A young Ringo Starr and his girlfriend in fancy dress. (Photo by Keystone)
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Richard Starkey with his mother Elsie Gleave
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Richard Starkey
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Richard Starkey
College/University
Career
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1973
Ringo Starr pointing to a badge with his name and a star motif, 22nd October 1973. (Photo by Michael Putland)
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1981
Ringo Starr and His Wife Barbara Bach, circa 1981. (Photo by Tony Korody/Sygma)
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2017
Los Angeles, California, United States
Musician Ringo Starr attends the Ringo Starr "Peace & Love" birthday celebration at Capitol Records Tower on July 7, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
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2018
Lucca, Italy
Sir Richard Starkey performs on stage with his All Stars during Lucca Summer Festival at Piazza Napoleone on July 8, 2018, in Lucca, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Serra - Iguana Press)
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2019
1750 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States
Ringo Starr attends the 11th Annual Peace and Love Birthday Celebration honoring Ringo Starr's 79th birthday at Capitol Records Tower on July 7, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson)
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1959
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Drummer Ringo Starr of the rock and roll band "The Beatles" poses for a portrait with a pompadour hairstyle in circa 1959 in when he played drums for "Rory Storm and the Hurricanes" before joining the Beatles in circa 1959 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs)
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1962
United Kingdom
Ringo Starr with a beard, right, when he was a drummer with the group Rory Storm and the Hurricanes at a Butlin's holiday camp. (Photo by Keystones)
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1960
Portrait of English band The Beatles, the singers and musicians John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. 1960s. (Photo by Mondadori)
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1960
Ringo Starr during the sixties
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1960
Ringo Starr sitting in a garden during the sixties.
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1963
Promotional portrait of the British rock band The Beatles, circa 1963. Paul McCartney holds a cigarette, others are (left to right) Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and John Lennon. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive)
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1963
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, 1963. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive)
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1963
Manchester, United Kingdom
25th November 1963: Liverpudlian beat combo The Beatles, from left to right Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), and George Harrison (1943 - 2001), performing in front of a camera-shaped drum kit on Granada TV's Late Scene Extra television show filmed in Manchester, England, on November 25, 1963. (Photo by Hulton Archive)
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1964
London, United Kingdom
2nd July 1964: The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, pictured on their arrival in London following a tour of Australia. (Photo by Fox Photos)
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1964
Florida, United States
(L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon & Ringo Starr of the Beatles, taking a dip in a swimming pool. (Photo by John Loengard/Life Magazine)
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1964
United Kingdom
Rock and roll band "The Beatles" pose for a portrait in circa 1964, in England. (L-R) George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives)
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8 Argyll St, Soho, London W1F 7TF, United Kingdom
The Beatles on stage at the London Palladium during a performance in front of 2,000 screaming fans. (Photo by Michael Webb)
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3 Abbey Rd, St John's Wood, London NW8 9AY, United Kingdom
From left to right, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), and in front, Paul McCartney, at the EMI studios in Abbey Road, as they prepare for "Our World," a world-wide live television show broadcasting to 24 countries with a potential audience of 400 million. (Photo by BIPs/Getty Images)
Achievements
2018
Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Ringo Starr poses at Buckingham Palace after receiving his Knighthood at an Investiture ceremony on March 20, 2018, in London, England. (Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool)
Membership
Awards
Walk of Fame
2010
Hollywood, California, United States
Ringo Starr attends the 2401st Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony honoring musician Ringo Starr on February 8, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Drummer Ringo Starr of the rock and roll band "The Beatles" poses for a portrait with a pompadour hairstyle in circa 1959 in when he played drums for "Rory Storm and the Hurricanes" before joining the Beatles in circa 1959 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs)
Portrait of English band The Beatles, the singers and musicians John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. 1960s. (Photo by Mondadori)
Promotional portrait of the British rock band The Beatles, circa 1963. Paul McCartney holds a cigarette, others are (left to right) Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and John Lennon. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive)
25th November 1963: Liverpudlian beat combo The Beatles, from left to right Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), and George Harrison (1943 - 2001), performing in front of a camera-shaped drum kit on Granada TV's Late Scene Extra television show filmed in Manchester, England, on November 25, 1963. (Photo by Hulton Archive)
