Ringo Starr, you are indeed the greatest and best drummer ever in the world. You will always be amazing and fab in everyone's books. Whether if it was during your time with The Beatles or when you were on Thomas the Tank Engine and Shining Time Station. I hope in time, you get better soon from COVID-19 and live a very healthy and strong life with Paul McCartney. Your children and wife must be very proud of you and I bet John, George, Brian, Maureen, and George Martin are proud of you too! Peace and Love! ✌️&💗
Same. And when I watch Shining Time Station when he was Mr. Conductor, I would imagine in the little switch house that he would go into, there is a desk with framed pictures of Ringo with his band mates, Brian Epstein, and with all five of them together. Plus there would be a bookshelf with photo albums of his band mates *(Both the Hurricanes and The Beatles)* , Brian Epstein, George Martin, Maureen, and his children.
@@CJBStudios it sure would be. I prefer Ringo Starr as the narrator and Mr. Conductor than George Carlin. Also in one episode of Shining Time Station, he looked adorable wearing a pair of pajamas with choo-choo trains on them.
He could keep a steady beat without glory hogging and he let the best emerge from that band. The drummer in my band cannot hold steady or play I Feel Fine properly. Ringo was perfect for the Beatles.
I can tell for sure Lisette Garcia will add this to her Beatlemania playlist. For those of you who don’t know, she’s someone I’m really good friends with online and she’s a huge Beatles fan.
Thank you for such a great video I learned so much from it Much Love 💜⭐️ to Ringo Starr ✌️peace 🥰love 💡 and light My best wishes always from Las Vegas Craig
This video had some interesting tidbits that I didn't know, but Ringo's quitting the Beatles during the White Album sessions wasn't one of them. This incident was spelled out decades ago in Peter Brown's kiss-and-tell book "The Love You Make."
I really have to say that I believe that Ringo was the one with wisdom in the entire band...I cannot say of anything that Ringo did bad...He was for togetherness and team unity...I salute Ringo !!! This is the first that I have ever heard of him being alcoholic and on cocaine...I have always admired him and find all this quite shocking..Wish I could tell you that I am perfect but I am absolutely not... GOD will be the judge of all mankind in the day coming of judgement, I am not perfect...GOD have mercy on us all !!
Not by me and many others I'm sure. I really enjoyed the video - I'm impressed by the concision and compression employed and the multiplicity of images sourced. Kudos to the auteur(s)
I went to Jr high and high school with a guy named Randy and he could have been Ringo’s younger brother, they could have been twins . I thought they called him Ringo because he wore a lot of rings. My aunt was left handed so was my cousin and my husband! Teachers would punish them if they were caught using their left hand
Ringo Star was a Neutral person. Not political. Hid did what he was asked to do. Now, yes we all understand the Beatles bad moments, George not getting opportunities, the signing of a crooked manager disagreement , Ringo temporary leaving etc We know this. We hea and read about it over and over again. Ringo was Neutral also to Yoko. It's obvious a spouse man or woman does not go to work sitting around all day in the office while you work. A politician does not have an extra seat beside him for his or her spouse to sit for 8 hours watching work. I beleave she was not the primary cause for the Beatles break up, but I do beleave Yoko wanted to pe part of Musical history. She knew that. She did not want Ted to be forgotten. Wanted to be remembered. Her music and art was not at a high level. Nothing on her own to establish her self. When John and Yoko played with Chuck Berry performing the song " Johnny be Good" with Chuck Berry. Her addition to the song was not pleasing. But John allowed it. John lowered his priorities allowing her constant presence regardless if it was in the name of love. I bought the album " Double Fantasy "in plastic when It first came out , but her addition of music was either way beyond our understanding , or just unpleasant. Eventhough she got credits for Imagine it was not her style. In summary: I do not beleave she wS the .ain reason for the Beatles Break up, but made it uncomfortable, and last she wanted to be remembered since her career wasn't even close to be remembered. She did not what to be remembers as " Who was she".
Rain take 5 / actual speed off The Beatles revolver super deluxe need I say anymore but I will you can hear his magic on I saw her standing there live love and leave a legacy Richard starkey you done it 10/10
I sure bet Ringo's Dad sure regrets, and deservingly so, bailing out on his wife and soon to be famous son. Just 3 years old, that sucks. But luckily Ringo showed his Dad,, and eventually the world. And if any of you think Ringo isn't a "good" drummer, just remember he is the world's number 1 richest drummer. Actually Ringo is a far better drummer than most people, who are not drummers, realize.
