Ringo Starr‘s son, drummer Zak Starkey who played for about 30 years with The Who, several years as a touring member for Oasis, who started Johnny Marr
and the Healers, and was/is involved in other projects as a producer has shared
a screenshot of an email he got in 1993 from Ozzy’s wife/manager, Sharon
Osbourne.
The email was sent ahead of the band’s shows planned
for the summer of 2013. Sharon can definitely crack
a joke.
BeatleRINGO STARR turned 85 two days ago. But no pension yet
for the V-sign drummer. At the start of the year, he released Look Up,
his 21st solo album.
And he’ll play a handful of concerts (with 6 in Las Vegas) again with
his All Starr Band, a touring project he started in 1989, with alternating,
extensive line-ups featuring rock luminaries such as Dr. John, Rick Danko,
Billy Preston, Jim Keltner, Peter Frampton, Jake Bruce, Edgar Winter and
many more.
His mate and former fabulous James Gang/Eagles guitarist, Joe Walsh
who also released 12 studio albums, was a regular member of Starr‘s
celebs orchestra.
See/hear them all play Walsh‘s best-known solo track Rocky Mountain Way in 1989 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California.
84-year-old beatleRINGO STARR can’t stop making/playing music.
Besides his 22 solo LPs (new one included) he toured for years with
his All-Star Band, which had several legends line-ups.
Back in time, in 1970, he released a sugary country album.
And Starr returns to country melancholia with his first longplayer in 6 years. LOOK UP was produced and co-written (9 out of the 11 songs) by that
other musical legend T Bone Burnett.
The album’s impressive guest list features Alison Krauss,
Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius, Molly Tuttle and more.
Ringo: “I’ve always loved country music. And when I asked T Bone to write me a song,
I didn’t even think at the time that it would be a country song – but of course it was, and
it was so beautiful. I had been making EPs at the time and so I thought we would do
a country EP -but when he brought me nine songs I knew we had to make an album!
And I am so glad we did. I want to thank, and send Peace & Love, to T Bone and
all the great musicians who helped make this record. It was a joy making it and
I hope it is a joy to listen to.”
Rolling Stone says: “Burnett appreciates the fine points of Ringoism the way he appreciates the folkways of the country tradition. He also doesn’t sweat it if the vocals occasionally venture an inch or three out of tune. As a result, Look Up is the sound of Ringo being himself, the least jaded rock star in the universe, which is exactly what we want from this wise old sage.”
TUTV: Ringo is a 60s rock/pop survivor who was/is addicted to music his whole life.
He never made a solo masterwork but through time he came up with chirpy tunes
now and then. And we get a handful of new ones right here.
Tunes you can whistle and hum, tunes you can tap your feet to. Out-and-out Nashville ambiance. Familiar, laid-back Americana country as we know it. Entertaining, nothing more nothing less. And by the way, Starr‘s voice is pretty fine here and fits the genre like a glove.
Artist: T BONE BURNETT Who: Legendary American songsmith and lauded producer who worked
with many greats (Elvis Costello, Robert Plant, John Mellencamp and many
more) and scored movie soundtracks all through his long career.
LET THE FLOWERS GROW
The song was originally written by Boy George with its initial message being
“one of
personal acceptance about being gay. As the song developed, it took on a more expansive and universal scope with its lyrics extending beyond sexuality and embracing race, gender, creed and religion.”
Epic.
Boy George – Peter Murphy
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Artist: PETER PERRETT Who: Former frontman of legendary British new
wavers The Only Ones (1976–1982, 2007–2017)
“The song incorporates themes of longing and desperation I felt in my own
life at the time that found a home in anecdotes of the desert and its characters
experiencing these feelings for reasons far removed from my reality.”
Artists: THE GLASS HOURS Who: American songwriters Brad Armstrong and Megan Barbera.
Their music blurs between Sunday afternoon country-folk and
the golden age of the 1970s.
“It’s about that someone you’ll never be with and that you allow to remain
inside you as a perfect unspoiled thing, yet still you measure and hold your
real relationship up against it. It’s a dream, an illusion, an unfair fantasy.
Nothing and therefore able to be perfect.”
84-year-old beatleRINGO STARR can’t stop making/playing music.
Besides his 22 solo LPs (new one included) he toured for years with
his All-Star Band, which had several legends line-ups.
The new full length, named Look Up will land on 10 January, next year.
We already heard first single Time On My Hands and here comes
another soft country one, called THANKFUL. It’s a duet with marvelous American songstress Alison Krauss who also worked with Robert Plant
before (2 albums and a couple of tours).
84-year-old beatle RINGO STARR can’t stop making/playing music.
Besides his 22 solo LPs (new one included) he toured for years with
his All-Star Band, which had several legend line-ups.
Back in time, in 1970, he released a sugary country album.
And Starr returns to country melancholia with his first longplayer in 6 years. LOOK UP was produced and co-written (9 out of the 11 songs) by that
other legend T Bone Burnett.
The album’s impressive guest list features Alison Krauss,
Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius, Molly Tuttle and more.
Ringo: “I’ve always loved country music. And when I asked T Bone to write me a song,
I didn’t even think at the time that it would be a country song – but of course it was, and
it was so beautiful. I had been making EPs at the time and so I thought we would do
a country EP -but when he brought me nine songs I knew we had to make an album!
And I am so glad we did. I want to thank, and send Peace & Love, to T Bone and
all the great musicians who helped make this record. It was a joy making it and
I hope it is a joy to listen to.”
83-year-old legend RINGO STARR made far more solo
LPs (20 so far) than Beatles ones. And no retirement yet
for the notorious drummer.
For Record Store Day he recorded a new 4 track EP, named Crooked Boy
that came out as an exclusive vinyl. All songs were written and produced
by songstress Linda Perry and features The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi.
The EP is now streamable on different platforms and can be bought on CD.
For its, yes, Strokes-esque track GONNA NEED SOMEONE a video was fabricated
and put online.
Starr: “I love what Linda did and I think all the songs are all great but one thing
I did ask her was to write me a rocker. And that’s ‘Gonna Need Someone’ and I
love it! Nick Valensi plays guitars on it — and on all of the EP — and he is great.”
