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Ringo Starr said Backbeat got the sound of The Beatles exactly right. Writer and director Iain Softley says, "What I wanted was to recreate the impact these guys had on the people that saw them. We just picked musicians who had a similar attitude, Dave Grohl from Nirvana, Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth and Mike Mills from REM."
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| Zak Starkey on drums for The Who at Super Bowl half-time |
One of The Who sidemen that stood out for many football fans watching the Super Bowl halftime on Sunday was drummer Zak Starkey, who kept the beat on a medley of the band's most beloved hits. Though a relative youngster compared to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, Starkey is actually a nearly 15-year veteran of the touring version of the Who.
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| Saturday, February 6, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band ready to hit the road |
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band will kick off their upcoming tour in June with a two-night stand in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Starr and his band will play 17 more dates in a little over a month, stopping at theaters across the country, before wrapping up with an August 7 performance in Los Angeles.
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| Wednesday, February 3, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr to get his star in Hollywood next Monday |
Ringo Starr will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, next Monday. Starr is scheduled to speak at the honors ceremony. His star will be located in front of the Capitol Record building not far from stars of his late bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison.
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| Ringo Starr reveals he has become |
Ringo Starr has revealed after decades of searching, he has become a believer. Ringo told how he had been looking for enlightenment since he was riding high in the charts more than 40 years ago. And in an interview with the Los Angeles Times he said his spiritual side was "more prominent" on his new album Y Not.
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| Monday, February 1, 2010 |
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| Ringo wears Minnesota record store t-shirt to Grammys |
A Minnesota record store got a free ad at the Grammys Sunday when Ringo Starr hit the red carpet wearing a T-shirt. The record store said that they had no idea how the former Beatle had their shirt, but they were thrilled he was wearing it. But, Starr's nephew lives in Minnesota and gave Ringo the T-shirt for Christmas.
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| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
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| Video: Ringo Starr gets an Indian drum lesson |
Tina Sugandh, born in Bombay but raised in New Jersey, calls herself TablaGirl. The chance to hang with Ringo Starr and actually school him in the correct way to play the tabla hand drums came about through their mutual friend, producer Dave Stewart. Needless to say, Sugandh jumped at the opportunity.
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| Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
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| 'Y' of course Ringo Starr is approaching more milestones |
Even though it's possible today to make music by way of e-mailed Pro Tools sound files sent across the globe and back, Ringo Starr says, "I have no interest in that sort of music. I like to be with musicians. I like hanging out with them, but I love playing with musicians." On the verge of 70, that's as true for Starr as it was at 20.
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| Ringo Starr: 'No conclusion' yet to iTunes wrangle |
In the current issue of Rolling Stone, Ringo Starr says the Beatles and Apple are still tussling over getting the Beatles to iTunes. "Well, the iTunes thing is, you know, a three-way situation. And the Beatles are interested in it, as well as Apple, but there is no conclusion yet," he said.
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| Monday, January 25, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr will not have big bash to celebrate 70th |
Ringo Starr will not be having a big celebration on his 70th birthday. He turns 70 on July 7, and friends say he won't be doing anything too crazy as he will be on the road with The All Starr Band. A source said, "Ringo's decided to go on tour as he felt it was fitting he should be doing what he loves the most on the big day, which is performing."
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| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr getting by with a little help from his friends |
On his just-released "Y Not," Ringo Starr takes a highly unusual risk. Instead of being a cog in a hit-making machine operated by some big-name producer, he takes control of production duties himself as well as co-writing the set's 10 feel-good tracks. This move pays off, as the album is a warm, good-natured collection of songs.
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| Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr at the Grammy Museum |
Starr's five-song set at the Grammy Museum on Tuesday night included tracks from each stage of his musical journey, with two from his new album "Y Not", one from an old one, "Photograph" and Beatles tune, "With a Little Help From My Friends". He then took his seat at the drum kit to close with "Boys."
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| Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
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| Ringo returns to Niagara Falls |
Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls is once again proud to host international rock legend Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band as he kicks off his North American tour with two shows at Fallsview on June 24th and 25th. Ringo has been rehearsing and opening his concert tours at the venue for the past 10 years.
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| Sunday, January 17, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr: The drums are where the soul is |
"I'll say it again: I love being in a band," Ringo Starr says. "I love playing with other human beings. I've never practiced drums unless there was another human being in the room. If you could play, I'd play with you all night. But if I'm just playing by myself, it gets boring pretty quick."
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| Friday, January 15, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr to present at Grammy Awards |
This morning, the Recording Academy announced more celebrity presenters for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. Among the list is former Beatles Ringo Starr, who just released his new album, Y Not. The Grammys will air live on CBS TV on Sunday, January 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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| Ringo Starr to celebrate 70th birthday onstage in NY |
Ringo Starr, who will celebrate his 70th birthday on July 7, will perform that night at Radio City Music Hall with the latest edition of his All-Starr Band, featuring Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Rick Derringer, Richard Page of Mr. Mister and Wally Palmer of the Romantics. Ticket information isn't available yet.
