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 ...

“Rain” never made it onto a Beatles album. It was the B-side to the 1966 “Paperback Writer” single, which itself was another non-album track. Still, the fact that it didn’t make it onto an LP doesn’t ...

The sound of the drums can inform the listener of a song’s age within the first few seconds of the track, and as Paul McCartney explained in a 2005 interview, the Beatles’ experimental drum tones were ...

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.