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The Beatle Invasion

January 23rd, 2008

Ringo Starr vs. Regis and Kelly

Ringo is not an easy man to anger, but the producers of “Regis and Kelly” made a special effort. Ringo was set to appear on their Tuesday morning programme with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. They planned to perform a 4.25 minute track from Ringo’s new album “Liverpool 8″ and have a short interview as […]

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October 25th, 2007

Track - “No Reply”

The opening track of “Beatles for Sale” is John’s “No Reply”. The lyrics describe a girlfriend who has been unfaithful and now won’t come to the door or answer the phone.
A giggle-riddled demo recorded on 3 June 1964 can be heard on “The Beatles Anthology”. With Ringo sick, a session drummer named Jimmy Nicol […]

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July 17th, 2007

Single - “Please Please Me” / “Ask Me Why” (1962)

After the minor success of their first single, “Love Me Do”, George Martin and The Beatles returned to the studio to try for a second. The band pushed for John’s “Please Please Me”, a song they had originally recorded during the “Love Me Do” sessions. Martin was unhappy with that track; it was slow, sparse […]

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July 6th, 2007

Ringo

Richard Starkey was born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool, England. The oldest member of The Beatles, he was also the last to join the band. While most famous as The Beatles’ drummer, he later found success as a solo artist, a film and TV actor, and a furniture designer.
Ringo’s parents divorced when he was three […]

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