News about Ringo Starr

Legendary 60s music icon suddenly cancels remaining US tour dates after being struck with illness

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 25, 2024
A legendary 60s music icon has cancelled the remaining shows of his US tour due to illness.

CRAIG BROWN: It's an Oasis of insults . . . but who is tofu boy?

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 24, 2024
The Gallagher brothers are famously argumentative. Liam has hurled all these insults at Noel except one. Which is it? Have a go at our Oasis quiz.

The Beatles and their incredible impact on America will be explored in New Apple+ documentary - more than 60 years after the rise of Beatlemania

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 23, 2024
The British rock band - which consisted of Sir Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr , John Lennon and George Harrison - took the US by storm after a televised concert pulled in 73 million viewers. The majority of their releases across the pond hit the top spot on the charts, and now insiders have claimed that a new doc will explore how they Hey Jude hitmakers 'paved the way' for other successful acts from the UK.

Herbie Flowers dies aged 86: Tributes to legendary bassist who played with Bolan, Bowie, McCartney, Elton… and gave Lou Reed's Walk On The Wild Side its unforgettable twang

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 8, 2024
British bass guitarist legend Herbie Flowers, who played with some of the world's biggest music icons has died aged 86, as heartfelt tributes have been paid to the 'beautiful soul'. Born Brian Keith Flowers, but known as 'Herbie' throughout his career, Flowers grew up in Isleworth, Middlesex and was a member of the bands Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky. Throughout his career he played with the biggest names and contributed to recordings by Elton John, David Bowie, Lou Reed, David Essex, Bryan Ferry, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, among others.

'I met the Yorkshire Ripper, Dennis Nilsen and Charles Bronson. I wanted to know what evil felt like.' Author LYNDA LA PLANTE's withering verdict on the notorious killers (and celebrities) she's met

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2024
Ringo Starr? An idiot. Bowie? A buffoon. LYNDA LA PLANTE, 81, has taken no prisoners through decades glittering with TV dramas, crime bestsellers and celebrities - and her new memoir is a blast

Brawls with a cricket bat. A dog licking cocaine off the studio floor. Year by supersonic year, the highs and lows of Oasis

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 30, 2024
Today tickets go on sale for a reunion tour most people thought could never happen. The warring Gallagher brothers have put aside their differences and agreed to a 14-date Oasis tour in 2025. For 16 years, they were one the biggest bands on the planet, but Liam and Noel's constant feuding and fighting ultimately caused their demise. Jonathan Mayo charts the highs and lows of Oasis's supersonic career.

Oasis and The Who drummer Zak Starkey 'banned from house by Airbnb after planning rockstar filled party'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 24, 2024
The musician, who is the son of Beatles star Ringo Starr, was hoping to rent a six bed pad in the Chilterns to celebrate his wife Sharna Liguz's 40th birthday. However it seems Zak's rockstar reputation let him down on this occasion, as when cleaners found out he was planning a party the Airbnb cancelled his booking.

Ringo Starr reveals why Taylor Swift could achieve bigger success than THE BEATLES - and it's nothing to do with her talents

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 9, 2024
The world-famous drummer, 84, compared the singer's music industry domination to that of Beatlemania, which transfixed the globe in the 1960s. Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, Ringo shared his beliefs that Taylor has got what it takes to surpass the historical milestones than he achieved alongside John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison.

Antiques Roadshow guest is stunned at valuation of her original 1970s Playboy bunny outfit

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 8, 2024
Candace Jordan, from Chicago , brought her risque Playboy outfit to Antiques Roadshow - and was left stunned when it was valued by their professional.

Revealed: Taylor Swift the DJ partied with Travis Kelce at Paul McCartney's ultimate celebrity house party with guests including Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Kimmel

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 27, 2024
Taylor Swift played the role of a DJ at an all-star celebrity house party thrown by Paul McCartney, with an A-list guest of attendees that included Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr, Bruce Springsteen, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Kimmel. 'Taylor Swift was DJing,' Kimmel, 56, said. 'She just had her iPhone and kind of tapped into the, the house system - but it wasn't like she was hired to work there.' Kimmel detailed the fun during a joint appearance with wife Molly McNearney, 46, on Wednesday while appearing on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM .

