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Ringo Starr on his new country album and his old parties in L.A.

Ringo Starr on his new country album and his old parties in L.A.

Published by Sam Flores

Ringo Starr and T Bone Burnett were sitting around the other day at the Sunset Marquis when the former Beatle suddenly turned a dining table into a drum kit and belted out a bit of “Rock Island Line.” “It was Lonnie Donegan who gave us all a great break,” Starr, 85, said of the late British singer whose so-called skiffle music — a scrappy blend of folk, blues and country from the moment just before rock ’n’ roll — captivated kids in England (including the future Fab Four) in the mid- to late 1950s. “Everything followed him,” Starr added as he tapped out Donegan’s signature rhythm and Burnett looked on with a smile. “Did you see just then, when Ringo hit the table, how a whole vibe came alive?” asked the veteran record producer. “There was a feel there — that’s Ringo’s magic. How does it happen? Nobody knows.” Whatever the secret, the two capture that indelible feel on Starr’s charming new album, “Long Long Road,” which Burnett produced and which comes just 15 months …

Ringo Starr finds a late-career sweet spot on “Long Long Road”

Ringo Starr finds a late-career sweet spot on “Long Long Road”

Published by Sam Flores

With “Long Long Road,” his twenty-second studio album, Ringo Starr has settled into one of his career’s finest grooves. While he will surely be remembered for his classic 1970s LPs “Ringo” (1973) and “Goodnight Vienna” (1974), his recent return to his country roots has been a genuine boon for music lovers everywhere. Starr’s previous forays into country and western include the exquisite “Beaucoups of Blues” (1970), produced by Pete Drake, and last year’s “Look Up.” With T. Bone Burnett holding forth in the producer’s chair yet again, “Long Long Road” matches its predecessor’s penchant for warmhearted storytelling and well-played musical confections. And like his frequent tours with his All-Starr Band, Starr’s backing band on “Long Long Road” features a selection of top-notch players and guest artists. Having written or co-written six of the album’s songs, Burnett has proven himself to be one of Starr’s most able and industrious collaborators. He also has a knack for teasing out some of Starr’s best performances in years. Take his cover version of “I Don’t See Me in Your …

Ringo Starr reveals what happened visiting set of The Beatles biopics

Ringo Starr reveals what happened visiting set of The Beatles biopics

Published by Daniella Wilson

Ringo Starr has revealed he’s been on the set of the upcoming Beatles movies – after spending a day hanging out with his on-screen counterpart, Barry Keoghan. Irish actor Keoghan is set to play the Beatles’ drummer in the upcoming four-part film series, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Adolescence’s Jack Thorne. All four films are set to drop at the same time in 2028 – with each segment focusing on one of the Fab Four. As one of the two Beatles who are still alive, Ringo Starr, real name Richard Starkey, has now spoken about his thoughts on the upcoming retelling of his life, revealing he spent a day with Keoghan at his home in Los Angeles ahead of his portrayal. Speaking to the BBC, Ringo said: “It wasn’t like one of those in-depth things.” Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn. Sony Joking that Keoghan didn’t question ‘which hand he would pick his nose with’, he added: “It was none of that. It was just hanging out and saying ‘hi’.” The …

Ringo Starr says Beatles bandmates ‘laughed hysterically’ at his early songwriting

Ringo Starr says Beatles bandmates ‘laughed hysterically’ at his early songwriting

Published by Sam Flores

Ringo Starr has admitted his earliest stabs at songwriting didn’t exactly impress the rest of The Beatles — and the band would burst out laughing whenever he brought an idea to the table. The 85-year-old music legend, who released his new Americana‑leaning solo album Long Long Road today (24.04.26), looked back on those early days and said his bandmates didn’t hold back. He told the BBC: “They’d all be just laughing hysterically because all I’d done is rewritten another song. “So it took me a while to get through that moment into writing my songs, you know, and in the end they started turning out really good.” During his Beatles stint, Ringo penned two tracks for the legendary Liverpool group entirely on his own — Don’t Pass Me By and Octopus’s Garden — and he also shared writing credits on several others including What Goes On, Flying, Dig It and Maggie Mae. These days it’s a different story, with Sir Paul McCartney teaming up with Ringo for a new duet, Home to US, on Paul’s upcoming …