2nd July 1964: The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, pictured on their arrival in London following a tour of Australia. (Photo by Fox Photos)
(L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon & Ringo Starr of the Beatles, taking a dip in a swimming pool. (Photo by John Loengard/Life Magazine)
Rock and roll band "The Beatles" pose for a portrait in circa 1964, in England. (L-R) George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives)
Ringo Starr attends the 2401st Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony honoring musician Ringo Starr on February 8, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Musician Ringo Starr attends the Ringo Starr "Peace & Love" birthday celebration at Capitol Records Tower on July 7, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
Sir Richard Starkey performs on stage with his All Stars during Lucca Summer Festival at Piazza Napoleone on July 8, 2018, in Lucca, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Serra - Iguana Press)
Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Ringo Starr poses at Buckingham Palace after receiving his Knighthood at an Investiture ceremony on March 20, 2018, in London, England. (Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool)
1750 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States
Ringo Starr attends the 11th Annual Peace and Love Birthday Celebration honoring Ringo Starr's 79th birthday at Capitol Records Tower on July 7, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson)
3 Abbey Rd, St John's Wood, London NW8 9AY, United Kingdom
From left to right, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), and in front, Paul McCartney, at the EMI studios in Abbey Road, as they prepare for "Our World," a world-wide live television show broadcasting to 24 countries with a potential audience of 400 million. (Photo by BIPs/Getty Images)
Richard Starkey and Elsie Graves, parents of Ringo Starr, pictured at his childhood home,10 Admiral Grove, Liverpool, 16th February 1964. In background, cuddly toys on the shelf, presents that fans have sent. (Photo by Daily Mirror)
Father: Richard Starkey
Richard Starkey, Ringo's father
ex-wife: Maureen Cox
Maureen Cox, Ringo's ex-wife
Wife: Barbara Bach
Actress Barbara Bach, Ringo's wife
Son: Zak Richard Starkey
Zak Richard Starkey, the son of Ringo Starr and late Maureen Cox
Son: Jason Starkey
Jason Starkey, the son of Ringo Starr and late Maureen Cox
Daughter: Lee Parkin Starkey
Lee Parkin Starkey, the daughter of Ringo Starr and late Maureen Cox
Sir Richard Starkey, known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. He was knighted in the 2018 New Year Honours, for services to music.
Background
Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey, July 7, 1940, in Dingle, a working-class suburb of Liverpool, England. He is the only child of Elsie Gleave and Richard Starkey, a confectioner. The nickname Ringo was given to him by his mother because of his penchant for jewelry.
Ringo's paternal grandfather was John Alfred/John George Parkin Starkey, the son of Henry Parkin Starkey and Annie.
Ringo's paternal grandmother was Annie Bower, the daughter of Alfred Bower and Margaret Ellen Parr. Annie was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool. Alfred was the son of David Bower. Margaret was the daughter of Joseph Parr and Catherine Rodenhurst.
Ringo's maternal grandfather was John Gleave, the son of William Gleave and Mary Kate Conroy. John was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool. William was the son of William Gleave. Mary Kate was the daughter of William Conroy, and may have had Irish ancestry.
Ringo's maternal grandmother was Catherine Martha Johnson, the daughter of Andrew Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. Catherine was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool. Andrew was born in the Shetland Isles, in Scotland, the son of Peter Johnson and Philadelphia Tait. Mary Elizabeth was from Ireland, the daughter of James Cunningham.
Education
Ringo's education was spotty at best. When he was at St. Silas C of E Primary School he suffered from an appendectomy and then contracted peritonitis. Ringo was in a coma and his recovery took 12 months. During his hospital stay, he fell, hit his head and suffered a concussion. This put him considerably behind in school, but just as he caught up (with the help of a tutor), he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and spent the next two years in a sanatorium.
One of the ways the staff tried to distract and occupy their patients was to have them form a band, and it was here where young Starkey first discovered percussion, using a wooden mallet to strike the cabinets next to his bed. From then on, despite musical talent with other instruments, he was a drummer.
In 1953 Ringo's mother remarried, and his new stepfather encouraged his interest in music. By 1955, when he returned from the sanatorium, school wasn’t much of an option anymore as he was too far behind. He tried a series of different jobs, which were unrewarding professionally, but introduced him to skiffle music via one of his co-workers. Skiffle was played with household objects instead of musical instruments (which were often out of the financial reach of struggling musicians) and Starkey started playing regularly with a band. He got his first real drum kit for Christmas in 1957.
In 1959, Starr joined a real band with real instruments, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, and started going by the name Ringo Starr to reflect both the rings he wore and his interest in country and western music. His drum solos were called "Starr Time." The band grew in popularity, and on a tour in Hamburg, they first met the Beatles, a new group consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Pete Best. In October of 1960, Starr played with Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison on a track backing Hurricanes singer Lu Walters.