I send drummers to watch "A Hard Day's Night" when they are too mechanical. Ringo was distinctly courteous to random pedestrians and famous interviewers, alike. Yoko Ono Lennon is the heavy lifter of charities in the Beatles legacy. Why would benevolence clash with benevolence? I don't think so.
THIRTEEN REASONS TO GIVE RINGO SOME RESPECT By John Bryant Published by Modern Drummer, May, 1997 Ringo Starr, the luckiest no-talent on earth. All he had to do was smile and bob his head. Oh yes, and keep a beat for three of the most talented musicians/songwriters of this century. What other impression could one have when judging the role that Ringo played in the success of the Beatles? Did Ringo really make a difference? Upon listening to the latest release by The Beatles, Anthology 1, you get a chance to listen to Pete Best and two other drummers play on over twenty songs. Was Ringo simply in the right place at the right time? The following items may help in going beyond the image: Ringo was the first true rock drummer to be seen on TV. All the Rock & Roll drummers featured with Elvis, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis were mostly R&B drummers that were making the transition from a swing drumming style of the 40's and 50's toward the louder and more "rocking" sound that is associated with "I Want To Hold Your Hand". They were dressed in tuxedos and suits and held the drumsticks in the "traditional" manner of military, orchestra, and jazz drummers. Ringo showed the world that power was needed to put the emphasis on the "rock" in Rock & Roll music, so he gripped both sticks like hammers and proceeded to build a foundation for rock music. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo changed the way drummers hold their sticks by making popular the "matched" grip of holding drumsticks. Nearly all drummers in the Western World prior to Ringo held their sticks in what is termed the "traditional" grip, with the left hand stick held like a chopstick. This grip was originally developed by military drummers to accommodate the angle of the drum when strapped over the shoulder. Ringo's grip changes the odd left hand to match the right hand, so that both sticks are held like a flyswatter. Rock drummers along with marching band and orchestral percussionists now mostly play with a "matched" grip, and drum companies have developed straps and accessories to accommodate them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo being seen on a high riser made him as visible as the other musicians, and helped to define him as an equal member of the band. There had been previous jazz drummers on risers, but when Ringo appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 in front of 70 million viewers, he immediately caught the attention of thousands of "drummers to be" by towering over the other three Beatles. Elvis's drummer was looking at a collection of backs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These same "wannabe" drummers also noticed that Ringo was playing Ludwig drums and they immediately went out and bought thousands of these drum sets, thus establishing Ludwig as the definitive name in Rock & Roll drums at that time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo changed the sound of recorded drums. About the time of Rubber Soul (released Dec. 6,1965), the sound of the drum set started to become more distinct. Along with help from the engineers at Abbey Road studios, Ringo popularized a new sound for the drums by tuning them lower, deadening the tonal ring with muffling materials, and making them sound "closer" by putting a microphone on each drum. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo has nearly perfect tempo. This allowed the Beatles to record a song 50 or 60 times, and then be able to edit together different parts of numerous takes of the same song for the best possible version. Today an electronic metronome is used for the same purpose, but the Beatles had to depend on Ringo to keep the tempo consistent throughout the dozens of takes of the songs that you know and love so well. Had he not had this ability, the Beatlesrecordings would sound completely different today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo's "feel" for the beat serves as a standard for pop-rock record producers and drummers alike. It is relaxed, but never dragging. Solid, yet always breathing. And yes, there is a great amount of musical taste in his decisions of what to play and when to play it. In most recording sessions, the drummer's performance acts as a barometer for the rest of the musicians. The stylistic direction, dynamics, and emotions are filtered through the drummer. He is the catcher to whom the pitcher/songwriter is throwing. If the drumming doesn't feel good, the performance of any additional musicians is doomed from the start. The Beatles rarely if ever had this problem with Ringo. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo hated drum solos, which should win points with quite a few people. He only took one solo while with the Beatles. His eight measure solo appears during "The End" on the "B" side of Abbey Road. Some might say that it is not a great display of technical virtuosity, but they would be at least partially mistaken. You can set an electronic metronome to a perfect 126 beats per minute, then play it along with Ringo's solo and the two will stay exactly together. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo's ability to play odd time signatures helped to push popular songwriting into uncharted areas. Two examples are "All you Need is Love" in 7/4 time, and "Here Comes the Sun" with repeating 11/8, 4/4, and 7/8 passages in the chorus. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringo's proficiency in many different styles such as two beat swing ("When I'm Sixty-Four"), ballads ("Something"), R&B ("Leave My Kitten Alone" and "Taxman") and country (the Rubber Soul album) helped the Beatles to explore many musical directions with ease. His pre-Beatle experience as a versatile and hard working nightclub musician served him well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The idea that Ringo was a lucky Johnny-on-the-spot-with-a-showbiz-stage-name is wrong. In fact, when Beatle producer George Martin expressed his unhappiness after the first session with original drummer Pete Best, the decision was made by Paul, George, and John to hire who they considered to be the best drummer in Liverpool - Ringo Starr. His personality was a bonus. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The rumors that Ringo did not play on many of the Beatle songs because he was not good enough are also false. In fact, he played on every released Beatles recording (not including Anthology 1) that include drums except for the following: "Back In The USSR" and "Dear Prudence", on which Paul played drums due to Ringo temporarily quitting the band, "The Ballad of John and Yoko", again featuring Paul on drums because Ringo was off making a movie, and a 1962 release of "Love Me Do" featuring session drummer Andy White. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When the Beatles broke up and they were all trying to get away from each other, John Lennon chose Ringo to play drums on his first solo record. As John once said, "If I get a thing going Ringo knows where to go, just like that.." A great songwriter could ask no more of a drummer. Except maybe to smile and bob his head. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bryant teaches drumset at Southern Methodist Universityin Dallas, Texas. He has recorded and toured with Ray Charles, the Paul Winter Consort, Joe Walsh, among many others. In 1976, Mr. Bryant played a rehearsal with Paul McCartney and Wings when regular drummer Joe English became ill and could not make it. He also played percussion with Ringo Starr on drums with Joe Walsh. Mr. Bryant started playing drums after seeing Ringo Starr on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN BRYANT NOTES: This story was written in reply to a previous story for The Dallas Morning News which described Ringo as an average drummer who got lucky. It is written within the context of modern Pop music, not to compare Ringo with jazz drummers of the 30's, 40's, and 50's. Certainly Ringo was not the first drummer on a riser, but his visibility did proclaim him to be an equal member of the band. This is significant because the earlier drummers were sidemen. Ringo was not the "first" drummer to play matched grip or to muffle his drums, but his exposure as a Beatle made him the leader to the masses.
I think the fact he wore rings but the other aspect I think is true - & jeez, I really don't want to be misinterpreted as not PC enough or closed minded just because I think I see something in his genes. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, RICHARD STARKEY is of SAsian ancestry somewhere in his code
@@paulbakker6765 I'm actually not. He left because the shock of the success and Beatlemania were just too much to bare. He came back very quickly though, so there was no real crisis.
Btw-as re writing R or L handed, TRY TO do it L handed when writing L>>>R. L handed writers have to keep their writing hand OFF THE PAPER, et al OR, SMEARING EVERYTHING HAPPENS. WHAT A PAIN IN THE AND! I'D THANK SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO SHARE THAT EASE W/ME..
Uhmmmm.... I've never heard of having stitches for six £#@$&€# months. Well... I only kept mine for 10 days on average... The longest time was my cancer surgery....15 days.
Yogo Ono this is about ringo. I think ya took enough. So stay out of their lives. You even stopped Julian. You should feel ashamed. But we get it's your nationality
What are you on About? ....Dingle a Violent District of Liverpool! 99.9% of folk were strong working class people scraping along to survive day by day.... RICHARD STARKEY alias RINGO STARR would tell you that.
What do you think has been Ringo Starr's greatest performance?
Rain?
It Don’t Come Easy
She Said She Said
thomas the tank engine
@Anne Woodward rubbish! Pete wasn't groovy enough. Ringo on the other hand, was the last peice in the puzzle that made them great!
Ringo at 82 is amazing! He is easily one of the greatest drummers of all time !
Love Ringo, great sense of humor and glad he is doing well these days.
I heard he has Covid. I hope he’s doing ok.
the End
The power of love kept Starr alive for us.
Ringo Starr, you are indeed the greatest and best drummer ever in the world. You will always be amazing and fab in everyone's books. Whether if it was during your time with The Beatles or when you were on Thomas the Tank Engine and Shining Time Station. I hope in time, you get better soon from COVID-19 and live a very healthy and strong life with Paul McCartney. Your children and wife must be very proud of you and I bet John, George, Brian, Maureen, and George Martin are proud of you too!
