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BeatlesFan
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This recent article has some nice quotes...
Ringo and friends return to Niagara
Andrew Baulcomb
Jun 24, 2010
Forty years ago, Ringo Starr walked out of Abbey Road Studios for the last time as a member of the Beatles.
It was a dark time for the band, and a dark time for music lovers, but you'd never know it the way Starr (who turns 70 next month) still rolls through the classics with a smile on his face and a peace sign held high.
"I hope it's this full on Thursday," said the legendary Liverpudlian, showing off his trademark wit and boyish smile at a media event at Fallsview Casino yesterday.
Tonight is the first of two sold-out shows in the casino's 1,500-seat Avalon Ballroom for Starr and His All-Starr Band -- comprised of Rick Derringer (of The McCoys), Edgar Winter (Free Ride, Frankenstein), Richard Page (of Mr. Mister), Wally Palmar (of The Romantics), Gary Wright (Dream Weaver) and Gregg Bissonette (of Santana).
Starr's latest solo disc, Y Not, was released in January, and has already become his highest charting album since the mid-1970s.
The band is using the Avalon Ballroom as a warmup for their upcoming North American tour, which will hit 30 cities during the next two months.
Sharply dressed in a black leather jacket, black jeans and sunglasses, Starr led the band as it ripped through a brief selection of songs from the upcoming tour, including a number of old favourites.
"To keep you all happy, I'm going to do one from behind the drums now," said Starr, climbing behind the kit for a quick snippet of Boys -- a staple from the Beatles' early days.
Other tracks included The Other Side of Liverpool, a rollicking trip down memory lane from Y Not, and Starr's most famous track, the Lennon/McCartney-penned With a Little Help From My Friends.
This is the 11th incarnation of Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, which originally formed in 1989 and released its first live album a year later.
"We're like a 1-800 band in a live setting," said Starr, relaxing on stage with his bandmates. "You have to have hits to get in, and you can't go wrong with guys like Edgar and Rick."
Past members have included Joe Walsh, Levon Helm, Burton Cummings, Peter Frampton and Jack Bruce of Cream, but Starr said he never gets tired of performing with new All-Starrs.
"It's always the same; we have a lot of fun and it's a great evening out."
Winter, who joined the band in 2006, said he was thrilled when Starr first invited him on-board.
"I was like, 'Wow, Ringo, yeah!' when I got the call," Winter said. "Ringo for life!"
Bissonette linked up with the All-Starrs in 2008, and said drumming alongside one of his idols is a thrill that can't be beat.
"I don't ever want to step on Ringo; he's my favourite drummer," he said. "To me, he's the greatest drummer in the world, and the reason I play the instrument is because of him."
Throughout the tour, fans can expect a number of non-Beatles hits from the other All-Starrs -- such as Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo, What I Like About You and Hang On Sloopy -- with Starr assuming his classic position behind the drum kit, right beside Bissonette.
With his 70th birthday less than two weeks away, Starr is asking that everybody flash a peace sign at noon on July 7 to help celebrate.
That night, the All-Starrs will play to a sold-out crowd at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, not far from the Ed Sullivan Theatre where Starr and the Beatles made their television debut in America.
It's been a long, wild ride since those heady days, but how long can Starr keep it up?
"As long as I can hold these two sticks, I'll do it."
Source: TheSpec.com - Entertainment - Ringo and friends return to Niagara
Ringo and friends return to Niagara
Andrew Baulcomb
Jun 24, 2010
Forty years ago, Ringo Starr walked out of Abbey Road Studios for the last time as a member of the Beatles.
It was a dark time for the band, and a dark time for music lovers, but you'd never know it the way Starr (who turns 70 next month) still rolls through the classics with a smile on his face and a peace sign held high.
"I hope it's this full on Thursday," said the legendary Liverpudlian, showing off his trademark wit and boyish smile at a media event at Fallsview Casino yesterday.
Tonight is the first of two sold-out shows in the casino's 1,500-seat Avalon Ballroom for Starr and His All-Starr Band -- comprised of Rick Derringer (of The McCoys), Edgar Winter (Free Ride, Frankenstein), Richard Page (of Mr. Mister), Wally Palmar (of The Romantics), Gary Wright (Dream Weaver) and Gregg Bissonette (of Santana).
