How Did Ringo Become A Beatle? | A Mini-Doc on Ringo Starr's Early Life

[@kathleengarcia198]

Ringo is Main character confirmed

[@HEWHOTAWNS]

Always has been

[@odurandina]

i had to slow this guy down to 75% speed. Dude talks wayyy too fast. Hell, i might try him at half speed.

[@foofookachoo1136]

I LOVE that, Vinyl Rewind- “the RingoRun!!”

[@foofookachoo1136]

@@odurandina Don’t have a computer. Watch mine on a phone!! Is there anyway to slow the speed down on a phone?? Yes!! He talked WAY too fast!!!

[@maximummatt73]

He should be an unlockable character in the latest Mortal Kombat

[@dylanlee32]

I feel like this does a lot to counter the "Ringo is the luckiest person in the world" crap. I had no idea he worked this hard and got along with them so early on!

[@rafaelandrade7627]

Anytime someone criticizes Ringo I just make them listen to Ticket To Ride or Come Together. Only Ringo could come up with those beats

[@jjquinn2004]

There’s an expression, which has been attributed to several sports figures (Lee Trevino being one of them), so no idea who actually said it, but it applies to Ringo: “It’s amazing, but the more I practice, the luckier I get”.

[@anuragdeshpande4915]

The beatles were the luckiest group to have met ringo

[@weehudyy]

John said very early on that they were lucky to get Ringo , I always loved that he always played what was required to enhance the song, rather than to show off his chops .I always thought the Stones were fortunate to get Charlie Watts for the same reason .

[@campbellgraham1979]

Type in, “The world’s greatest drummers salute Ringo Starr”. It’s a 3 minute vid with people who know know what they’re talking about when it comes to drumming give their verdict on Ringo 🥁

[@stephenyoung5079]

My next door neighbour (now sadly deceased) was Ringo,s boss in charge of apprenticeships at the engineering company. He said that Ringo to was in a terrible state about what to do about his future. Mr Lewis told him to to go to Hamburg with the band and to tell his parents that he would make sure Ringo could rejoin the company and finish the final year of his apprenticeship if the band situation didn't work out. He used to have a framed note from "Ritchie" (Ringo) thanking him for his help and advice.

[@rivereuphrates8103]

That is so neat, Ringo is a class act always has been. Love hearing stories of people adjacent to the Beatles in any way living or working with them firsthand. Thank you for sharing that.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

When Ringo left school he couldn't get his Leaving Certificate signed, since he'd been absent through sickness so much the school denied he'd ever been a pupil there. In 1963, he went back as Guest Of Honour at the school fete and they were charging fans to sit at his school desk. As Ringo said, "They claimed I'd never been there, but somehow they'd found my bloody desk" 😆

[@campbellgraham1979]

Ha! That’s a great story 😂

[@lucasoheyze4597]

@@campbellgraham1979 It's in this pretty interesting little video...given how many scousers think Ringo hates Liverpool (because of a few jokes he made, really) it's nice to see him visit a few places from childhood and talk about them...m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqZk6OGfrWGmas

[@campbellgraham1979]

@@lucasoheyze4597 I’m an Everton supporter so I visit Liverpool a lot and you wouldn’t believe the amount of scousers I know who don’t just hate Ringo, but The Beatles as a whole.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

@@campbellgraham1979 I'm a postman in Toxteth and you're right...but if you quiz them a bit you find they rarely know what they're talking about (and lots of us DO love the guy 😉)

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@campbellgraham1979 60 years later and they STILL hate them??? Man those are some sick hearts and minds.

[@lillydee5978]

Ringo is the reason the Beatles were so loved. John and Paul knew they needed not only a great drummer, but a larger than life personality too. John, Paul & George all had big personalities and needed someone of the same caliber. Anyone who questions how important Ringo was to the Beatles popularity, I say this. Which Beatle was the main character in A Hard Day's Night, Help, Yellow Submarine and even the Animated Cartoons? That's right! Ringo!