In 1962, he officially joined the Beatles, replacing Pete Best. After their first gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Best's fans were vocal in their protests against the sacking. The Beatles responded in their individual ways, and George Harrison received a black eye from one particularly demonstrative audience member. But the group's followers eventually came around, and Starr became a beloved member.
First, musically, he had to get past George Martin, who had signed the Beatles to EMI and was producing their first singles. Not ready to trust Starr yet, he replaced him with another drummer and assigned him to tambourine and maracas. Starr thought he was going to be fired, but things started to jell with the fans as well as the group itself; soon all four were on the same wavelength and the alchemy began.
The Beatles' single "Please Please Me" made the group a pop sensation in England. Their first album together, Please Please Me (1963), added fuel to the already growing frenzy that would soon become known as Beatlemania. Starr made a rare appearance on lead vocals for the song "Boys" on the album.
With their "mop top" hair and matching suits, the Beatles crossed the Atlantic Ocean to launch their own pop invasion of America in 1964. Beatlemania was in full force during their first U.S. television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Their single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" had already climbed to the top of the charts before the taping and was followed by a succession of hits. And throngs of screaming fans - many of whom were lovestruck teenagers - filled the audiences of their live shows.
In June of 1964, Starr became ill again, when he was hit by pharyngitis and tonsillitis, and he was temporarily replaced on the road by Jimmie Nicol. He rejoined the tour a few weeks later, relieved to find out he wasn't being permanently replaced.
That same year, the Beatles took their music to the big screen with the humorous documentary film A Hard Day's Night (1964). For their next film venture and soundtrack album, Help! (1965), Starr provided the vocals for "Act Naturally." Both projects allowed Starr's comedic and acting talents to shine through. The same year, the Beatles finally met one of their idols, Bob Dylan. According to legend, Starr was the first one to smoke pot with Dylan, while the others initially hung back. Times would change.
While Lennon and McCartney were widely praised for their songwriting talents, Starr's contributions were not as readily acknowledged. He was known for his strong drumming talents, but he also assisted in the group's creative process and was a key ingredient of the group's emotional stability and good humor.
Unlike past drummers who remained firmly in the background, Starr was seen as an equal part of the Fab Four. Despite not being a songwriter of the same caliber as his bandmates, he was always featured on one song on each album and was happy with the arrangement. His unique drumming style was an integral part of what made the Beatles so iconic and would influence future generations of drummers for decades to come.
In 1966, the Beatles stopped touring, giving their last concert in August at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. They continued to record together, taking their music in new directions. They created one of rock's first concept albums with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), which was meant to be listened to in its entirety, in order. Other commercial and critical successes included The Beatles (often referred to as The White Album) in 1968, to which Starr contributed the track "Don't Pass Me By."
During the recording sessions for The White Album, each member of the group started feeling alienated from the others, thinking the other three had a connection he was missing out on. When Starr saw himself increasingly left out of recording sessions (such as "Why Don't We Do It In The Road," which McCartney recorded entirely on his own), he quit the band, becoming the first member to do so.
His bandmates realized they had not been clear on how valuable he was to their efforts, and sent him telegrams calling him the best drummer in the world. When he returned to the studio, he found his drum kit covered in roses, spelling out "Welcome back Ringo." The band was back together, at least for a while.
Personal and creative tensions continued to erode the group. Starr spent some time on other projects, starring in the film The Magic Christian (1969) with Peter Sellers. They played their last gig together on top of the Apple Corps, Ltd. building in London, in January 1969, for the concert film Let It Be (1970).
In April 1970, the Beatles finally called it a day, with Paul McCartney's announcement that he was leaving the group. One of the most successful groups in popular music finished their run with more than 45 Top 40 hits in the United States alone - and left an incalcuable impression on millions of fans worldwide.
After the Beatles broke up, Starr embarked on a solo career. His first album, Sentimental Journey (1970), was a collection of Tin Pan Alley tunes, with arrangers including Quincy Jones, Maurice Gibb, Martin, and McCartney. For his next effort, Starr went for country with Beaucoup of Blues (1971).
Starr was the one Beatle who continued to work with each of the others. He drummed on albums for Lennon (as well as Yoko Ono) and Harrison, and he and Harrison co-wrote the hit single "It Don't Come Easy," for his 1973 album Ringo. Ringo gave him two No. 1 hits in the United States, and was his best-selling solo record. The key to his success, it seemed, was a combination of his charisma and a rock-solid group of collaborators. The same personality that made him the glue that held the Beatles together for so long is what drew other artists to him; the formula was a good one.