Starr's latest solo disc, Y Not, was released in January, and has already become his highest charting album since the mid-1970s.
The band is using the Avalon Ballroom as a warmup for their upcoming North American tour, which will hit 30 cities during the next two months.
Sharply dressed in a black leather jacket, black jeans and sunglasses, Starr led the band as it ripped through a brief selection of songs from the upcoming tour, including a number of old favourites.
"To keep you all happy, I'm going to do one from behind the drums now," said Starr, climbing behind the kit for a quick snippet of Boys -- a staple from the Beatles' early days.
Other tracks included The Other Side of Liverpool, a rollicking trip down memory lane from Y Not, and Starr's most famous track, the Lennon/McCartney-penned With a Little Help From My Friends.
This is the 11th incarnation of Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, which originally formed in 1989 and released its first live album a year later.
"We're like a 1-800 band in a live setting," said Starr, relaxing on stage with his bandmates. "You have to have hits to get in, and you can't go wrong with guys like Edgar and Rick."
Past members have included Joe Walsh, Levon Helm, Burton Cummings, Peter Frampton and Jack Bruce of Cream, but Starr said he never gets tired of performing with new All-Starrs.
"It's always the same; we have a lot of fun and it's a great evening out."
Winter, who joined the band in 2006, said he was thrilled when Starr first invited him on-board.
"I was like, 'Wow, Ringo, yeah!' when I got the call," Winter said. "Ringo for life!"
Bissonette linked up with the All-Starrs in 2008, and said drumming alongside one of his idols is a thrill that can't be beat.
"I don't ever want to step on Ringo; he's my favourite drummer," he said. "To me, he's the greatest drummer in the world, and the reason I play the instrument is because of him."
Throughout the tour, fans can expect a number of non-Beatles hits from the other All-Starrs -- such as Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo, What I Like About You and Hang On Sloopy -- with Starr assuming his classic position behind the drum kit, right beside Bissonette.
With his 70th birthday less than two weeks away, Starr is asking that everybody flash a peace sign at noon on July 7 to help celebrate.
That night, the All-Starrs will play to a sold-out crowd at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, not far from the Ed Sullivan Theatre where Starr and the Beatles made their television debut in America.
It's been a long, wild ride since those heady days, but how long can Starr keep it up?
"As long as I can hold these two sticks, I'll do it."
Source: TheSpec.com - Entertainment - Ringo and friends return to Niagara
BeatlesFan
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He's the greatest: Drummers praise Ringo
Bubbly Beatle coming to Bethel
By Steve Israel
Times Herald-Record
Published: 2:00 AM - 06/25/10
You know Ringo.
Lovable Ringo. Drummer for the Beatles. Singer of "Yellow Submarine," "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "Octopus's Garden."
Always flashing the peace sign. Always ready with the funny quip, like the time he was asked whether he liked topless bathing suits and he replied, "We've been wearing them for years."
Ringo will be playing those Beatles songs — and his own hits, including "It Don't Come Easy" and "Photograph" — Saturday at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, with the latest version of his All Starr Band, featuring rockers like Rick "Hang on Sloopy" Derringer.
Sometimes it seems as if we take lovable old Ringo for granted. But those in the know don't — especially when it comes to the drumming that propelled classic tunes from "She Loves You" to "Hey Jude."
To preview his gig at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival, we asked a wide array of percussionists and drummers for their take on Ringo the drummer — and got some surprising answers.
Rob Affuso on Ringo
Rob Affuso of Ulster County, former drummer for Skid Row, currently leads Soul System: "Some of the stuff he did for the Beatles was absolutely perfect. As a young drummer (who worshipped Neil Peart of Rush), I didn't think he was the best who ever lived, but he played the perfect parts for the perfect band. And when I auditioned for Bon Jovi, I learned how important it was to play right in the pocket and on the groove, and that was Ringo."
Henry 'Pucho' Brown on Ringo
Henry "Pucho" Brown, Orange County percussionist who leads Pucho and the Latin Playboys and has backed greats such as Dizzy Gillespie: "He's in the pocket. He's no fantastic drummer, but while a lot of cats are all over the place, he stays in the pocket, keeping it going. He's tasty."
