Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr  (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940) is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.  When the Beatles formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool group, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.  He joined the Beatles in August 1962, replacing Pete Best.  After the band’s break-up in 1970, he released several successful singles including the US number four hit “It Don’t Come Easy”, and number ones “Photograph” and “You’re Sixteen”.  He narrated the first two seasons of the children’s television series Thomas & Friends.  Since 1989, he has successfully toured with twelve variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.  Starr – already inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Beatles in 1988 – will go in for his solo career in 2015, making him a two-time inductee.  (More from Wikipedia)