
Liverpool 8 ''Liverpool 8'' is the 15th studio album by Ringo Starr, released worldwide on 14 January 2008. Received with mixed reviews, it marked Starr's return to EMI for the first time since leaving the label in 1975, following the end of the Beatles' ...
'' in 2008. Starr has continued to release music since the 2010s. He recorded "
Walk with You "Walk with You" is a song by Ringo Starr, released as a single from his 2010 studio album ''Y Not''. It features fellow former Beatle Paul McCartney on backing vocals. The track was not originally conceived as a collaboration with McCartney, who or ...
" with McCartney in 2010 and has released multiple re-recordings of earlier songs, including "Step Lightly" and " Wings" on ''
Ringo 2012 ''Ringo 2012'' is the 17th studio album by Ringo Starr, released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom and 31 January 2012 in the United States. It was released on CD, LP and digitally by Hip-O Records and UMe. History Starr had considered ...
'', and "You Can't Fight Lightning", "Photograph" and his Beatles song "Don't Pass Me By" on 2017's ''
Give More Love ''Give More Love'' is the 19th studio album by English musician Ringo Starr. It was recorded primarily in Starr's home studio in Los Angeles and was released on 15 September 2017 by UM. The album features Starr's frequent collaborators such as ...
.'' ''
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'' (2019) featured past collaborators Walsh and McCartney, who guest starred on a cover of "
Grow Old with Me "Grow Old with Me" is one of the final songs written by John Lennon. It was recorded by Lennon as a demo while in Bermuda in 1980, and later appeared on the posthumous album '' Milk and Honey'' in 1984. It was also considered as a possible reuni ...
", one of the final songs written by John Lennon. Starr released the EPs '' Zoom In'' and '' Change the World'' in 2021.


Songs


See also

* List of songs recorded by the Beatles


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* * * * * * {{featured list Ringo Starr * Starr, Ringo