Ringo Starr
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Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940) is a musician and actor. He is most famous as a member of the Beatles. He joined the group in 1962 as a replacement for their original drummer Pete Best. He quickly became well-liked and very popular. He sang lead on some of the band's songs including "Yellow Submarine", "Act Naturally", "Don't Pass Me By", and "Octopus's Garden".
After the group broke up he became a successful solo artist; his songs included "It Don't Come Easy", "Photograph" (cowritten with George Harrison), "You're Sixteen" (featuring Paul McCartney and Harry Nilsson), and "Only You (And You Alone)" (with John Lennon and again with Nilsson).
Starr acted in several movies aside from the ones he did with the Beatles, including The Magic Christian (1969), That'll Be The Day (1973), Caveman (1980), and the role of Mr. Conductor on the children's show Shining Time Station, during its first season (1989). (Comedian George Carlin later took over the role). He also narrated the children's show Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends for the first two seasons (1984).
| The Beatles |
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| John Lennon | Paul McCartney | George Harrison | Ringo Starr Pete Best | Stuart Sutcliffe |
| Management and production |
| Brian Epstein | George Martin | Phil Spector | Abbey Road Studios | Apple Corps |
| Albums |
| A Hard Day's Night | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Related articles |
| Apple Records | Badfinger | Mal Evans | Bill Harry | Mary Hopkin | Heather McCartney | Mersey Beat | Yoko Ono | Zak Starkey |