Peace and Love! ✌️&💗
It’s a good thing I let you know about this video in my community tab.
Other then being in the most successful band in the world I’ll always remember him from Thomas the tank engine
When I think of him, I think of the movie”Cave Man”
Same. And when I watch Shining Time Station when he was Mr. Conductor, I would imagine in the little switch house that he would go into, there is a desk with framed pictures of Ringo with his band mates, Brian Epstein, and with all five of them together. Plus there would be a bookshelf with photo albums of his band mates *(Both the Hurricanes and The Beatles)* , Brian Epstein, George Martin, Maureen, and his children.
@@lisettegarcia7013 That would be something to see.
@@CJBStudios it sure would be. I prefer Ringo Starr as the narrator and Mr. Conductor than George Carlin. Also in one episode of Shining Time Station, he looked adorable wearing a pair of pajamas with choo-choo trains on them.
@@lisettegarcia7013 i’ve never actually watched a lot of Thomas when I was a kid.
Totally underrated drummer.
He never proved to be a great drummer when you compare other drummers from other outstanding groups.
@@petersclafani4370 Can another drummer make as many great drum beats as he did?
@@xxEzraBxxx what drum beats. Its the same in every song.
Apparently u r not aware of of other drummers. For example...ginger baker
@@petersclafani4370 And you obviously haven’t listened to the Beatles. Onward to the next fool on the hill…
@@xxEzraBxxx also try and watch the safaris wipeout
He's a good guy.. solid drummer.. an icon
Glad they kept, him after finding out he had a difficult childhood thanks for the presentation
Saw Ringo back in September and wow it was a heck of a show , he looks and preforms like he's half his age
All good wishes,,from me to you ( Ringo) from Germany, beatles Fan Ellen ✌❤
Love Ringo. Handsome Man ❤
We can hardly imagine the life Ringo has had since becoming a Beatle, 60 years ago.
I'd bet Ringo is glad that Pete best sucked
or the life of the Beatles w/o Ringo
@@karaamundson3964 I guess there will be no Beatles without Ringo.
@@pedromarques7457 I'm pretty sure you are wrong about that.
he has a youtube with updates
The Metronome! 😊
They loved him we love him ringo is just someone you want in your life
He could keep a steady beat without glory hogging and he let the best emerge from that band. The drummer in my band cannot hold steady or play I Feel Fine properly. Ringo was perfect for the Beatles.
You better chainced your drummer.
always will be my favorite Beatle
I can tell for sure Lisette Garcia will add this to her Beatlemania playlist. For those of you who don’t know, she’s someone I’m really good friends with online and she’s a huge Beatles fan.
Ringo was the best part of . The , we were Fab. Video. Great & God bless you sir
Thank you for such a great video
I learned so much from it
Much Love 💜⭐️ to Ringo Starr
✌️peace 🥰love 💡 and light
My best wishes always from Las Vegas Craig
I GOT BLISTERS ON ME FINGERS!
That was John
@@staceykeeley4219 No it was Ringo
awesome vid
This video had some interesting tidbits that I didn't know, but Ringo's quitting the Beatles during the White Album sessions wasn't one of them. This incident was spelled out decades ago in Peter Brown's kiss-and-tell book "The Love You Make."
I always considered him my unofficial Trainer Since 1962 at Age#7.a Pro Percussionist.
🤩😎😘the best drummer ♥️✌🏾🥁🥁
Big fan by the way
He's doing something right. He's on the way to 99 !!
I really have to say that I believe that Ringo was the one with wisdom in the entire band...I cannot say of anything that Ringo did bad...He was for togetherness and team unity...I salute Ringo !!! This is the first that I have ever heard of him being alcoholic and on cocaine...I have always admired him and find all this quite shocking..Wish I could tell you that I am perfect but I am absolutely not... GOD will be the judge of all mankind in the day coming of judgement, I am not perfect...GOD have mercy on us all !!
WOW, never knew he was in the Beatles. Only remember him from Thomas the tank engine.
Lol... Ok
@@manny4552 everyday's a school day!!
