Ringo Starr

Music Journalism 

The Only Rock & Roll Hall of Fame That Matters is the One in Your Heart

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Tim Sommer 2 Comments 2022, Blaine, Carl Palmer, Chad Smith, Cosimo Mattassa, Dolly Parton, Hal Blaine, John Bonham, Kate Bush, Keith Moon, Leon Russell, Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Nile Rodgers, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Taylor, Stewart Copeland, The Clash

(And a few words about musical excellence)

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Beatle 

How England Made The Beatles

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Birmingham, England, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Liverpool, Manchester, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Ringo Starr, Skiffle, Stuart Sutcliffe., The Beatles, Tim Sommer

The Beatles are not a divinity, but the product of causes and conditions

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Beatle 

‘Laughing and Angry’: Phony Beatlemania Hasn’t Bitten The Dust

November 24, 2021November 25, 2021 Jason Gross 3 Comments 1970, Disney, documentary, film, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Let It Be, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

Revisiting the original “Let It Be” movie the night before the new Peter Jackson doc hits Disney+

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Beatle 

ALBUMS: Is the New Let It Be Box Better On Vinyl?

November 12, 2021November 13, 2021 David Bash 0 Comments Apple Records, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, George Harrison, John Lennon, Let It Be, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Vinyl

We decide which format is the best with which to experience The Beatles’ final studio LP

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Beatle Rock 

Speaking Words Of Wisdom: Unpacking The New Let It Be Box

November 4, 2021April 3, 2022 Henry Carrigan 1 Comment Billy Preston, Dig A Pony, George Harrison, Get Back, Glyn Johns, John Lennon, Let It Be, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, Super Deluxe Edition, The Beatles

This carefully crafted collection might not be everything you want, but it’s everything you need

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Beatle 

The Last Secret of The Beatles

October 21, 2021April 3, 2022 Tim Sommer 6 Comments Beatles, Brian Epstein, George Harrison, John Lennon, Neil Aspinall, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Why was Pete Best really fired?

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Beatle 

Above Us Only Sky: Imagine at 50

September 9, 2021March 29, 2022 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Crippled Inside, George Harrison, GIMME SOME TRUTH, Imagine, Jealous Guy, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A half century later, John Lennon’s second solo LP still stands as a towering testament to his artistry beyond The Beatles

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Stones 

Ode to a High Flying Stone, Part I: Charlie Watts Makes the Songs

September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 John Packel 12 Comments Aftermath, Charlie Watts, Dave Grohl, Ginger Baker, Gretsch, John Valley, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Mick Jagger, Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, Ron Wood, Stewart Copeland, Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones

Looking back at the legendary Rolling Stones drummer’s finest moments on wax

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 18: April 2021

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Black Francis, Charles Thompson IV, Daniel Lanois, David Gilmour, Famous Quotes, Frank Black, Jim Sullivan, John Lurie, Les Claypool, Pink Floyd, Primus, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, the Lounge Lizards, The Pixies

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Pop Radio Remembrance Rock 

Phil Spector’s Selfish Symphonies

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Axel Stordahl, Brian Wilson, George Harrison, Guy Stevens, Jack Nitzsche, Jerry Wexler, John Hammond, John Lennon, Mitch Miller, Mutt Lange, Phil Spector, Rick Rubin, Ringo Starr, Sam Phillips, Shadow Morton, The Beatles, Tony Hatch

His classic 1960’s productions feature everything and the kitchen sink, but omit any room for us or our experience

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Beatle 

Thanks For The Pepperoni: A Half-Century of All Things Must Pass

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1970, All Things Must Pass, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Gary Wright, George Harrison, Ginger Baker, peter Frampton, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Woodstock

Looking back at the emancipation of George Harrison

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Beatle 

Meet Chas Newby, the Beatles’ First Left-Handed Bassist

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Chas Newby, George Harrison, Jimmy Nicol, John Lennon, Johnny Hutchinson, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Ringo Starr, Skiffle, Stuart Sutcliffe., The Beatles, The Quarrymen, Tommy Moore

An exclusive chat with the man who spent a fortnight in an embryonic incarnation of the future Fabs

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Beatle 

A New Door Opens: Rubber Soul at 55

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1965, Capitol, George Harrison, John Lennon, Parlophone, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rubber Soul, The Beatles

Remembering the first Beatles album that truly mattered

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Beatle Retail 

Happy Crimble: Celebrating 12 Days of The Beatles

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Apple Corps, George Harrison, John Lennon, Legacy Recordings, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Fab Four, The Thread Shop

Sony Music’s The Thread Shop comes together with Apple Corps Ltd. to open a Fab new digital pop-up shop for the holiday season

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Beatle Country and/or Western 

1970: The Year Ringo Starr Went Country

November 6, 2020November 7, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1970, All Things Must Pass, Bad Boy, Beaucoups of Blues, Buddy Harmon, Charlie Daniels, DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, Jerry Reed, Ringo, Ringo Rama, Ringo Starr, Roy Orbison, Stop and Smell the Roses, The Beatles, The Jordanaires, Times Takes Time

On his second LP, the Beatles drummer headed to Nashville to channel his inner George Jones

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