In addition to recording, Starr was flourishing in other creative directions at this time. He appeared films like 200 Motels (1971), That'll Be the Day (1973), and Son of Dracula (1974) with musician Harry Nilsson. His first directorial effort was a 1972 documentary about the band T. Rex, called Born to Boogie.
Starr founded his own record label, and continued recording, but as he later admitted, he was drinking and doing drugs to the point that he wasn't able to accomplish much else. During this period, Starr and Keith Moon, the hard-partying drummer for The Who, were members of a drinking club called The Hollywood Vampires.
In 1976, he released Ringo's Rotogravure, which included songs written by each of the other Beatles. He had a few minor hits off it. Other albums followed, without much commercial success.
After Lennon was killed at the end of 1980, Starr appeared on a song with Harrison and Paul and Linda McCartney, "All Those Years Ago." Originally written by Harrison for Starr, the song, with modified lyrics, was released as a Harrison single in 1981 and hit No. 2 on the U.S. charts.
The same year, Starr's album Stop and Smell the Roses came out, with songs produced by Harry Nilsson, McCartney, Harrison, Ronnie Wood, and Stephen Sills. It was supposed to include two songs Lennon had offered him, but Starr no longer felt it was appropriate to record them.
Starr reteamed with McCartney for the musical drama Give My Regards to Broad Street in 1984. The decade also brought his fame to a new generation, as he became the narrator of the kids' TV series Thomas and Friends, delighting children who probably didn't know he'd been a member of the most famous band in the world. For the show's spinoff, Shining Time Station, Starr played Mr. Conductor for a season.
On the musical front, Starr emerged as a bandleader in the late 1980s, touring with the first incarnation of his All Starr Band, which included Joe Walsh from the Eagles, Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Rick Danko and Levon Helm from the Band, and Billy Preston and Dr. John, among others. Over the years, Starr has done numerous tours with various artists under the All Starr Band banner, and produced several live albums of this continuously changing and evolving collaborative project.
While he continued to produce numerous solo albums, Starr received some of his strongest reviews in years for 1992's Time Takes Time.
Two years later, he reunited with McCartney and Harrison to recreate some of the Beatles' magic. Using a Lennon demo for a song called "Free as a Bird," the trio released the first "new" Beatles single since 1970. They also collaborated on the Beatles Anthology project, giving extensive interviews about their time together for a miniseries and CD project.
"Free as a Bird" was released in 1995 and became a Top 10 hit. Another Lennon song, "Real Love," was also reworked and did well on the charts in 1996. Two years later, Starr appeared on the VH1 Storytellers television series, sharing his music and experiences as a recording artist, which resulted in an accompanying album.
Starr released Liverpool 8 in 2008. In 2009, he found himself onstage at the E3 conference with Olivia Harrison (George's widow), Ono and McCartney, promoting The Beatles: Rock Band, a new video game that sold over half a million copies in its first month.
Continuing to explore his career as a solo artist, Starr put out Y Not (2010), Ringo 2012 (2012), and Postcards from Paradise (2015).
In 2013, Starr showed off his talent for photography. He published "Photograph," which featured many never-before-seen, intimate images of the Beatles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Starr felt that the photo book could tell the story of his life as a Beatle better than a traditional autobiography. "They only want eight years, really... and I did have a life before that and after that."
In April 2018, it was announced that Starr had signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with BMG. The agreement gave BMG rights to the drummer's songwriting contributions to the Beatles, including classics like "Octopus's Garden," as well as his popular solo tracks, like "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen."
Starr was raised an Anglican/Evangelical, but dabbled in atheism and Hinduism during the height of his rock star days. But on Starr’s 70th birthday, he reported that he had "found God," and admitted to mistakes in his life regarding drug and alcohol use.
He said: "I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself. For me, God is in my life. I don’t hide from that. I think the search has been on since the 1960s. I stepped off the path there for many years and found my way back onto it, thank God."
Politics
Ringo has always been an instinctual conservative, though he likely wouldn’t describe himself that way. Indeed, he once declared, "All governments are the same, Labour or Tory. Neither of them offers me anything." But no superannuated anarchist is Richard Starkey. He just doesn't trust the government to do anything that isn't an essential government function.
In 2017, Ringo Starr gave an interview to a TV program called BBC Newsnight. There, he expressed his support for Brexit: "I think it's a great move. I think, you know, to be in control of your own country is a good move."
Views
In one of his interviews, Starr said that real happiness for him is to wake up in the morning, go to work and do what he is pleased to do.
Quotations:
"Peace and love, peace and love!"
