Ringo Starr is Liverpudlian drummer, vocalist and songwriter, Sir Richard Starkey, formerly of the Beatles, with whom he wrote the songs: "Yellow Submarine", "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Don't Pass Me By", and "Octopus's Garden".
His key solo songs include: "It Don't Come Easy", "Back Off Boogaloo", "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen".
He released his debut album, "Beaucoups of Blues" in 1970, followed by: "Sentimental Journey" (1970), "Ringo" (1973), "Goodnight Vienna" (1974), "Ringo's Rotogravure" (1976), "Ringo the 4th" (1977), "Bad Boy" (1978), "Stop and Smell the Roses" (1981), "Old Wave" (1983), "Time Takes Time" (1992), "Vertical Man" (1998), "I Wanna Be Santa Claus" (1999), "Ringo Rama" (2003), "Choose Love" (2005), "Liverpool 8" (2008), "Y Not" (2010), "Ringo 2012" (2012), "Postcards from Paradise" (2015), "Give More Love" (2017), "What's My Name" (2019), "Rewind Forward" (2023 EP), plus 2025's: "Look Up".
Ringo was knighted in the 2018 honours list - becoming the first drummer in the UK to ever receive the honour.