@@leeroy265 yes indeed
I hope you know the other members of the Beatles.
great info
Love you Ringo ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nothing untold here. All known for many decades
Not by me and many others I'm sure. I really enjoyed the video - I'm impressed by the concision and compression employed and the multiplicity of images sourced. Kudos to the auteur(s)
Well... One knows if, one has been around for decades.
I think it was more like 16 glasses of wine, not 16 bottles a day lol.
His greatest performance was while he was with the Beatles!
Ringo Starr the greatest star.
Stay safe Star God bless brother
Ringo Starr also narrated the first 2 seasons of Thomas and Friends. And might be a Time traveler
SMART MAN
good hair, peace & love ☮️💟
I dont think people understand that he was extremley talented he was more than just a drummer.
I went to Jr high and high school with a guy named Randy and he could have been Ringo’s younger brother, they could have been twins . I thought they called him Ringo because he wore a lot of rings. My aunt was left handed so was my cousin and my husband! Teachers would punish them if they were caught using their left hand
It just still boggles my mind that George got with Maureen… you just don’t do that shit man, especially to your brother/friend.
You are right about that. And even more because George and Ringo were very close friends till George's death.
And you should make one of these about Adam Sandler
It's Not what you Can't do, Its what and how you Can.
What part of any of this information is "Untold"? This is all very well known information about Ringo
Loved him yellow submarine can you find ET🥰
Why on earth are you citing what is effectively ad copy from Sweetwater, an online musical instrument and equipment retailer?
What cowboy movie was he watching that Johnny Ringo participated in the OK Corral shootout?
Ringo Star was a Neutral person. Not political. Hid did what he was asked to do. Now, yes we all understand the Beatles bad moments, George not getting opportunities, the signing of a crooked manager disagreement , Ringo temporary leaving etc We know this. We hea and read about it over and over again. Ringo was Neutral also to Yoko. It's obvious a spouse man or woman does not go to work sitting around all day in the office while you work. A politician does not have an extra seat beside him for his or her spouse to sit for 8 hours watching work. I beleave she was not the primary cause for the Beatles break up, but I do beleave Yoko wanted to pe part of Musical history. She knew that. She did not want Ted to be forgotten. Wanted to be remembered. Her music and art was not at a high level. Nothing on her own to establish her self. When John and Yoko played with Chuck Berry performing the song " Johnny be Good" with Chuck Berry. Her addition to the song was not pleasing. But John allowed it. John lowered his priorities allowing her constant presence regardless if it was in the name of love. I bought the album " Double Fantasy "in plastic when It first came out , but her addition of music was either way beyond our understanding , or just unpleasant. Eventhough she got credits for Imagine it was not her style. In summary: I do not beleave she wS the .ain reason for the Beatles Break up, but made it uncomfortable, and last she wanted to be remembered since her career wasn't even close to be remembered. She did not what to be remembers as " Who was she".
Search John & Yoko's jam with Chuck Berry on the Mike Douglas Show. Yikes.
It was even a bigger miracle Berry allowed Yoko to join in.
Rain take 5 / actual speed off The Beatles revolver super deluxe need I say anymore but I will you can hear his magic on I saw her standing there live love and leave a legacy Richard starkey you done it 10/10
I think this Ringo Starr fella might be a Liverpool native
Who was wearing the pink suit in the center?
SuperAtoZman says..Says... I Love Ringo Starr... Peace and Love... Ringo Starr
I sure bet Ringo's Dad sure regrets, and deservingly so, bailing out on his wife and soon to be famous son. Just 3 years old, that sucks. But luckily Ringo showed his Dad,, and eventually the world. And if any of you think Ringo isn't a "good" drummer, just remember he is the world's number 1 richest drummer. Actually Ringo is a far better drummer than most people, who are not drummers, realize.
I send drummers to watch "A Hard Day's Night" when they are too mechanical. Ringo was distinctly courteous to random pedestrians and famous interviewers, alike. Yoko Ono Lennon is the heavy lifter of charities in the Beatles legacy. Why would benevolence clash with benevolence? I don't think so.
No wonder the DEA calls marijuana a gateway drug. Every drug addict I've interviewed, tells me they began with pot.
But not every pot smoker ends up a drug addict. In fact most don't.
More often than not it keeps them from other drugs
@@joemccullough4246 Out of all my buddies that I party'd with I remember only TWO that smoked pot and did not move on to acid and coke. Two.
