In addition to "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) and other classic Beatles films, Starr also co-starred in a number of other movies that include "Candy" (1968), "The Magic Christian" (1969), "Blindman" (1971), "Son Of Dracula" (1974), and "Caveman" (1981). He became Sir Richard Starkey in 2018 when he was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours for services to music. Ringo Starr's numerous honors and accolades include being one of a handful of performing artists to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice, first as a member of The Beatles in 1988 and then as a solo artist in 2015. He re-emerged on the Country charts in 1989 with a new version of "Act Naturally," performed as a duet with Buck Owens, which became a Top 40 hit. Starr's many hits also include the John Lennon-penned "It's All Down To Goodnight Vienna" (1975), "A Dose Of Rock And Roll" (1976), and "Wrack My Brain" (1981). Other top hits include the self-penned "It Don't Come Easy" (1971), "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972), "Oh My My" (1974), and his cover of The Platters' "Only You" (1974), the latter of which topped the Adult Contemporary charts. He also topped the charts with his cover of Johnny Burnette's "You're Sixteen" (1973) and "No No Song" (1975). He first topped the charts in 1973 with "Photograph," a song he wrote with former Beatles bandmate, George Harrison, which is included on his critically acclaimed, platinum-certified third album, "Ringo" (1973). Starr made his solo debut on the Pop/Rock charts in 1970 with "Beaucoups Of Blues," the Buzz Rabin-penned title song from his country-themed second album. After the band split in 1970, Starr launched a solo career and released his first album that year, "Sentimental Journey," a gold-certified collection of covers of traditional pop standards. His major career breakthrough came in 1962 when he joined The Beatles, replacing Pete Best as the band's drummer. Born Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England, he co-founded his first band in 1957, the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, before becoming a member of another local group known as Rory Storm & The Hurricanes. July 7, 1940) is a highly acclaimed singer, songwriter, musician, and actor who first became famous worldwide during the early 1960s as the drummer for The Beatles.
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