[@josephjosephcosta9384]

Flip flops

[@josephjosephcosta9384]

Keep track and

[@timburr4453]

The whole time Ringo got more fan mail than any other Beatle

[@pardyhardly]

Ringo.

[@kennethoats2322]

Just imagine Pete Best as a cartoon character 😆

[@harrisonallen651]

Not only is he my favourite Beatle, but also my favourite Thomas the Tank Engine narrator.

[@PIERRECLARY]

no way! i should have paid more attention when stoning in front of children tv programmes...

[@donmcc6573]

And my favorite caveman.....

[@larrylaurence8041]

@@donmcc6573 Atouk

[@donmcc6573]

@@larrylaurence8041 Zug, Zug, Lana.....

[@larrylaurence8041]

@@donmcc6573 Atouk aluna Lana.

[@pinball-wizard]

If there’s one interesting thing to mention, even when they broke up, even when each member was angry at each other. No one, and I mean no one, called Ringo a lousy drummer. When John was calling Paul’s music musak, George and John wanted Ringo on their solo work. Just goes to show how good of a drummer Ringo truly is

[@tr5947]

All three of them worked with Ringo on his biggest album ("Ringo"), but the four didn't play together.

[@PIERRECLARY]

a more reliable drummer is hard to find... plus he's never overbearing and indulging in horrid drum solo...

[@pinball-wizard]

@@PIERRECLARY That’s what made Ringo Ringo, he was always for serving the song rather than his ego

[@elwin38]

Ringo did play on a few of John's early Plastic Ono tracks.

[@someguyfromanotherplanet5284]

@@PIERRECLARY at least it's not only me that sees all those drum solos for what they are. Terrible noise. The way the fans of such bands listen to such nonsense like 'moby dick' or 'rat salad' (rat salad was a disappointment because I love Bill Ward) and think of it as something good beats me, Ringo's solo in 'The End' is the best I've heard till today, the rest just sounds like monkeys finally bought drums.

[@RighteousBrother]

Imagine having to load your drums onto a bus every time you played a gig. Ringo's definitely paid his dues.

[@catsofsherman1316]

Great story. I've read so many Beatle books that it's rare to hear anything new, but you gave some anecdotes I hadn't heard. Nice job man.

[@Borella309]

Same Here! Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation.

[@stephenhosking7384]

Me too! I thought I'd seen every Pete Best and Ringo Starr video, but this one was worth watching. New material, and beautifully presented.

[@mrfester42]

Some of it is abject nonsense. Don't believe everything you see in a video.

[@dapperblueberries9779]

Ringo carried The Beatles even when he was in the background drumming away

[@_PuppetMaster86]

He was the backbone and (literally) the backbeat.

[@fifthbeatle]

Absolutely.

[@Thomasfan244]

He also carried his drums literally.

[@Thomasfan244]

@@fifthbeatle oh hey, fancy seeing you here

[@donkeyboy585]

That’s what a drummer does

[@Scotttyist]

Well done finding those early photos of Ringo before he joined The Beatles. So many of them I've never seen before.

[@Tunz909]

exactly...i thought i had seen everything that has been available to the public but was very surprised!! God Bless!!

[@princevultan6589]

Ringo is Ringo. He was never the most technical drummer and people trash him for that. But these people don’t realize that he didn’t need to be a technical drummer. He plays for the good of the song. He provides the heartbeat. Still to this day the man is all about the pocket, the groove and the feel! That makes Ringo Starr one of the greatest drummers in rock and roll history.

[@thekitowl]

He has a style & feel that’s extremely hard to copy .

[@paulbattifora7617]

I can't believe I'd never heard that story about Ringo carrying his drums home! Priceless. Awesome episode

[@thekitowl]

I’d recommend the book Tune inn, it has the complete history of each member .

[@SceneComparisons]

great video!!

[@weehudyy]

The hardest working Beatle too . When they recorded he was there , through take after take , whether there was one other Beatle or the whole band . Pre drum machines , he was there all session long . George said when Ringo decided enough , they pulled the session and went home . He clocked more studio hours than any of the others .

