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The Who Parts Ways With Ringo Starr’s Son, Zak Starkey, as Drummer • Apr. 16, 2025, 11:44 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Johnny Depp and Ringo Starr unite for Fatima Whitbread song • Apr. 16, 2025, 2:26 AM ET (BBC)
People in Liverpool's famous Welsh Streets facing 'huge' rent increases • Apr. 10, 2025, 6:36 AM ET (BBC)
Former Beatles drummer Pete Best announces his retirement • Apr. 9, 2025, 5:54 AM ET (The Guardian)
The Beatles biopics cast revealed: Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson • Apr. 1, 2025, 9:03 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Sir Richard Starkey
Born July 7, 1940 (age 84) • Liverpool • England
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2015) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1988) • Grammy Award (1970)

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Ringo Starr
The Beatles (from left): Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison
Help!
The night America caught Beatlemania
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George Harrison
the Beatles in the Let It Be documentary film
A Hard Day's Night
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George Harrison
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Paul McCartney
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John Lennon, 1968
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Faith Hill
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David Bowie
David Bowie
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