Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr is an English musician who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He joined the Beatles  taking the place of Pete Best. Starr is featured on lead vocals on a number of Beatles songs including "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and "Act Naturally". He is credited as a co-writer of the songs "What Goes On", "Flying", and "Dig It" and as the sole writer of "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden".

When the band broke up in 1970, Ringo Starr began a solo career. Like the other Beatles, he spent the first half of the seventies on Apple Records. He records and tours with his All-Starr Band.