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Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr (real name Richard Starkey) is an English singer-songwriter and actor, who became popular as The Beatles’ drummer. He is also the voice behind the songs, “Yellow Submarine” and “With a Little Help from My Friends.”
326 Questions
What year did Ringo Starr quit smoking?
He probably saw that they were doing more harm than good. I'm unclear when he quit them but Paul McCartney quit when George Harrison was diagnosed with cancer; that eventually spread and led on to kill him.
After the Beatles, Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) continued to drum and produced his own music. Former Beatle Paul McCartney has made many appearances on Starr's albums, as has Starr on McCartney's (Starr also drummed on albums by the other two Beatles, George Harrison and John Lennon, as well as for Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono). Starr also narrated the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984 to 1986.
Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Storm reportedly offered to take departing Beatles drummer Pete Best on in exchange, but Best wasn't interested.
What is Ringo Starrs daughter called?
Ringo's father's name was Richard Starkey and his mother's name was Elsie.
How many instruments did Ringo Starr play?
Vocals, synthesizer, piano, harmonica, drums, bass guitar, congas, bongos, clavinet, melodica
10 according to the Stevie Wonder page on Wikipedia.
How did Ringo Starr join the beatles?
Lennon, McCartney and Harrison met Ringo Starr in Hamburg and, occasionally, Ringo would play drums for them. McCartney and, particularly, Harrison recognised that he was a better drummer than the incumbent (Pete Best) and that Ringo's personality fitted the other Beatles - Pete Best was something of a "loner" in the band. At that time, Ringo was probably the best drummer in Liverpool; he had been a professional drummer for some time.
When the Beatles auditioned for George Martin, he told the Beatles' manager (Brian Epstein) that he would have to use a session drummer for the recording sessions - if you listen to the Pete Best "version" of Please Please Me from the Anthology project, you can hear that the timing is a bit variable.
It may well have been the audition and the imminent signing of the band that prompted John, Paul and George to approach Ringo (Lennon actually called Ringo), when Ringo accepted, they told Brian Epstein to sack Pete Best.
George Harrison later said that, history shows they hadn't treated Best very well, but history also showed that they'd picked the right drummer.
Who were Ringo Starr past wives?
Ringo Starr married to Maureen Cox in 1965 Ringo Starr married to Barbara Bach in 1981
What is the missing beatle John george Ringo?
The "fab four" Beatles were George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul MacCartney and Ringo Starr
The Beatles started in 1960 with five members. The two "forgotten Beatles" were Pete Best (drummer, replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962) and Stu Sutcliffe (bass guitarist, left the band in 1961, died 1962)
Did Ringo Starr have any children?
no he does not have any kids he is deid........................................;) kesh u later bye (peace)))))
How did Ringo Starr get his nickname?
"Ringo Starr" sounded like a cowboy name, which suited young Richard Starkey's love of Western movies.
"Ringo" came from his fondness for wearing rings. ("Why do you wear so many rings on your fingers?" "Because I can't fit them all through my nose!") "Starr" came from a promoter wanting to bill Starkey's solo drumming spot as "Starr Time".
What school did Ringo Starr graduate from?
No- in the British Isles, we don't have a system of 'graduation' from High Schools, which in the UK are called Comprehensive Schools. Students stay in them until they are 16, when they take exams which are now known as GCSE's (General Certificate of Secondary Education) but which prior to 1987 were divided into 'O'-Levels (Ordinary Level) and CSE's (Certificate of Secondary Education). They don't HAVE to sit the exams, but it is very disadvantageous to leave school without any exam grades as it reduces your chances of getting a job. After this, they have the option of staying on in school for another 2 years to do 'A'-Level (Advanced Level) exams, or they can do these in separate colleges, or just leave school- but there isn't the American tradition of 'graduation' from High School. In Ringo's school days, secondary level education was divided into two tiers, and which level you went into was determined by whether you passed an exam called the '11 Plus' which was taken at age 11. If you passed, you went to what was known as a grammar school, which offered a higher standard of education and had a more intelligent and dedicated staff- if you didn't, you went to an ordinary secondary school, where educational standards were generally poorer, the staff less dedicated, and where there was likely to be more bullying and less discipline. Ringo did not attain the necessary junior school standards needed to take the 11-Plus exam, but soon afterwards he suffered a number of illnesses in his early teens which kept him out of mainstream education for a lot of the time. He left the school system at the age of about 15 with no qualifications at all.
