Dec 18, 2024
Move over, Beyoncé. Another musical giant has gone country. Ringo Starr is the latest artist to celebrate the genre … but when it comes to country music, this ain’t Ringo’s first rodeo. Ringo Starr (singing “Thankful”): “And now I’m, thankful for the love you’ve shown, your love for me, I’ve never known.” That’s just a little taste of what you’ll hear on “Look Up,” the new country release from Ringo Starr. The album came about by accident, after he ran into songwriter T-Bone Burnett. Ringo Starr: “And I said, ‘Have you got any songs?’ He says, ‘Yeah, I got nine,’ so I thought, ‘Would you want to produce it for me?’ and he said, ‘Sure.'” So T-Bone took the tunes down to Nashville and got them ready for Ringo back in L.A. Ringo Starr: “And I did the drums, and sang it here, but it just came about.” “Look Up” is filled with songs he can relate to. Ringo Starr: “You know, you can put a lot of emotion in a country song.” Ringo’s love of country was on display back when he was part of a band you may have heard of. Ringo Starr: “With The Beatles of course, they’d give me one track a record, and some of them were country-ish.” One of his big numbers in the Fab Four was “Act Naturally.” Ringo Starr (singing “Act Naturally”): “We’ll make a film about a man that’s sad and lonely, and all I gotta do is, act naturally.” There’s more. His second solo album was 1970’s totally country “Beaucoups of Blues.” Ringo Starr (singing “Beaucoups of Blues”): “I see me a man, who’s lonely, wants only to lose, beaucoups of blues.” “Look Up” wasn’t the former Beatle’s first choice for an album title. Ringo Starr: “Once we were laughing, ‘what are you gonna call the album?’ I thought ‘B On Say.'” [Ringo chuckles.] Ringo Starr: “Nobody laughed.” Note to Beyoncé and everyone else: “Look Up” drops next month. And you can catch Ringo & His All-Starr Band at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood on June 20. Ringo Starr: “Ringo and the All-Starrs gives me a great opportunity to play behind all those other guys and then to front it myself.” For more information, or to purchase tickets to see Ringo & His All-Starr Band, click here.
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