Gary Kvistad on Ringo
Gary Kvistad, Ulster County percussionist who plays with Steve Reich, leads his own group, Nexu, and founded — and invented — Woodstock Chimes: "Ringo has this rap for being a real simple drummer and showman, but he did a lot that was innovative, doing things other rock 'n' roll drummers didn't. He played the match grip, which means holding both sticks the same way, not the traditional two different grips. He used brushes on rock songs and mixed it up. He wasn't a soloist, but he was a really great drummer and still is."
Thurman Barker on Ringo
Thurman Barker, Jeffersonville, associate professor of music and director of jazz studies at Bard College, who's played with everyone from Marvin Gaye to Cecil Taylor: "Before joining the Beatles, he was a show band drummer. So he was always making musical adjustments from one group to another. So he brought a lot of musical experience to the band. Tempo changes, many different grooves and meter changes. Ringo could handle all of this. I believe part of the Beatles' success, as far as music and the band's sound, is because of Ringo's drumming."
Jimmy Sturr on Ringo
Jimmy Sturr, Orange County polka king, who plays drums at the end of his shows: "On what he does, he's great. I mean backing the Beatles on all those songs, he's excellent, or he wouldn't have stayed a Beatle all those years."
Source: He's the greatest: Drummers praise Ringo | recordonline.com
Bubbly Beatle coming to Bethel
By Steve Israel
Times Herald-Record
Published: 2:00 AM - 06/25/10
You know Ringo.
Lovable Ringo. Drummer for the Beatles. Singer of "Yellow Submarine," "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "Octopus's Garden."
Always flashing the peace sign. Always ready with the funny quip, like the time he was asked whether he liked topless bathing suits and he replied, "We've been wearing them for years."
Ringo will be playing those Beatles songs — and his own hits, including "It Don't Come Easy" and "Photograph" — Saturday at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, with the latest version of his All Starr Band, featuring rockers like Rick "Hang on Sloopy" Derringer.
Sometimes it seems as if we take lovable old Ringo for granted. But those in the know don't — especially when it comes to the drumming that propelled classic tunes from "She Loves You" to "Hey Jude."
To preview his gig at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival, we asked a wide array of percussionists and drummers for their take on Ringo the drummer — and got some surprising answers.
Rob Affuso on Ringo
Rob Affuso of Ulster County, former drummer for Skid Row, currently leads Soul System: "Some of the stuff he did for the Beatles was absolutely perfect. As a young drummer (who worshipped Neil Peart of Rush), I didn't think he was the best who ever lived, but he played the perfect parts for the perfect band. And when I auditioned for Bon Jovi, I learned how important it was to play right in the pocket and on the groove, and that was Ringo."
Henry 'Pucho' Brown on Ringo
Henry "Pucho" Brown, Orange County percussionist who leads Pucho and the Latin Playboys and has backed greats such as Dizzy Gillespie: "He's in the pocket. He's no fantastic drummer, but while a lot of cats are all over the place, he stays in the pocket, keeping it going. He's tasty."
Gary Kvistad on Ringo
Gary Kvistad, Ulster County percussionist who plays with Steve Reich, leads his own group, Nexu, and founded — and invented — Woodstock Chimes: "Ringo has this rap for being a real simple drummer and showman, but he did a lot that was innovative, doing things other rock 'n' roll drummers didn't. He played the match grip, which means holding both sticks the same way, not the traditional two different grips. He used brushes on rock songs and mixed it up. He wasn't a soloist, but he was a really great drummer and still is."
Thurman Barker on Ringo
Thurman Barker, Jeffersonville, associate professor of music and director of jazz studies at Bard College, who's played with everyone from Marvin Gaye to Cecil Taylor: "Before joining the Beatles, he was a show band drummer. So he was always making musical adjustments from one group to another. So he brought a lot of musical experience to the band. Tempo changes, many different grooves and meter changes. Ringo could handle all of this. I believe part of the Beatles' success, as far as music and the band's sound, is because of Ringo's drumming."
Jimmy Sturr on Ringo
Jimmy Sturr, Orange County polka king, who plays drums at the end of his shows: "On what he does, he's great. I mean backing the Beatles on all those songs, he's excellent, or he wouldn't have stayed a Beatle all those years."
