The Beatles' individual members - Ringo Starr



Full name: Richard Starkey MBE

Date of birth: 7th July, 1940

Parents: Richard und Elsie Starkey

Spouse: From 1965 to 1975 married to Maureen Cox (+1994); since 1981 married to actress Barbara Bach

Children: Sons Zak (*1965) and Jason (*1967); daughter Lee (*1970)

Grandchildren: Granddaughter Tatia Jane (*1985)



Career:

1957: Formation of The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group with Eddie Miles, but sitting in for other band's drummers too
1959: Richie joins Rory Storm & The Hurrcanes and calls himself Ringo Starr from now on
1962: Ringo sits in with The Beatles as a drummer at a session with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg
Finally becomimg constant member of The Beatles, replacing Pete Best
First single Love Me Do
1963: First LP Please Please Me
First US-tour
1965: Appointment of the order of the MBE
Wedding to Maureen Cox
Birth of son Zak
1966: Last tour with The Beatles
Lead on the classic Yellow Submarine
1967: Lead on classic With A Little Help From My Friends on the LP Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band later to be made even more popular by Joe Cocker
Birth of son Jason
1968: Forming of Apple
First release of an own composition on the The Beatles' White Album, Don't Pass Me By
1969: Last performance with The Beatles on top of the roof of the Apple building
Last recordings with The Beatles
Release of his own composition Octopus's Garden on the LP Abbey Road
1970: Dissolution of The Beatles
First solo album Sentimental Journey
Birth of daughter Lee
1971: Composition of his first hit after The Beatles' split It Don't Come Easy
Several acting activities during the following years
1975: Divorce from Maureen
1981: Getting married to actress Barbara Bach
1989: Formation of the All Starr Band followed by a japanese and US-tour
1992: Reformation of an All Starr Band (this time also with son Zak) and european and US-tour
1995: Release of Free As A Bird with the other two surviving Beatles
1997: Another formation of an All Starr Band followed by another US-tour
1998: Top selling album Vertical Man released
2000: Formation of a brandnew All Starr Band and US-Tour



LP's from the post Beatles era:

1970:Sentimental Journey; Beaucoups Of Blues
1973:Ringo
1974:Goodnight Vienna
1976:Ringo's Rotogravure
1977:Ringo The 4th;
Scouse The Mouse
1978:Bad Boy
1981:Stop And Smell The Roses
1983:Old Wave
1989:Starr Struck
1990:Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band
1992:Time Takes Time
1993:Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band Vol.2 - Live From Montreux
1997: Ringo Starr And His Third All Starr Band
1998:Vertical Man;
VH 1 Storytellers
1999: I Wanna Be Santa Claus
2001: Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band: The Anthology...So Far
2002: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All Starr Band
2003: Ringorama


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