On stage that night, the instant the band began to make their sounds, Paul looked at John and at George about the drummer playing behind them. Ringo was booked, but offered the following Saturday. Brian wanted to know if Ringo could fill in for their drummer, Pete Best, the next night. While playing with Rory Storm’s band in Hamburg, Germany in 1962, he received a call from Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager. He dropped the “key,” added an “r” and Ringo Starr was born. Eventually he felt the name did not fit quite right. He took a liking to the name and started answering to Ringo Starkey. In Liverpool, his friends called him “Rings” because he wore a lot of rings on his fingers. Against his parent’s wishes, he forfeited college, at Riverdale Technical College, when the band was offered a three-month gig at the Butlins holiday camp in Wales. Rory Storm and the Hurricanes was his next band. At age 17, he received his first real drum kit for Christmas, a right-handed player kit, even though he was left-handed. About the same time, his mother remarried Harry Graves, who encouraged Richard’s interest in music.Ī few years later, Richard was introduced to skiffle music, music played with substituted household objects, and was invited to join a band called the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. Richard would not participate unless they gave him a drum. The staff would come around the hospital with a variety of instruments for the children. This is where he first realized he loved drums. Life was further challenged when Richard was diagnosed with several illnesses due to complications from an appendectomy and tuberculosis resulting in extended convalescent stays in children’s hospitals. Four years later, his father, a bakery worker, left, abandoning Richard and his mum, Elsie.
Richard Starkey, a lad from Liverpool, was born on Jin his parent’s home in Dingle, on Madryn Street.
As a City and as a community, we are blessed that this world renown ambassador of peace and love chooses Beverly Hills to be his home. Knighted by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William bestowed the honor on Ringo in March of 2018 for his “services to music.” With his unique style, Ringo transcends the boundaries of generations, cultures, countries, and political and religious beliefs by spreading his message through his artistry and his philanthropy. Undeniably one of the greatest drummers of all time, Ringo connects and comforts the world with his music, his art and his unifying message of peace and love. BY Lisa Friedman Bloch NovemReading Time: 12 minutes
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