THIRTEEN REASONS TO GIVE
RINGO SOME RESPECT
By John Bryant
Published by Modern Drummer, May, 1997
Ringo Starr, the luckiest no-talent on earth. All he had to do was smile and bob his head. Oh yes, and keep a beat for three of the most talented musicians/songwriters of this century. What other impression could one have when judging the role that Ringo played in the success of the Beatles? Did Ringo really make a difference? Upon listening to the latest release by The Beatles, Anthology 1, you get a chance to listen to Pete Best and two other drummers play on over twenty songs. Was Ringo simply in the right place at the right time? The following items may help in going beyond the image:
Ringo was the first true rock drummer to be seen on TV. All the Rock & Roll drummers featured with Elvis, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis were mostly R&B drummers that were making the transition from a swing drumming style of the 40's and 50's toward the louder and more "rocking" sound that is associated with "I Want To Hold Your Hand". They were dressed in tuxedos and suits and held the drumsticks in the "traditional" manner of military, orchestra, and jazz drummers. Ringo showed the world that power was needed to put the emphasis on the "rock" in Rock & Roll music, so he gripped both sticks like hammers and proceeded to build a foundation for rock music.
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Ringo changed the way drummers hold their sticks by making popular the "matched" grip of holding drumsticks. Nearly all drummers in the Western World prior to Ringo held their sticks in what is termed the "traditional" grip, with the left hand stick held like a chopstick. This grip was originally developed by military drummers to accommodate the angle of the drum when strapped over the shoulder. Ringo's grip changes the odd left hand to match the right hand, so that both sticks are held like a flyswatter. Rock drummers along with marching band and orchestral percussionists now mostly play with a "matched" grip, and drum companies have developed straps and accessories to accommodate them.
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Ringo being seen on a high riser made him as visible as the other musicians, and helped to define him as an equal member of the band. There had been previous jazz drummers on risers, but when Ringo appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 in front of 70 million viewers, he immediately caught the attention of thousands of "drummers to be" by towering over the other three Beatles. Elvis's drummer was looking at a collection of backs.
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These same "wannabe" drummers also noticed that Ringo was playing Ludwig drums and they immediately went out and bought thousands of these drum sets, thus establishing Ludwig as the definitive name in Rock & Roll drums at that time.
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Ringo changed the sound of recorded drums. About the time of Rubber Soul (released Dec. 6,1965), the sound of the drum set started to become more distinct. Along with help from the engineers at Abbey Road studios, Ringo popularized a new sound for the drums by tuning them lower, deadening the tonal ring with muffling materials, and making them sound "closer" by putting a microphone on each drum.
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Ringo has nearly perfect tempo. This allowed the Beatles to record a song 50 or 60 times, and then be able to edit together different parts of numerous takes of the same song for the best possible version. Today an electronic metronome is used for the same purpose, but the Beatles had to depend on Ringo to keep the tempo consistent throughout the dozens of takes of the songs that you know and love so well. Had he not had this ability, the Beatlesrecordings would sound completely different today.
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Ringo's "feel" for the beat serves as a standard for pop-rock record producers and drummers alike. It is relaxed, but never dragging. Solid, yet always breathing. And yes, there is a great amount of musical taste in his decisions of what to play and when to play it. In most recording sessions, the drummer's performance acts as a barometer for the rest of the musicians. The stylistic direction, dynamics, and emotions are filtered through the drummer. He is the catcher to whom the pitcher/songwriter is throwing. If the drumming doesn't feel good, the performance of any additional musicians is doomed from the start. The Beatles rarely if ever had this problem with Ringo.
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Ringo hated drum solos, which should win points with quite a few people. He only took one solo while with the Beatles. His eight measure solo appears during "The End" on the "B" side of Abbey Road. Some might say that it is not a great display of technical virtuosity, but they would be at least partially mistaken. You can set an electronic metronome to a perfect 126 beats per minute, then play it along with Ringo's solo and the two will stay exactly together.
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Ringo's ability to play odd time signatures helped to push popular songwriting into uncharted areas. Two examples are "All you Need is Love" in 7/4 time, and "Here Comes the Sun" with repeating 11/8, 4/4, and 7/8 passages in the chorus.
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Ringo's proficiency in many different styles such as two beat swing ("When I'm Sixty-Four"), ballads ("Something"), R&B ("Leave My Kitten Alone" and "Taxman") and country (the Rubber Soul album) helped the Beatles to explore many musical directions with ease. His pre-Beatle experience as a versatile and hard working nightclub musician served him well.
