Ringo Starr had a bit of a rocky start with The Beatles. Producer George Martin replaced him when the band recorded the single “Love Me Do.” and Ringo got replaced again when he struggled to play the ...

Starr outright refused to do drum solos, which led some to think of him as a weak drummer. His bandmates disagreed. “I think Ringo was always paranoid that he wasn’t a great drummer because he never ...

Ringo Starr is nearly 83. “No, no, you’ve got that wrong — it’s 38!” said the legendary drummer, veteran solo star and former Beatle, adding one of his trademark “ha-ha-ha!” chortles for emphasis.

Next to prog’s general existence, there’s no better symbol of rock-musical excess than the drum solo. Critics have never liked them; old Rolling Stone reviews would rip in-concert double albums whose ...

We certainly hadn’t planned on purchasing another fake drum set for our already-crowded living room, but, well, look at this thing! At left is the just-unveiled kit for The Beatles: Rock Band, a sorta ...

"We're not holding anything back for the 60th anniversary!" he tells Variety in a Q&A. If anything, “Abbey Road” is more popularly beloved in its original form than the two previous projects he ...