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2010 Walk of Fame honorees revealed
Russell Crowe, Adam Sandler, Bill Maher among names
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June 17, 2009, 09:37 PM ET
Russell Crowe, Adam Sandler, Bill Maher and Ringo Starr are among the entertainers who will have their names added to Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
Russell Crowe, Adam Sandler, Bill Maher among names
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June 17, 2009, 09:37 PM ET
Russell Crowe, Adam Sandler, Bill Maher and Ringo Starr are among the entertainers who will have their names added to Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday that next year's Walk honorees from the world of motion pictures will be Crowe, Sandler, James Cameron, John Cusack, Colin Firth, Gale Anne Hurd, Alan Menken, Randy Newman, Emma Thompson and Mark Wahlberg.
TV honorees are Maher, Chris Berman, Jon Cryer, Peter Graves, Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Sam Waterston.
Recording artists to be recognized are Starr, Bryan Adams, the Funk Brothers, Alan Jackson, Chaka Khan, Van Morrison, Marco Antonio Solis, ZZ Top and the late Roy Orbison.
Andrea Bocelli and the Cirque du Soleil's Guy Liberte will represent live performance and theater.
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It is at least one honour he didn't have to die to get!
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From Ringostarr.com
Ringo is delighted, having heard the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will be honoring him with a star in 2010 on the Walk Of Fame.
Ringo said, "A star for a Starr - what an honor and a privilege it is to be walked on!
Peace & Love."
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Glad to see that Sir RINGO has updated his webpage!!!!
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GO RINGO!!!!!
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Don't spit on the sidewalk!Depending on when it happens,I might try to make that ceremony!
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that would be so cool doc..to be there
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Praising Ringo Starr, one drummer to another
By Dennis Diken, Special for USA TODAY
The Beatles maintain a stronghold on the imagination and hearts of music lovers. They win over new generations without trying, and their appeal shows no signs of waning. So when Ringo Starr turns 69 on Tuesday, his status as one of rock's most renowned drummers is secure, if only by association with the greatest show on earth.
Yet inexplicably, Starr's legacy is clouded by misconception and ignorance. Some say he was the luckiest guy on earth, a competent player who stepped into a million-dollar quartet. Why the bum rap? Was it because he didn't overplay and shunned solos? Or was it his unassuming, Everyman countenance?
Think about it: Could The Beatles have conquered the world with a mediocre sticksman?
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison found in Ringo an ironclad timekeeper who rocked and swung like mad, with style, imagination and versatility. He was the secret weapon of the best band of all time.
He hit the ground running in 1963 on I Saw Her Standing There with a steady, exciting pulse. This is "How to Groove With Your Bandmates 101," as he established a brotherhood with McCartney's fluid bass and Lennon's underrated rhythm guitar.
Within months, Ringomania shifted into high gear with She Loves You, where he introduced the electrifying sizzle of high-hat cymbals that gave the early Fabs' discs a unique imprint. Later that year, Starr helped reinvent Chuck Berry's Roll Over Beethoven, with a fierce backbeat and a joy-of-life fervor. No other records sounded like this at the time, because no other drummers played like this before.
His influence spread like wildfire when The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. Perched on his riser, Ringo was clearly in the driver's seat, and it was apparent that his membership in this exclusive fraternity owed as much to his exuberant persona as his musical prowess.
An army of kids was mobilized that Sunday night, awaiting their call to the battle of the bands. Among the legion of teenage conscripts were drummers Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, who calls Ringo "my generation's Gene Krupa," and Max Weinberg of the E Street Band, who thanks Starr for "showing us that a day or night spent drumming is just about better than anything else."
The Beatles' music evolved at a dizzying pace, and Starr adapted with gusto. He concocted fresh concepts, like his trademark framework for Ticket to Ride and the controlled chaos of Rain. The lazy lilt behind his vocal on With a Little Help From My Friends is a study in subtle, soulful dynamics and when not to play.
To this day, producers direct studio drummers to "play like Ringo." Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith sums it up thusly: "The greatest thing a drummer can contribute to a recorded song is the feel of it, and every Beatles song feels great."
Ringo "doesn't dazzle with flashy technique and pyrotechnics," says The Cars' lead guitarist, Elliot Easton. "What he does is so much more elusive and difficult: He plays songs on the drums. Anybody who has sat down behind a drum kit in the last 45 years owes him."
And in The End, Ringo relented and sent himself out with a 17-second solo on Abbey Road, The Beatles' final studio album. Never considered much of a vocalist, Ringo nonetheless enjoyed a fruitful solo career.
He continues to make quality records and tour with his All-Starr Band, appearing amazingly fit and spirited. And he still plays great. Like always, he makes it look easy. That's because to Ringo, it did come easy.
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Top 10 Ringo drum tracks!
Top 10 Ringo Starr Drum Tracks
Filed Under Gratuitous Beatles Blogging, fun | Posted by Cara |
Today is Ringo’s 69th birthday. Happy Birthday, Ringo!