Beatles biopic rumoured casting: Barry Keoghan tipped to play Ringo Starr with Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney in new Sam Mendes film

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 6, 2024
Rumours have begun to swirl about who could be playing the famous four in Sam Mendes' Beatles Biopic.  The 58-year-old director announced earlier this year that he would be directing four separate films about the legendary band and has now reportedly cast the leading quartet.  According to The InSneider, Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan is to portray Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson is to star as John Lennon, and Charlie Rowe will take on the part of George Harrison. 

What did Black Lace Agadoo next? After tragic death of Eurovision star Colin Gibb... how bandmates faced legal disputes, coach crash tragedy and even jail

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 3, 2024
Tributes have been paid Eurovision star and Black Lace singer Colin Gibb died aged 70 just days after announcing his retirement. While the former guitarist and lead singer stuck with the band for many decades - from 1976 to 2024. But the novelty pop band had a number of changes to their line-up over the years and plenty of varying fortunes in the decades since chart fame. Here, MailOnline looks at how bandmates have fared since Black Lace found fame.

'Exceptionally rare' copy of Beatles' first single Love Me Do signed by the Fab Four a day after its release is set to sell for £20,000

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 8, 2024
An 'exceptionally rare' copy of the Beatles ' first single Love Me Do signed by the Fab Four just a day after its release is set to sell for a staggering £20,000. The Parlophone UK record for Love Me Do/PS I Love You was autographed by each member of the iconic band in ballpoint pen when they met fans inside Dawson's Music Shop in Widnes, Cheshire, on October 6, 1962. The band were still relatively unknown at the time and had added Ringo Starr to the line-up two months earlier, who replaced drummer Pete Best. Six decades on, the pressing, in its original multicoloured 'Type 1' Parlophone record sleeve, is set to spark a bidding war at RR Auction, of Boston, US. It has been consigned by a private collector. An RR Auction spokesperson said: 'This is an exceptionally rare and desirable Parlophone UK first pressing of the band's debut single, Love Me Do/ P.S.. I Love You, signed on the label in black ballpoint by John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr.

The Beatles' fans go wild as Disney+ release trailer of band's iconic documentary Let It Be after restoration of 1970 film

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 30, 2024
The Beatles fans' went wild as Disney+ released their trailer of the band's iconic documentary Let It Be on Tuesday. Released in May 1970, amidst the swirl of the band's breakup and in tandem with their final LP, with the same name, the film has finally been restored to light.  Helmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the original 1970 film will be on the streaming platform from May 8 after decades of fans struggling to watch it and having to make do with bootleg versions.

Ringo Starr reunites with John Lennon's long-lost acoustic guitar ahead of music auction where it is expected to sell for $800K

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 25, 2024
Ringo Starr reunited with his former bandmate John Lennon's long-lost acoustic guitar on Thursday ahead of the instrument being auctioned off.  The Framus 12-string Hootenanny guitar used by the late star in making the Beatles' iconic 1965 Help! album is expected to sell for up to $800,000 (£650,000).  In an emotional reunion, the musician, 83, posed for a series of fun photos with the instrument before its sale next month. 

Sir Paul McCartney's comedy legend relative claims rocker's worldwide fame with The Beatles made his brother Mike feel 'second best'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 19, 2024
Sir Paul McCartney's international fame has made his brother Mike McCartney and the rest of his family feel inadequate, his comedian relative Ted Robbins claims. Phoenix Nights star Ted's late mother was the first cousin of Sir Paul and Ted, 68, has many happy memories of The Beatles musician attending family parties. But Ted says rock icon Sir Paul's fame meant his younger brother Mike always felt as if he was second best.

Sir Paul McCartney 'had steamy threesome with two fans for a full three days at luxury Beverly Hills Hotel during The Beatles heyday'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 16, 2024
Sir Paul McCartney allegedly had a threesome with two female fans for a full three days during The Beatles' heyday. The musician's romp ended when his future wife turned up at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, according to a book. In All You Need Is Love: The End of the Beatles, late record label executive Ron Kass said: 'There was this, bungalow. Paul was just in there for three days and three nights with these girls.'