Source: He's the greatest: Drummers praise Ringo | recordonline.com
rtbuck
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I would say "Yesterday"
rtbuck
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Only joking!!! I like the drumming on "Bad Boy"
BeatlesFan
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The Band's "The Last Waltz" featuring Ringo on drums:
Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Ringo Starr and Levon Helm
Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Garth Hudson, Carl Radle, Ringo Starr and Levon Helm
The Band, Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr
Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Ringo Starr and Levon Helm
Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Garth Hudson, Carl Radle, Ringo Starr and Levon Helm
The Band, Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr
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BeatlesFan
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George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Billy Joel, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen & Bob Dylan - I Saw Her Standing There
BeatlesFan
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Ringo pops up on all his band mates solo albums from time to time. A good example is this one where he is the only drummer for the etire record.
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Steve Gadd on playing with Clapton, McCartney and his new band
A conversation with a drumming icon
Joe Bosso, Mon 5 Jul 2010, 7:00 pm BST
Your discography is so vast, there's no way to list even half of the artists you've worked with. However, I do want to ask you about playing with Paul McCartney, who's no slouch on the drums himself.
"In one way or another, the job is always the same: you try to come up with parts that are supportive of the music. When I worked with Paul, he didn't give me a lot of direction per se. There were a few times, I think, when I wasn't playing as big and loud or as energetic as he wanted, so I made whatever adjustments were necessary.
"Again, I try to listen to the song. If you can listen to the song and really visualize in your head what it needs to be, you can figure out the dynamics and the backbeat and everything else.
"I remember there was a lot of emotion in the air the first time I recorded with Paul. It was not too long after John Lennon had been shot, so as you can imagine, things were…it was heavy. The emotions that everybody was feeling, coupled with the beauty of our surroundings [the island of Montserrat, where George Martin operated AIR Studios], it all came out in the music. Oh, and Ringo Starr was there, too. I had played with him on one of his solo records, so we were old friends. It was great being around him; he's so inspiring."
What kind of musical dialogue do you have with somebody like Ringo? Even though he's one of the greatest drummers in rock 'n' roll history, he's very unlike you in that he doesn't read or write music, never studied theory…
"Yeah, I know what you mean. We had a great time together. See, Ringo comes from a different kind of school, and I find that totally exciting and challenging. How he does what he does…it's so different from what other drummers do. If somebody approaches music or their instrument in a way that's unique, I want to be around that person. To me, there's something to learn there."
Source: Steve Gadd on playing with Clapton, McCartney and his new band | MusicRadar.com
A conversation with a drumming icon
Joe Bosso, Mon 5 Jul 2010, 7:00 pm BST
Your discography is so vast, there's no way to list even half of the artists you've worked with. However, I do want to ask you about playing with Paul McCartney, who's no slouch on the drums himself.
"In one way or another, the job is always the same: you try to come up with parts that are supportive of the music. When I worked with Paul, he didn't give me a lot of direction per se. There were a few times, I think, when I wasn't playing as big and loud or as energetic as he wanted, so I made whatever adjustments were necessary.
"Again, I try to listen to the song. If you can listen to the song and really visualize in your head what it needs to be, you can figure out the dynamics and the backbeat and everything else.
"I remember there was a lot of emotion in the air the first time I recorded with Paul. It was not too long after John Lennon had been shot, so as you can imagine, things were…it was heavy. The emotions that everybody was feeling, coupled with the beauty of our surroundings [the island of Montserrat, where George Martin operated AIR Studios], it all came out in the music. Oh, and Ringo Starr was there, too. I had played with him on one of his solo records, so we were old friends. It was great being around him; he's so inspiring."
What kind of musical dialogue do you have with somebody like Ringo? Even though he's one of the greatest drummers in rock 'n' roll history, he's very unlike you in that he doesn't read or write music, never studied theory…
"Yeah, I know what you mean. We had a great time together. See, Ringo comes from a different kind of school, and I find that totally exciting and challenging. How he does what he does…it's so different from what other drummers do. If somebody approaches music or their instrument in a way that's unique, I want to be around that person. To me, there's something to learn there."
Source: Steve Gadd on playing with Clapton, McCartney and his new band | MusicRadar.com
BeatlesFan
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At 3:23, a fan asks Keith Moon who his favourite drummer is, and Moon says Ringo:
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