Ringo Starr's 'You're Sixteen': A No. 1 Hit Featuring Paul McCartney's Unique Solo

"You're Sixteen" hit No. 1 in 1974. Starr made the 1960 Johnny Burnette song his own, and enlisted former Beatles bandmate ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1973, This Ex-Beatle Became the Third to Get a No. 1 Hit Post-Breakup (And It’s Not the One You’d Think)

While the Fab Four certainly shared some creative responsibilities amongst themselves, for the most part, everyone in The Beatles had a distinct role to play in the group. Paul McCartney and John ...
American Songwriter

What Are Ringo Starr’s 5 Biggest US Hits?

The humility that Ringo Starr has always promoted in his public persona belies the fact that this guy is a hitmaker. For a while in the early to mid-70s, Starr proved more reliable than his Beatle ...
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After Their Heartbreaking Split, Ringo Starr Managed to Reunite All Four Beatles on This Album

When The Beatles broke up in 1970, it was anything but amicable. The relationships between the members had been slowly deteriorating for the last two years of the band, and while it was John Lennon ...
The New York Times

He’s Ringo. And Nobody Else Is.

As he turns 85, one of the last surviving Beatles is still musically curious, dispensing his signature wisdom, and preaching the gospel of peace and love. As he turns 85, one of the last surviving ...