Sir Paul McCartney says he was 'so embarrassed' when he tried to play lead guitar with the Beatles as he 'totally froze' on stage

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 10, 2024
Sir Paul McCartney has revealed he was left 'so embarrassed' when he tried to play lead guitar with the Beatles as he 'totally froze' on stage.  The music legend, 81, was part of the iconic rock group alongside John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr but explained when he tried playing lead guitar during an early gig instead of bass, he 'could not move my fingers'. Speaking on the Paul McCartney: A Life in Lyrics podcast, he explained: 'Mind you, when I first met John. He didn't play guitar, because I had to show him guitar chords because he'd been taught by his mum [Julia], and she only knew banjo chords.

The worth of his grisly family heirloom on display at the Antiques Roadshow was stunned, but the sale of the collection would be a "travesty."

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 8, 2024
The gruesome family heirloom was worth a staggering five-figure sum, according to an Antiques Roadshow visitor. The repeat episode of Sefton Park in Liverpool on Sunday unearthed some shocking antiques, including a collection of items that had previously belonged to an executed Earl. Following the Battle of Worcester, James Stanley, the 7th Earl of Derby, came to a tragic conclusion. Despite the fact that the collection of items relating to the Earl's tragic conclusion was expected to be worth between £18,000 and £22,000, the owner believed selling the items would be a "travesty."

After discovering the value of two 60-year old drawings created for The Beatles, the antique Roadshow guest is speechless – although the legendary band never paid him for his services!

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 8, 2024
The Beatles returned to the BBC on Sunday evening, at least in a demeanor, after the initial pencil drawing of their first band logo appeared on Antiques Roadshow. Mark Hill was ecstatic to learn that the drawings were made for one of Ringo Starr's drums in 1962, just before the band became one of the world's most influential and profitable organizations of all time. Hill, the band's hometown city, was given a fascinating run on the artwork by its owner, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Starr, who signed their first album contract.

After having "a stunning feeling" on the drug for the first time, Yoko Ono told her late Beatles actor John Lennon how to take heroin

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 6, 2024
According to a recent biography about his band the Beatles, Yoko Ono allegedly told the late John Lennon how to get heroin. The Sunday Times has published a number of new excerpts from the book All You Need Is Love. The book includes interviews with former Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, as well as John's widow Yoko.

It's the fab four!Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are mobbed as they return to London with wives Nancy and Barbara after supporting Stella McCartney's Paris Fashion Week show

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 5, 2024
On Tuesday morning, wings were exchanged for a Eurostar carriage as Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, and their respective wives returned to London following a brief appearance at Paris Fashion Week. The former Beatles superstars had a ticket to ride from France's capital, where they were on hand to assist Paul's designer daughter Stella as she launched her latest autumn-winter womenswear collection. Onlookers were welcomed with a jolly smile as he passed through a packed Kings Cross St. Pancras station with wife Nancy.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Eyebrows are raised at Queen Camilla's decision to take a week off amid shortage of royals

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 4, 2024
HARDCASTLE: The eyebrows of ROYAL eyebrows are slanted at Queen Camilla's decision to take a week off in the midst of the company's worst labour shortage in history. With both the King and the Princess of Wales hors de combat, there are simply not enough members of the first team to adequately cover the slew of engagements that necessitate a royal appearance. Camilla and William's mischief makers seem to have fallen out, culminating from his no-show at King Constantine's memorial in Windsor, and implying she went on vacation. The sudden absence of working royals has discredited Andrew Andrew's chances of some sort of recovery by assisting William and Princess Anne in filling the voids. However, one courtier predicts the return of Andrew: he has two chances.' There are none and none at all.'

Stella McCartney dresses back in time at the PFW show by reproducing "About F**king Time" vest top, 24 years after wearing the original at dad Paul's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 4, 2024
Stella McCartney, 28, wore a statement vest top to watch her father be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1999. The fashion designer, 52, revived the vest, which read "About F**king Time" at her Paris Fashion Week show on Monday morning, 24 years ago. The fashion show had tongues around the world thanks to her incredibly A-list FROW, which also included her Beatles star Paul and his bandmate Ringo Starr.