Ringo Starr, Look Up

Ringo Starr Gets a Little Help From His Friends on New Album, ‘Look Up': ‘It's Far Out'
Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings and Alison Krauss are among the guests on Starr's T Bone Burnett-produced country set.
Ringo Starr on picking songs for country album: "I didn't know who had written them"
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, Look Up, review: his best since the post-Beatles highs of the 1970s
A new album from a Beatle is always a cause for celebration. Even if it’s Ringo, who, in purely musical terms, will always somehow be the least of four equals. In his glory days, Ringo Starr was beloved for the drily witty,
Ringo Starr's New Country Album Isn't a Lark. The Beatle Has a Long History With Twang
"We met Johnny Cash on the last gig the Beatles did, in San Francisco," Ringo Starr says today. "That was the last time we did gigs, and Johnny was there to see us off." Starr, 84, remembers it vividly,
Ringo Starr Goes Country, and 13 More New Songs
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Ringo Starr releases an album that’s “pure Ringo"
As you are reading this, Sir Richard Starkey of Liverpool has just released his second album of country music in more than 50 years. I can hear you thinking, “second"? What was the first? Ringo was a Beatle,
Ringo Starr 'always wanted' one thing even though everything 'worked out' for The Beatles
Ringo Starr has revealed one thing he "always wanted" even though everything "worked out" for The Beatles. The Fab Four's drummer, whose real name is Sir Richard Starkey, grew up in Dingle and replaced Pete Best in the band back in 1962.
Ringo Starr sets sail for unchartered waters on languid country album Look Up
Ringo Starr seems to have been slowing down for decades. Yet, when he does push the boat out, he invariably sets sail for unchartered waters. Look Up finds him produced by hipster T.Bone Burnett, who wrote or co-wrote nine of these 11 songs.
Ringo Starr Exudes Cowboy Cool on ‘Look Up’
When the Beatles fell apart in 1970, Ringo took refuge in his boyhood country dreams, for the underrated solo album Beaucoups of Blues. He flew out to Nashville to bang out a three-day quickie with pedal-steel master Pete Drake and a crew of Music Row session cats.
Ringo Starr Wants To Know Where Hank Williams III Is
"I liked the records he made. It has an edge," Starr says of the reclusive grandson of Hank Williams, who mixes country with heavy metal
Peter Frampton Forgot He Played on 1 Ringo Starr Hit
Peter Frampton worked on a Ringo Starr song, as did George Harrison, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and other music legends.
Ringo Starr – ‘Look Up’ album review: There’s no peace and love in this rootin’-tootin’ town
It's hard to set aside prejudices going into an album which is so obviously Ringo Starr singing country songs, but this is not the right direction, Ringo.
Ringo Starr’s "Look Up" is a triumphant return to form with a twist of twang
Produced by T. Bone Burnett, the album showcases Ringo's finest work in decades, supported by a stellar lineup ...
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Beatles legend Ringo Starr explains why he only did two takes for each song on new album
Ringo Starr might be 84 but he is still ... "And I said, 'Well, how many songs have you got?' And he pulled out a thing from his top pocket and said nine. They were all on a stick.
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Ringo Starr Shares His Hopes That “Now and Then,” the “Last Beatles Song,” Wins a Grammy Award
In November 2023, The Beatles released what was billed as the band’s “last song ... of the Year and the Best Rock Performance categories. Now, drummer Ringo Starr has expressed hopes ...