[@mikewa2]

I've got blisters on my fingers

[@johnsergei]

@@mikewa2 But only in stereo!

[@johanpetersson5263]

An easy job for "The luckiest guy in the world"? No, he was the hardest working drummer in the world and was handpicked because of that

[@weehudyy]

@@johanpetersson5263 Lennon said they were lucky to get him , Rory Storm and the Hurricanes were a rung higher up the ladder than the Beatles when they poached him . Likewise Charlie Watts and the Stones .

[@MrSparklespring]

Yep : "dedication and devotion".

[@georgegbalzano9239]

In the Beatles, John was the MIND, Paul was the HEART, George was the SOUL, and Ringo was the BODY, the backbeat that kept them together. He is a most UNDERRATED Drummer. There is a recent tribute video to him by this talented young German girl called "Sina" , so check it out here on KZbin. Other drummers like Dave Grohl have called Ringo "Badass", and Phil Collins has also named him as an inspiration. Listen to some of Ringo's fills in songs like "A Day in the Life", and how he played on countless other Beatles' songs like "Ticket to Ride", "Day Tripper", and even as far back as "Not a Second Time", not to mention some of his early SOLO stuff, especially like "It Don't Come Easy", and "Back off Boogaloo". I have only TWO of the Beatles' autographs, one is Ringo, and the other, believe it or not, is PETE BEST. Can't believe Ringo will soon be 81yrs old. Long Live RINGO!!

[@WarmBreezeStudios]

Ringo Starr my hero Beatle! 🥁 And my favourite narrator of Thomas And Friends! 🚂

[@m.j.c.6969]

He is the most OVERRATED drummer FFS!

[@woodrushwoodrush7076]

Ringo’s true value has sometimes seemed like a slow burn but he’s the most influential drummer of all time. There’s no fancy house without the solid floor, and he’s a solid gold legend.

[@pardyhardly]

Ringo.

[@enshen2190]

We Need an origin story movie for Ringo now

[@tsabrendan]

This was entertaining from start to finish. I’m a pretty big fan and I hadn’t seen a LOT of these early Ringo photos. Really good scholarship and presented in a highly entertaining way. A+.

[@aerialtour]

Vinyl Rewind this was one of the best if not the best video/information on Ringo’s earlier life straight up to Joining the Beatles. I picked up some info on Ringo’s early schooling/jobs & drumming gig’s I didn’t know before. However as mentioned in one of the below comments that Ringo was one of the luckiest men in the world, partly true but much more to his story as explained in this video. I knew for years as I read by reputable Beatle authors that George was an integral part getting Ringo in the band, he got along well w/George and he fit in with John & Paul too. It amazes me how a lot of Beatles fans don’t know that Ringo didn’t just appear out of nowhere to join them, he was a professional drummer in a good band- sat in w/the Beatles quite a few times in Hamburg & had a rapport with them. His drumming fit the Beatles sound perfectly as mentioned in this video & he could hold down the tempo & beat. Pete Best has his own drumming style & personality it just didn’t fit in w/ the rest of the group. George Martin heard the flaw in Pete’s drumming in their first recording session, which obviously was the out the Beatles needed to fire Pete. The not so big mystery here was the Beatles did not confront Pete themselves about letting him go, they went the managerial route & had Brian Epstein do it. Not the nicest way to go about it- but at that point in their age & career how many others could have done it much differently? As Lennon said & I quote “Ringo was not only a drummer he was a Beatle”. Thanks for this video..

[@donna25871]

Ringo joined The Beatles when it was meant to happen.

[@pardyhardly]

A lot of people know about Ringo.

[@marivg8948]

I am glad you clarified the rumors that Paul was the instigator in getting Pete out -- supposedly due to jealously. It really was George all along, and Paul and John eventually caved in.

[@thekitowl]

The Paul being the instigator rubbish is to back up the theory that Paul was jealous of Pete. This theory started with some of Pete’s fans & then spread.

[@bentheg9793]

I wonder if George being the instigator was the reason he was the one headbutted and not the other 3? 🤔

[@thekitowl]

@@bentheg9793 the guy who head butted George wouldn’t have known anything about it & it’s never been clarified exactly what caused the altercation.

