It seems the world is sort of seeing Paul McCartney as the "last remaining Beatle". Why is Ringo Starr no longer acknowledged? Is this because Paul was the 'lead singer' or because Paul had extended success with Wings, solo albums and the US? The last time I remember Ringo being mentioned was when he went to George Harrison's funeral.
2006-09-25 23:26:15 · 22 answers · asked by disco_stoo_1 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
i see what your saying
but its not like ringo hasnt had his fair share of fame is it. he will always be part of musical history because he was apart of the beatles.
just cos he's not in public eye in the more doesnt take this fact away
2006-09-25 23:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What can you say about Ringo? He's known as the drummer in the Beatles, which ain't bad fame-wise, when you consider the band split up 36 years ago! I think the essential point is that he wasn't one of the primary song-writers in the band, hence attention is focussed more on John and Paul.
Also, it's not really true to say that Ringo added nothing creatively to the Beatles. While not in the same league as John and Paul, he nevertheless did both lead and background singing (both live and in the studio), and played a variety of instruments on their studio recordings, including Western, Asian and African percussion instruments, harmonium, piano, electric organ, a bit of guitar, and various esoteric items such as bass harmonicas, etc during Sergeant Pepper.
For the record, Ringo is credited with the following songs: co-authorship on 'What Goes On' (Lennon-McCartney-Starr, on Rubber Soul, December 1965); co-authorship on 'Flying' (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr, on Magical Mystery Tour, December 1967); and full writing credits on 'Don't Pass Me By (the White Album, November 1968) and 'Octopus's Garden' (Abbey Road, September 1969). In addition, Ringo almost always sang at least one song on every Beatles album, the only exception being the 1964 album 'A Hard Day's Night', on which John and Paul wrote and sang all 14 songs.
It's also interesting to note the contemporary views of Ringo. Apart from the (relatively short-lived) furore in 1962 when he took over from Pete Best, Ringo was actually very popular with the press, particularly during the Beatlemania period, 1963-65. Although tongue in cheek, the papers often referred to the Beatles as 'Ringo and his mates' or 'Ringo Starr and the other Beatles'. The US fan club even started a 'Ringo For President' campaign, and had t-shirts and placards printed up.
Ringo For President. What an excellent idea! I'd vote for him.
2006-09-26 00:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by JimHist 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I guess because he doesn't want to be famous - he doesn't chase the limelight. Paul McCartney, apart from being seen as a more 'core' Beatle as he did alot of the writing, has done music stuff since the beatles, and through the whole Linda/Heather ups and downs, has made the headlines.
I don't know what Ringo Starr's life has been like since the Beatles, but if it's just been "Ringo Starr is still married to his plain ordinary wife of the past xx years, and hasn't made any new albums recently...", it's not exactly going to sell magazines is it?!
2006-09-25 23:31:56 · answer #3 · answered by nigel h 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ringo just dropped an album last year. i dont know how well it did but he is still around. he also performed in Atlantic City this summer. I know its not as big as playing MSG, but he has not totally disappeared like lennon did in the mid 70s. He never was really as popular as the rest after the Beatles split because he couldnt write or sing like the rest. Though still put out a few hits ("It Dont Come Easy" and "The No No Song")
2006-09-26 04:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by amc3480 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ninety eight percent of all the beatles songs were written by Lennon and Mc Cartney. Ringo is credited for one and Harrison was credited for two songs and sued for stealing on of those. Ringo is not more famous because he is not as rich as Lennon and McCartney or as popular as George who had some success late in life. He is still a Legend however and is treated as such.
2006-09-25 23:31:50 · answer #5 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
John,Paul,George and errr, umm wotsit!!!! No,dont think so.Ringo was a balance factor within the Beatles with a wicked sense of humour,and ,to his own dying day will remain a much loved 'legend' of the greatest phenomenon musically of the 60s. As with John and George,it will be global news when his time to move on comes along.
2006-09-26 00:52:06 · answer #6 · answered by shawdwarf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMO, Ringo is sadly underrated as a musician in general & over the years, a myth has evolved around him saying that he simply "got lucky".
In fact, all four "got lucky". Their success was a combo of good management, perfect timing, & of course, immense talent & charisma.
Ringo Starr was the 1st *rock* drummer w/ a memorable personality. I challenge any of his detractors to think of one before him. The man inspired countless people to play the skins...
EDIT:
nigel h:
I doubt many people would call Bond girl Barbara Bach "plain & ordinary".
2006-09-25 23:31:31 · answer #7 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh, Mr. Ringo Starr is a low profiled person.
2006-09-25 23:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by Maganda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ringo Starr is still VERY famous in our house as he narrates most of my sons Thomas the Tank Engine videos!!!
2006-09-25 23:28:19 · answer #9 · answered by cuddlymummy 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Aah the forgotten drummer and I use the word drummer loosely. Let's face it he had trouble holding a tune too. But he his a really nice guy. He always seems very down to earth. And the Beatles were all the better for him.
2006-09-26 03:15:17 · answer #10 · answered by coldginuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