Ringo Starr – One Of The Fab Four Returning To The Stage
If you call roll for true icons of rock and roll, it wouldnt take long to come to Ringo Starr, whos been thrilling crowds all over the world for decades. Ringos legion of fans will be thrilled to know that the living legend is returning to the stage this summer with tour stops all over North America. Ringos musical writing and performance have captured the hearts and ears of millions of people from several generations, and a look at his life will show how he came to be as revered as any musical figure in history.
Early Life – A Tale of Struggle
Starr was born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940 in Liverpool. Starrs life was one wrought with obstacles, beginning when his parents separated when Ringo was a toddler. His mother remarried and Ringo grew up with his mother and eventual step-father in a working-class suburb of Liverpool.
Aside from family struggles, Starr also faced and conquered early health issues. When he was six, he suffered from appendicitis. Further complicating matters, his appendix burst, and the resulting peritonitis left him in a coma for ten weeks. Doctors gave him...