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The idea that Ringo was a lucky Johnny-on-the-spot-with-a-showbiz-stage-name is wrong. In fact, when Beatle producer George Martin expressed his unhappiness after the first session with original drummer Pete Best, the decision was made by Paul, George, and John to hire who they considered to be the best drummer in Liverpool - Ringo Starr. His personality was a bonus.
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The rumors that Ringo did not play on many of the Beatle songs because he was not good enough are also false. In fact, he played on every released Beatles recording (not including Anthology 1) that include drums except for the following: "Back In The USSR" and "Dear Prudence", on which Paul played drums due to Ringo temporarily quitting the band, "The Ballad of John and Yoko", again featuring Paul on drums because Ringo was off making a movie, and a 1962 release of "Love Me Do" featuring session drummer Andy White.
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When the Beatles broke up and they were all trying to get away from each other, John Lennon chose Ringo to play drums on his first solo record. As John once said, "If I get a thing going Ringo knows where to go, just like that.." A great songwriter could ask no more of a drummer. Except maybe to smile and bob his head.
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John Bryant teaches drumset at Southern Methodist Universityin Dallas, Texas. He has recorded and toured with Ray Charles, the Paul Winter Consort, Joe Walsh, among many others. In 1976, Mr. Bryant played a rehearsal with Paul McCartney and Wings when regular drummer Joe English became ill and could not make it. He also played percussion with Ringo Starr on drums with Joe Walsh. Mr. Bryant started playing drums after seeing Ringo Starr on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
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JOHN BRYANT NOTES: This story was written in reply to a previous story for The Dallas Morning News which described Ringo as an average drummer who got lucky. It is written within the context of modern Pop music, not to compare Ringo with jazz drummers of the 30's, 40's, and 50's. Certainly Ringo was not the first drummer on a riser, but his visibility did proclaim him to be an equal member of the band. This is significant because the earlier drummers were sidemen. Ringo was not the "first" drummer to play matched grip or to muffle his drums, but his exposure as a Beatle made him the leader to the masses.
damm i got here early
I think the fact he wore rings but the other aspect I think is true - & jeez, I really don't want to be misinterpreted as not PC enough or closed minded just because I think I see something in his genes.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, RICHARD STARKEY is of SAsian ancestry somewhere in his code
"Untold" sure.
Actually Starr walked away for the first time already in 1964.
You are wrong about that.
@@paulbakker6765 I'm actually not. He left because the shock of the success and Beatlemania were just too much to bare. He came back very quickly though, so there was no real crisis.
Btw-as re writing R or L handed, TRY TO do it L handed when writing L>>>R. L handed writers have to keep their writing hand OFF THE PAPER, et al OR, SMEARING EVERYTHING HAPPENS. WHAT A PAIN IN THE AND! I'D THANK SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO SHARE THAT EASE W/ME..
The Point.
Ringo, you don't want to be a Texan. Seriously.
so ringo and mccartney are left handed.
Ambidextrous you are. Dr. Starr .ur like my ex husband he was like that too.
Peter Sellers Wrote Octo. Garden. It was after they caught and ate the Kraken at Loch Ness, No Charge- glad to help.:) sagacity.
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Uhmmmm.... I've never heard of having stitches for six £#@$&€# months. Well... I only kept mine for 10 days on average... The longest time was my cancer surgery....15 days.
Yogo Ono this is about ringo. I think ya took enough. So stay out of their lives. You even stopped Julian. You should feel ashamed. But we get it's your nationality
What are you on About? ....Dingle a Violent District of Liverpool! 99.9% of folk were strong working class people scraping along to survive day by day.... RICHARD STARKEY alias RINGO STARR would tell you that.
RINGO IS A REALLY NICE GUY … I MET HIM AT RAINBOW 🌈 ON SUNSET BLVD.
Forgets his roots , a phoney
Dingo I loved you on that movie with you being a cave man
Sounds like Ringo and Bonham were going for toe for toe with drinking at that time
Did any body ask you? Is not necessary say that For what! 😠
This is all rehashed information that has been out there for decades.
Nerving, disturbing MUZAK!! How BANAL - LIKE MOST OTHER DOCUS.
his first band was called the raving texans. when he was in dallas he played starplex and ate at star canyon.
Ringo was a great fuckin drummer.
Dude stop coloring your hair with a sharpie
Ringo May have been poor but John had the worst childhood