

1 hits: “Photograph” and “You’re Sixteen.”ġ981 - Starr plays a part in the movie “Caveman” with future wife Barbara Bach. MaStarr wins the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, along with George Harrison and other artists, for the “Concert for Bangladesh.”ġ973 - Starr has two No. MaThe Beatles win a Grammy for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special, for “Let it Be.”ĪpThe Beatles win an Academy Award for Original Song Score, for “Let it Be.”

JanuThe Beatles play an impromptu concert on the roof of the Apple Corps building in London, their last live performance together.ĪpPaul McCartney announces that the Beatles have broken up. is formed to manage the Beatles’ business affairs.ġ969 - Starr has a part in the movie “The Magic Christian.” Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”: Song of the Year and Best Contemporary Album. OctoQueen Elizabeth II awards the Beatles with Most Excellent Order of the British Empire medals at Buckingham Palace.ĪugThe Beatles schedule their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.įebruThe Beatles win two Grammy Awards for “Sgt. In 2016 he said, “My dream, one day, one hour, one minute, everybody in the world will go ‘Peace and Love.’”ĪpThe Beatles win two Grammy Awards, one for Best Performance by a Vocal Group for “A Hard Day’s Night,” and one for Best New Artist of 1964.ĪugThe Beatles play for a crowd of 55,000 people at Shea Stadium in New York. Gatherings have spread to several cities around the world. In honor of the day, he asked people around the world to take a moment at noon for peace and love. Started his annual “Peace and Love” birthday celebration in 2008 in Chicago. Paul McCartney has appeared on several of Starr’s solo albums, including “Vertical Man” (1998) and “Y Not” (2010). Plays the drums left-handed with a right-handed drum set. Suffered from serious illnesses throughout childhood, spending one year in the hospital due to peritonitis and two years in a sanitarium for pleurisy. The nickname “Ringo” came from his habit of wearing numerous rings. Nominated for one and winner of one Academy Award (with the Beatles). He was also presented with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of the Beatles.

Nominated for 27 and winner of nine Grammy Awards. Marriages: Barbara Bach (April 27, 1981-present) Maureen (Cox) Starkey (1965-1975, divorced)Ĭhildren: with Maureen (Cox) Starkey: Lee (daughter), 1970 Jason, 1967 Zak, 1965 Mother: Elsie (Gleave) Starkey, bakery worker Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles.įather: Richard Starkey Sr., bakery worker