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| Thursday, January 14, 2010 |
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| Ringo says he won't write memoirs |
Beatles legend Ringo Starr refuses to write an autobiography, insisting publishers would only be interested in the book if it included stories about the late John Lennon. He says, "I could do 12 volumes about my life before I ever got into the band. I have more life than that but they only want to know about that one."
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| Interview: Ringo's childhood friend talks about the Dingle |
The Dingle often comes in for stereo-typing as a dark, miserable, rough area. Was the Dingle as bad as Ringo has tried to reflect in his Liverpool 8 album, and now, on his new album "Y Not", with the song "The Other Side of Liverpool"? Marie Maguire, Ringo's childhood friend, knew him and the area, better than anyone.
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| Review: Ringo's CD delights; but why wouldn't it? |
On Y Not, Ringo Starr sounds newly refreshed and quite inspired. Starr collaborates with a number of notables on Y Not, starting with Paul McCartney on bass and vocals. Ringo even coproduced, the first time he's ever served in that role, and cowrote one song with the legendary composer and arranger Van Dyke Parks.
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| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr turning 70, talks about life, music |
Ringo, the eldest Beatle, hits 70 on July 7, and plans to mark it by playing an evening gig at Radio City Music Hall as part of a summer tour with his latest All-Starr band. He's not missing a beat as he embarks this week on a three-week promotional tour for his just-released Y Not album, his 15th solo outing.
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| Ringo to perform secret show in New York City |
According to JamBands.com, Ringo Starr, along with Ben Harper, who plays with Ringo on his new album Y Not, will perform at a secret location in New York City on Thursday, January 14 at 12 PM. Fans can enter a lottery for a chance to win tickets to the show, which will be filmed for future broadcast by the Artists Den.
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| Ringo Starr to perform at Bethel Woods in June |
Ringo Starr and His All Star Band will play Bethel Woods Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. June 26. The first official concert announcement of the venue's fifth season, the Beatle was originally scheduled to play Bethel Woods in 2008, but, due to an equipment breakdown on the tour, the date was canceled.
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| Monday, January 11, 2010 |
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| Ringo reunites with Paul on new album |
Forty years after the break-up of the Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney have been re-united for a couple of tracks on Ringo's new album, Y Not, in stores tomorrow. Starr said the original plan was for Paul to play bass on just one track, Peace Dream, but his guest soon had different ideas when he also added vocals to Walk with You.
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| Thursday, January 7, 2010 |
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| Ringo appearance in Los Angeles sells out in 15 minutes |
Ringo Starr will promote his upcoming album "Y Not" with a Jan. 19 performance and interview at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. But don't get too excited, the event is sold out. An advance members-only sale lasted all of 15 minutes, according to a spokeswoman for the institution.
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| Saturday, November 28, 2009 |
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| Fans call on Liverpool to give Ringo and George overdue awards |
Fans are calling for honors awarded to The Beatles in 1984 to finally be handed over. Paul McCartney received his in a ceremony in Liverpool and Yoko Ono later accepted John's award in the USA. Now the Liverpool Beatles Appreciation Society is calling on the city council to give Ringo Starr and George Harrison's family their awards.
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| Monday, November 23, 2009 |
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| Ringo Starr gives brother-in-law work on his next album |
Ringo Starr has given his brother-in-law some work, allowing him to play guitar on his next album. His brother-in-law is Joe Walsh from the Eagles. Ringo and Joe became related last December when Marjorie Bach, the sister of Ringo's wife Barbara Bach, married Joe in Los Angeles, a celebrity wedding no-one seemed to notice.
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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| CD Review: Ringo Starr Declares 'Y Not'! |
For the first time, Ringo Starr has decided to take charge and produce himself. The result is perhaps the most personal and impressive album of this rock legend's entire solo career. How on earth did Starr finally locate the absolutely perfect producer to work with him? "Well, I looked in the mirror," Ringo says with a smile.
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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| Ringo Starr recruits Paul McCartney for new album |
Ringo Starr will be joined by Paul McCartney on a couple of tracks on his new album Y Not, due January 12th, including first single "Walk With Me," which finds Macca and Starr sharing vocals. Ringo said, "He went to the mike and he just invented that part where he follows on my vocal. That was all Paul McCartney, and there could be nothing better."
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| Liam Gallagher recording with Zak Starkey |
Zak Starkey will be playing drums on Liam Gallagher's debut solo album, it has been revealed. According to the ex-Oasis frontman, he is working with several former bandmates on the project, which he will start work on next year. Zak toured with Oasis between 2004 and 2008 and also plays with The Who in place of the late Keith Moon.
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