[@DDios-ih9de]

Because George was the smartest !

[@DDios-ih9de]

BECAUSE PETE SUCKED!

[@VoiceofHarold1]

Wow! I thought I knew a lot about the Beatles, but admittedly, I didn't know that much about Ringo's back story. I've never seen a lot of these photos you used too. Great video. I definitely think people have begun to reappraise Ringo and these kinds of videos certainly help the cause. Thank you!

[@LocoMenteClaraOne]

One of the greatest bands of all time?!?!?!?! THE greatest band of all time!!!!

[@davidmatthews3131]

If you're into that whole hyperbole thing, man.

[@64roncess]

just luckiest

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

@@64roncess Luck had very little to do with it. Success is where preparation intersects opportunity. They worked really hard.

[@64roncess]

@@MeneerHerculePoirot so Pete. around 200 gigs with them, 5-6 hours each.

[@64roncess]

in parallel univers with no who, zeppelin and queen

[@garysmith3173]

I learned to play the drums listening to Ringo. He is absolutely brilliant. No other drummer could have made such an important contribution to the Fab Four.😘🥁🌻

[@steve_bal4]

My esteem for Ringo's talents and contributions to The Beatles music has only grown over the decades I've been listening to them. There's a style and innovation that was unique and of equal importance to what the other members of the band brought to each song. As hard as the decision may have been, he was the absolute right choice for their sound, and success.

[@adrianburn7178]

Thanks for the fascinating video. I loved the old - and rare - photos of the young Ringo.

[@PourlephoneProductions]

Great great GREAT video! Finally, Ringo receives his well-deserved recognition. Thanks Eric!

[@TrapperJohn72]

John Paul George & Pete , just doesn’t have the same ring to it. God bless ya Ringo 🥁.

[@PIERRECLARY]

true! and you offered me the first laugh of the day! merci !

[@dashriprock5720]

Neither does John, Paul, George and Richard

[@jb888888888]

Be fair, if it was John Paul George and Pete then "and Ringo" would sound weird to us 50+ years later.

[@TheAzmountaineer]

@@jb888888888 nah, it's the rhythm of it - you need that second syllable on the last name. Maybe John, Paul, George and Petey...??? Even better, he could have started calling himself Pedro. John, Paul, George and Pedro would've sounded pretty good.

[@srgmag1971]

Lol yea. John, Paul George and Pete sounds like something ended abruptly in the end, while Ringo sounds more like there is a continuity. Hence, with Pete, it sounds like the band just stopped progressing, while with Ringo, it sounds more like the band just goes on and on. Altho we know they also disbanded eventually, lol.

[@gregoryambres1897]

Lovin' that 50s-style man's hi-fi basement lounge

[@michaelmelling9333]

Yeah; that's cool, though to me it looks more '70s.

[@gregoryambres1897]

@@michaelmelling9333 50s, man. You're seeing what looks like "wall-carpeting," which is 70s but that´s actually stone (50s). A Millennial would never know the difference.

[@richcar3434]

Those earth tone colors and the plywood look 70s-ish, but the narrator guy has the 50s look from head to toe...in the 70s, the "wet head" was dead, and everyone was sporting big hair with the Dry Look hairspray...but yea, the whole combo looks great!

[@JoeOrber]

I love this video and finally someone is making justice for Ringo, there couldn't have been a better drummer for the Beatles

[@JoeOrber]

He was awesome, his drum styling is fantastic, yet to be imitated

[@jasona9]

No doubt Ringo was the perfect drummer for the Beatles.

[@thekitowl]

💯%

[@stevefowler3398]

"HE WASN'T EVEN THE BEST DRUMMER IN THE BEATLES"......

[@thekitowl]

@@stevefowler3398 another devote of Jasper Carrot.

[@stevefowler3398]

@@thekitowl I thought it was John Lennon who said it......

[@thekitowl]

@@stevefowler3398 no, over time it’s been attributed to John but it comes from a comedy sketch. Also if Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles why did John & George use him in their solo work over the years.