Ah, lovable Ringo. The most overlooked Beatle. John, Paul and George have all received their own top 5 posts by now, so it is long past due for Ringo to get his.
Ringo doesn’t get his due in a lot of ways. He was stacked against the talent of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison — admittedly, it’s a little hard to measure up. But that doesn’t mean that he deserves all of the snide remarks, mean-spirited jokes and outright insults that are thrown his ways. It’d be pretty damn hard to not be the least talented in a group otherwise comprised of John, Paul and George. That doesn’t mean that the man doesn’t have talent.
But it’s exactly what you’ll hear. The “Ringo is a horrible drummer, and so lucky that the Beatles even gave him the time of day” bull**** meme is almost as common as the “Yoko is an evil ***** who broke up the Beatles” bull**** meme.
Often cited is John Lennon’s statement that Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles. But here’s what you need to know in order to fairly assess said statement:
John was a ****.
John was known for telling really mean-spirited jokes. Ugly, but undeniable.
John was a liar, especially with regards to Beatles lore. He also once claimed that he and Paul never wrote songs together.
John loved Ringo’s drumming. Period. When he could have literally had any drummer in the entire world work with him on Plastic Ono Band, who did he ask along? Ringo. In Memories of John Lennon, the drummer from the Double Fantasy sessions talks about John not liking his drumming and imploring him (to the drummer’s delight) to “play it like Ringo.”
Paul, allegedly the best drummer in the Beatles, is certainly competent. But he’s nowhere near as good as Ringo. If you need evidence, look at Back in the USSR and The Ballad of John and Yoko. Fine, yes. Even good. But if you think it’s anywhere near the quality of Ringo’s drumming, I don’t even know what to say to you.
Though Paul was rather well-known for giving Ringo drumming “advice,” everyone in the Beatles was quite used to taking Paul’s “advice.” In criticizing George Harrison’s guitar playing in Let It Be, Paul can also be heard saying “I’m just trying to help you.” So used to it, George was, that Paul did not end up strangled with a guitar string.
Indeed, the reason that Ringo’s drumming so regularly gets a bad rap is precisely because of what makes it so great. Ringo is not flashy. He hates drum solos. He hates drawing attention to his skill. His drumming blends into the song. It doesn’t distract from the song, it’s a part of it.
I’d often heard the statement that Ringo may not be a “technical drummer,” but his strength is that “Ringo plays the song.” Not understanding a whole lot about music and its technical aspects, I never quite understood what this meant. It wasn’t until I read the following layman’s explanation that it finally clicked: if you were to take the drum track from virtually any Beatles song and isolate it, you’d know based on the drums alone exactly what song it is.
And it’s absolutely true. Try it. I’ll tell you straight up that it’s the statement I needed to hear in order to both finally understand Ringo’s drumming, and to put the “Ringo isn’t very good” idea entirely to rest. The fact is that only non-drummers really buy it to begin with.
In composing this list, the difficulty I had wasn’t with trying to come up with 5 songs in which Ringo’s drumming was just tolerable enough to highlight. It was with trying to narrow the list down after coming up with well over a dozen very strong and deserving contenders for the very best. In the end, I couldn’t, and so Ringo gets 10. It’s about time that he’s the Beatle who gets the special treatment.
1. Rain
Ringo has said that he thinks Rain is his best drum track. I believe that he made an accurate assessment.
2. Glass Onion
Just listen to it. I don’t know what to say other than that.
3. The End
Ringo’s only drum solo with the band. He had to be begged into doing it, and then only agreed if they made his section shorter. Said begging paid off
4. I Feel Fine
I think this is one of Ringo’s finest examples of “playing the song.” The drums almost blend into the guitars, and it’s an amazing result, driving one of the Beatles finest pieces of pop perfection
5. Get Back
Without Ringo, there is no Get Back. It’d be the same as Get Back without Billy Preston: what’s the point?
6. Tomorrow Never Knows
This drum piece quite obviously drives the entire track. It’s greatness is further shown on the LOVE soundtrack, when it’s removed from Tomorrow Never Knows and inserted into Within You Without You. It’s simple, it’s powerful, it’s brilliant.
7. Ticket to Ride
Simple, and genius
8. Long Tall Sally
One of the greatest joys is watching Ringo play this song live. YouTube it. The man goes absolutely wild. And if you’re still not convinced, watch the Jimmy Nicol version with the Beatles. The difference is immediately discernible
9. Something
Subtle, and lovely. Pay particular attention during the bridge.
10. Helter Skelter
That’s Ringo screaming “I’ve got blisters on my fingers!” at the end of the track — because the other Beatles made him beat the **** out the drums take, after take, after take, until he was about ready to pass out. The end result was worth it.
So, even with 10 I still had to eliminate several great picks. What are yours?
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