Ringo Starr age: How old is Ringo Starr? – English musician, songwriter, and actor Sir Richard Starkey, known professionally as Ringo Starr is 83 years. He was born on 7 July 1940 and celebrated his 83rd birthday yesterday (Friday, July 7, 2023).
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Starr achieved international recognition as the drummer for the Beatles.
He sang lead vocals with the group on occasion, generally for one song on each album, such as “Yellow Submarine” and “With a Little Help from My Friends.” He also penned and sang the Beatles’ songs “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’ Garden.”
Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, at the time the Beatles were formed (1960). After gaining moderate success in the UK and Germany, he left the Hurricanes in August 1962 to join the Beatles, replacing Pete Best.
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Following the dissolution of the band in 1970, he released numerous successful songs, including the American top-ten hit “It Don’t Come Easy,” as well as number ones “Photograph” and “You’re Sixteen.”
His most successful UK single was “Back Off Boogaloo”, which peaked at number two.
He achieved commercial and critical success with his 1973 album Ringo, which was a top-ten release in both the UK and the US. Starr has featured in numerous documentaries, hosted television shows, narrated the first two series of the children’s television program Thomas & Friends and portrayed “Mr. Conductor” during the first season of the PBS children’s television series Shining Time Station.
Since 1989, he has toured with thirteen variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
In 2020, he was cited as the wealthiest drummer in the world, with a net worth of $350 million.
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