[@CommentaryinSpace]

Even if you know this information before going in, it's worth watching for the production quality alone. Wonderful video!

[@garysmith3173]

I had the pleasure of meeting him as an extra on the That’ll be the day shoot on the Isle of Wight. I’ll never forget those few weeks as a 15 year old. Precious memories.😘🥁🌻

[@kirbygene]

I thought I knew everything about Ringo before he joined the Beatles. Nice information!

[@JackRascal]

I really like the whole aesthetic of this channel... the look and design of it.

[@michaelulbricht9438]

Paul said when Ringo sat in with The Beatles in Hamburg they never had to turn around to see if he was in time. They all knew Ringo belonged!

[@TheGuitarReb]

A drummer that can't keep time is soon gone.

[@insertwittyname5649]

My dad and I are seeing Ringo in May. I've never been to a real concert before, so I'm really excited! I think people see me as another Beatles fangirl, but Ringo genuinely inspired me to drum. My uncle is a drummer too (another inspiration, of course!) and gave me his drum set. It's been collecting dust since I started college and I want to start learning a Beatles song. My uncle said a lot of early Beatles songs are pretty easy, especially Eight Days a Week, so hopefully I'll be able to play a song by the time I see him.

[@Bingbangohmigollygod]

As always, told with warmth and joy. Thank you.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Great post! Being 63 today I grew up as a little boy buying the Beatle's every album. My favorite Christmas back then was when one of my presents was "Beatles '65." I adored their music. But after Rubber Soul I never bought another album.

[@agill811]

Love the Beatles videos, it would be cool if you did a video on the Beatles Past Masters especially the song “Rain” Ringos best drumming in my opinion

[@thezenitsufan1249]

She said she said on Revolver is, in my opinion, even better than Rain

[@weezerfan9867]

My favorite Beatle

[@sanddebil]

Same

[@Yes-ex5px]

Yes

[@12sleep34]

peace and love 😎👍🌟❤️🦏🎶🍒🌈☮️

[@josel.martinez7210]

RIP Paul.

[@TheBlackQueen]

That last story reminded me of Artimus Pyle when his van broke down on his way to his audition for Lynyrd Skynyrd, so he panicked and left his van, running back and forth between his destination and the van, carrying pieces of his set to the gig.

[@johnskerlec9663]

I think Ringo was always my Fave. I remember I loved his tunes as a kid so much. I really love how dedicated he was in the early days. Thanks for the post. Brilliant.

[@ryandenis7667]

Ringo is a phenomenal drummer

[@m.j.c.6969]

No. He's barely semi professional by today's standards.

[@maxgemstone7257]

Thank you so much for putting the effort into making these videos! They're really entertaining!

[@fp9623]

I love these videos, man! I've learnt so much from them while being entertained, it doesn't get better than that! Great job, keep up the good work

[@Jeremyak]

We are all very blessed to have Ringo still with us.

[@JasonTryp]

Great job! One of your best so far. I enjoyed many of the rare early Ringo photos you have here.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I had never seen a photo of his dad before. Ringo looks just like him. Thank you for posting. 💕

[@jduff59]

Pete didn't hang out with the band and alienated himself. That's never a good idea, because a band is a family. Plus he had more presence. Pete wasn't a bad drummer, but he didn't have anything special. Getting Ringo was a masterstroke.

[@jasona9]

In Pete’s autobiography he insisted he had a close friendship with John Lennon. To my knowledge, John never substantiated that.

[@bigmack2262]

I recently heard the Decca audition and Pete is terrible.

[@jduff59]

@@bigmack2262 I agree. That closed hi-hat sound never did much for me - Ringo played with more "pizazz" and that really must have been obvious on the nights when he filled in for Pete. I don't think we'd have the whole Beatles experience without Ringo.

[@jasona9]

@@jduff59 "the nights when he filled in for Pete"? Both sides have contradicted themselves over the years. The Beatles have portrayed Pete as someone that routinely, and almost deliberately missed gigs. Yet they have been vague on details and dates. In his book, Pete wrote that during his two year tenure he only missed two gigs. Both were lunchtime gigs at the Cavern. Once he had the flu and the second time he had to go to court.