"Let’s make my birthday, July the 7th at noon, Peace and Love Day. Everybody go, ‘Peace and love.’ In the office, on the bus, wherever. It’s still peace and love for me, I’m a product of the 60s and it was a very influential period in my life, and you know, my head was turned around a bit, my eyes were opened as it were. In fact, I even have it on my arm, ‘Peace and love’. I see nothing wrong with peace and love.”
"That's how life works, but it's not bugging me anymore. Drumming is my middle name. First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money."
"America: It's like Britain, only with buttons."
"Everything government touches turns to crap."
Personality
Ringo Starr is known as an optimistic, ambitious, and easygoing person.
Physical Characteristics:
Starr underwent several operations for his ill health. The other Beatles never knew about his health history until all four were swimming together one day and the others saw all the operation scars on Ringo's stomach.
Ringo suffers from many different allergies. He hates and won't eat tomatoes, onions, Chinese food, or any spicy foods.
He hates shaving too. This is the reason he has almost always sported a beard or mustache after the Beatles stopped touring in 1966
Starr was left-handed until he became ambidextrous when, during his childhood, his grandmother helped him learn to write with his right hand.
He suffered an emotional collapse in 1976 in Monaco - completely shaving his head and his eyebrows.
Quotes from others about the person
John Lennon: "Ringo was a star in his own right in Liverpool before we even met. He was a professional drummer who sang and performed and had Ringo Starr-time and he was in one of the top groups in Britain but especially in Liverpool before we even had a drummer... Ringo's a damn good drummer."
Drummer Steve Smith: "Before Ringo, drum stars were measured by their soloing ability and virtuosity. Ringo's popularity brought forth a new paradigm in how the public saw drummers. We started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect. One of Ringo's great qualities was that he composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs. His parts are so signature to the songs that you can listen to a Ringo drum part without the rest of the music, and still identify the song."
Interests
Сar racing, horse racing, gardening, photography, furniture design in the style of the avant-garde, guitar, piano, westerns
Sport & Clubs
soccer, Arsenal FC
Music & Bands
country and western, rhythm and blues, B. B. King, Brook Benton, Sam «Lightning» Hopkins
Connections
Starr has been married twice.
He married Maureen Cox in 1965, the couple had three children together, Zak, Jason, and Lee. They separated in 1974 and divorced in 1975. Maureen got custody of the children while Starr was allowed visitation rights. When Cox died of leukemia in 1994, Starr was there at her bedside.
He married his second wife, Barbara Bach, in 1981. Together, they struggled with alcoholism and went to rehab, with successful results, and they are still together.
Starr has seven grandchildren, and in August of 2016, he became the first Beatle to become a great-grandfather.
1997 - Best Music Video, Long Form - The Beatles Anthology (1995). Shared with: George Harrison (artist), Paul McCartney (artist), Bob Smeaton (video director), Geoff Wonfor (video director), Chips Chipperfield (video producer), Neil Aspinall (video producer).
1997 - Best Music Video, Short Form - The Beatles: Free as a Bird (1995). Shared with: George Harrison (artist), Paul McCartney (artist), Joe Pytka (video director), Vincent Joliet (video producer).
1973 - Album of the Year - "The Concert For Bangla Desh." Shared with: George Harrison (artist/producer), Ravi Shankar (artist), Bob Dylan (artist), Leon Russell (artist), Billy Preston (artist), Eric Clapton (artist), Klaus Voormann (artist), Phil Spector (producer).
1971 - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special - Let It Be (1969). Shared with: George Harrison (composer), John Lennon (composer), Paul McCartney (composer), The Beatles (artist).
1997 - Best Music Video, Long Form - The Beatles Anthology (1995). Shared with: George Harrison (artist), Paul McCartney (artist), Bob Smeaton (video director), Geoff Wonfor (video director), Chips Chipperfield (video producer), Neil Aspinall (video producer).
1997 - Best Music Video, Short Form - The Beatles: Free as a Bird (1995). Shared with: George Harrison (artist), Paul McCartney (artist), Joe Pytka (video director), Vincent Joliet (video producer).
1973 - Album of the Year - "The Concert For Bangla Desh." Shared with: George Harrison (artist/producer), Ravi Shankar (artist), Bob Dylan (artist), Leon Russell (artist), Billy Preston (artist), Eric Clapton (artist), Klaus Voormann (artist), Phil Spector (producer).
1971 - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special - Let It Be (1969). Shared with: George Harrison (composer), John Lennon (composer), Paul McCartney (composer), The Beatles (artist).
Award for Musical Excellence
In 2015 Starr was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, receiving the Award for Musical Excellence, the Beatles were inducted in 1988.
In 2015 Starr was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, receiving the Award for Musical Excellence, the Beatles were inducted in 1988.