The grammar school system was abolished under the Government of Harold Wilson in the mid-'60s and replaced by a system called Secondary Modern, or Comprehensive, schools, which was supposed to end the stigma of Secondary School pupils being looked down upon in society and being discriminated against in the workplace. However, it proved to be a disaster for the more able students, who found themselves in with a lot of rough bullies and having to cope with disinterested and often cruel teachers. Those grammar schools that had already been in existence BEFORE the law changed have been allowed to remain, but it is now the schools themselves that offer the 11-Plus exam and not the State- nowadays, there are few grammar schools left. After sinking to appalling depths of academic failure, institutionalised bullying and very low standards in the 1980s and '90s, an overhaul of the Comprehensive system was undertaken and standards raised to a much higher level, with efforts made to recruit better, more humane teachers, to stamp out bullying, and to give students a much higher standard of education.
When did Ringo join The Beatles?
George Harrison was a school friend of Paul McCartney; they met riding the same bus back and forth every day. When McCartney joined John Lennon's initial band the Quarry Men in 1957, fourteen-year-old Harrison began tagging along to their shows, bringing his guitar. If another member didn't show up, he was allowed to fill in for them.
Harrison could already outplay the rest of the Quarry Men's guitarists, but wasn't considered at first for membership because of his young age. Lennon thought of him as a "bloody kid" who tended to get in the way, but was gradually won over; Harrison would play "Raunchy", a mutual favorite song, anytime Lennon wanted. Over time the rest of the band quit, leaving just Lennon, McCartney and Harrison.
Goerge Harrison joined the Beatles when they were still known as the Quarrymen in 1957 George was 15 at the time
Are there any pictures of Ringo Starr's children?
Heather (stepdaughter; her father was John See), Mary, Stella, and James by Linda Eastman; Beatrice by Heather Mills. One of his former girlfriends in Germany claimed he fathered her daughter; he supported the girl until her teens, when they demanded more money. He belatedly asked for a paternity test; it turned out she wasn't his. There were other similar claims; most likely they were bogus also.
What nicknames does Cassandra Starr go by?
Cassandra Starr goes by Cassie, Cass, Sandy, Sandy Starr, and Cassie Becker.
How much is Star Wars R2D2 pepsi soda cooler worth?
If it the 1996 pepsi 4ft tall cooler during the Phantom Menace period(extremely RARE), then it can be in the neighborhood of $200-400+ (depending on condition of course).
Having stumbled upon this, I just want to clarify something. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace came out in 1999.
Was Ringo Starr in Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Movie?
There is, but it had no Beatles involvement. The 1978 Sergeant Pepper movie was meant as a kind of all-star tribute to the Beatles, featuring the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Aerosmith, Billy Preston and other performers, but became a notable motion-picture disaster that ruined RSO, after its previous successes with Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
George Burns, who was in a career upswing in his eighties, narrated the movie and played a role. He had earlier covered Beatles music, in his first musical album.
Beatles producer George Martin produced the Sgt. Peppermovie soundtrack, but was not involved in making the film, and admitted he only got involved for the large commission offered him (much more than EMI had ever paid, even during the Beatles' peak years).
Yes. All the Beatles are quoted as saying they smoked pot and tried LSD in the 60s.
Ringo had problems with cocaine and alcohol in the late 70s and 80s but is now tee-total. He doesn't even smoke anymore.
Name the missing beatle john george Ringo and?
Threre was four members of the beatles:
George Harrison , Ringo Starr , John Lennon , Paul McCartney
Pete Best was replaced in the early years by Ringo Starr.
Stuart Sutcliffe( the 5th beatle ) left the group in August 1961.