[@jasona9]

@@bigmack2262 None of the Beatles played particularly well during the Decca audition. Brian picked the set-list to show the bands diversity. They weren't their best live songs.

[@vincentm4717]

I'm a bass player and once helped a guy carry his drums to a rehearsal taking public transportation. I never did that again, it was the middle of winter. Ringo Starr is the most consistently good 👍 player of The 4 Beatles.

[@PIERRECLARY]

drummers truly don't have it easy... apart from piano player i can't thinkof a more cumbersome instrument to lug about

[@vincentm4717]

@Topazthecat Paul McCartney is a fine bassist but this story is about Ringo. And I stand by my words. I did not say he was the best musician in the band I said he was the most consistent. He makes few mistakes where the other 3 do.

[@vincentm4717]

@Topazthecat why are we having this dumb discussion? Everybody makes mistakes? Am I supposed to name when each Beatles plays or sings a wrong note? I'm a huge Beatles fan but some of you folks think they are God's. They are not. They are human like the rest of us. I'm finished with this. Please stop wasting my time.

[@jamesolsen7610]

Studio staff at Abbey Road Studios, and a study of the session tapes confirm that, if a take "broke down", it was rarely Ringo's fault that it happened. That's a historical fact.

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

Ringo never seems to age and he's still playing just as well as always. Pete Best was passable as a drummer (at...best). He probably would have been okay in a bar band, but he just didn't really have the skills to get any further and didn't seem to have the desire to improve.

[@thezenitsufan1249]

From what I've heard on the Decca audition when Best was still a member his drumming was very very limited

[@romber58]

And the lesson is...follow your passion and don,t listen to your parents if they try to make you live a life you feel uncomfortable with.Otherwise we would have no musicians or other artists....

[@ktcarl]

There was at least 3 record producers that didn't like Pete Best's drumming and George Martin was one of them. The Beatles were also lucky that Ringo was a drummer in their home town of Liverpool.

[@thekitowl]

@@ktcarl you can’t argue that three producers not liking Pete’s drumming is a good enough reason to let him go, of course Pete deny’s this.

[@ktcarl]

@@thekitowl Wut?!?!?! If you can't play in the studio you are out. It was actually 4 producers that didn't like Pete's drumming. That is waaaayyyy good enough reason for Pete getting sacked. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIaWkmSams6ZY9k

[@PeaceCommando]

I have been a Beatle fan for over 50 years, but learned more about Ringo in this brief history than anything I ever knew before. Thanks for posting.

[@mrmurder5033]

Love this The adventures of lil Ringo

[@stevewalton4771]

A few months shy of 9 years old, late 63...perhaps January of 64, My Sister turned me onto this new sound from England. Forward to 2021, 66 years old, and still a Beatlemaniac. Ringo being my favorite. The boys will always to me be, The Gods of Rock n Roll. And, very good video, thank you for all your "hard?" Work....(seems more like fun).

[@robertvaughn6646]

Accurate story, thanks. Another little moment was when Ringo played at the first recording, George Martin still had the session drummer, Andy White, play on Love Me Do. Ringo was devastated thinking he was already fired. If you listen to the record Ringo is heard playing tambourine. There is another recording with Ringo playing drums.

[@brianparker663]

And it was Ringo's take that was used for the original single release, not White's - so it can't have made much of a difference.

[@robertvaughn6646]

@@brianparker663 I must disagree. You can find Ringo interviews that confirms he's on tambourine as well as a recent obituary of Andy White saying he played the drums on Love Me Do and the "B" side P.S. I Love You. I have a ver. of Ringo playing drums but there's no tambourine. It may be on the Anthology collection. Never released.

