Ringo Starr (born 1940) is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, and actor

best known as the drummer for the Beatles. As a child he was twice afflicted
by life-threatening illnesses requiring prolonged hospitalisations. He
cofounded his first band in 1957, the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, and then
achieved moderate success with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He joined
the Beatles in 1962, replacing Pete Best. He sang lead vocals for "With a
Little Help from My Friends" and "Yellow Submarine". Starr played key roles
in the Beatles' films and appeared in numerous others. After the band's breakup in 1970, he released "It Don't Come Easy", "Photograph" and "Back Off
Boogaloo", followed by the 1973 top ten album Ringo. He narrated the first
two seasons of the children's television seriesThomas & Friends. Since 1989,
he has successfully toured with twelve variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr
Band. In 2011 Rolling Stone readers named Starr the fifth-greatest drummer
of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Beatle
in 1988 and for his solo career in 2015. (Full article...)