As far back as the Beatles ' earliest years, the group drew influences far wider than the rock 'n' roll pioneers that directly paved their way. From blues to R&B to even jazz, listen closely to the records released during the Beatlemania years and a wealth of inspiration reveals itself.

Occasionally knock out an album using a relatively limited vocabulary and 3.5 of the best chords on god’s green earth? You and Ringo Starr both. That’s what’s abundantly clear from his 20th – yes, 20th – solo album,

Lean, athletic, a full head of black hair and beard and the obligatory sunglasses. Ringo Start exudes a classic, timeless coolness like few others do. You just can't believe that the ex-Beatles drummer is 84 years old.

All four were fond of American country and rockabilly, yet it would be drummer Ringo Starr, the final band recruit, who’d be most closely associated with those genres. His performances of Carl Perkins’s “Honey Don’t,

The legendary drummer has teamed up with country producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett for first LP in six years - and he is even heading to Nashville next week.

A genre that once stood for individuality, ruggedness, stoicism is now all about conformity. The cowboy crossover does not fit for Starr

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr drops his first full album in six years this week, topping a new releases lineup that includes titles from Busta Rhymes, Franz Ferdinand and Tremonti, the music from "Moana 2" and a vintage Miles Davis set,

Ringo Starr has opened up about picking songs for his new country album, Look Up, saying he "only listened" to the tracks and "didn’t know who had written them". The album, which is set for release on 10th January 2025, is a collection of 11 songs – many of them co-written T Bone Burnett, while other contributors include Billy Swan and Bruce Sugar.

Ringo Starr and Friends are celebrating the January 10th release of his brand-new country album, “Look Up,” with two solo performances in Nashville, Tennessee at the Ryman Auditorium on January 14 and 15.