[@brianparker663]

@@robertvaughn6646 You are absolutely correct - I'm not disagreeing. But that was the album take, not the original single take which was phased out in early 1964 - all subsequent represses used the Andy White recording. It's well documented and it's why the Past Masters collection features the Ringo take as originally issued...with no tambourine. I have an original single (I'm that old) bought in 1962 and it is Ringo and there is no tambourine. Hope that clarifies :-)

[@brianparker663]

@@robertvaughn6646 - Sorry to bang on Robert - but this video explains what went on all those years ago when I was a lad...:-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHvJY6xunLSEfpY

[@robertvaughn6646]

@@brianparker663 We're probably the same age. Thanks.

[@rickykay9516]

This is the best and most complete version I have heard of the truth how Ringo became a Beatle. And I'm glad he did.

[@nickvanleeuwen4207]

Well done! Nicely documented. Especially like the pictures.

[@michaelmorrissey2248]

Saw Ringo and his All Stars a few years ago. Great performer, great band. Love Ringo!

[@waynedaly100]

poor Pete, must have been hard watching the lads counquer the world

[@beatlecristian]

They made it right when he got paid years later.

[@garysmith3173]

Heartbreaking.

[@ktcarl]

And this is another video proving that Pete wasn't as good of a drummer as Ringo was. This video mentioned Ringo playing for 3 bands. He was in demand more than Pete.

[@jasona9]

@@beatlecristian Yes the Beatles Anthology made Pete a Multi Millionaire. Pete also got a Carlberg Lager Commercial which ran during the Anthology's original run on ABC in America. Not a bad financial haul....

[@beatlecristian]

@@jasona9 yeah, do you think they should have paid him sooner?

[@edwardrossman9448]

Great summation of Ringo's story.

[@mnbv990]

That was a great film, I learnt a lot. Cheers sir.

[@nevillede-hoedt6520]

Ringo Truly was, and still is an inovated drummer. He was also a (first) for so many beats and ideas that most drummer's use today. Ringo really made 'The Beatles' come to life, he gave them that life, that made them the most famous band of all time. Ringo and Paul still both prove that they took an average band, and made it talk, stand out. Yes, today there are some good drummers about, who come up with some interesting trick's! But back in 1958, Ringo had something special that other drummer's didn't have, the fact and detail of that statement is, Ringo could play bass drum, along with his ability to have the 4 elements working together, creating rhythm section, which other drummers can't do, and still can't do, from what I am witnessing today. Ringo created rhythm, where other drummers can't play straight beat, or count properly, and anticipate timing uniformly. Ringo created it, developed it, could accually play it, and make it happen. I saw an interview with Elvis Presley's first drummer, JD Fontana, he accually had a good tight top end (snare and highhat) combination happening, he was a solid hitter, together, a great rock drummer, is what can be heard, when one listens to early Elvis Recording's, this also carried over into Elvis's live shows, this band, with Elvis playing rhythm guitar, setting the timing, caused a tight drum bass thing (rhythm section) going, allowing Elvis to sing, move, put on a show, which in turn allowed Scotty Moore to play some great Jazz/blues guitar riffs over top, along with the 2 - 3 chord quick change guitar rhythm, and with Elvis's ability to be a good strummer, they created a full sound, for a quartet. Bill Black was a slapper on the bass, (playing a tight percussiony rhythm) but in DJ Fontana's interview, he said when asked about his drumming, how he managed to play and have that full drum sound, he said he never played bass drum at all, ever, because he couldn't, never learn't to. A lot of drummers before that time, in the 50s, didn't play bass drum, the main reason for it, is they couldn't, they couldn't physically do it. Usually in the big band era, bass drum was played by a bass drum player, whoes only job, was to bang the bass drum by hand, or a beater, like they did in the marching bands, who had a bass drum player. So bass drum wasn't there in a lot of 3 piece trios or quartets. Ringo was good at it, he developed it, incorporated it into his playing. JD Fontana couldn't do it. Gene Kruper, and Buddy Rich both could play bass drum, incorporate it into their playing, because drummers like those guys were hard to come by, Ringo probably was listening to drummer's that could play using the whole kit. Ofcourse there are a lot of good drummers out there! but there are a lot of drummers out there that aren't very good, not good at co ordinating or anticipating, and being able to do it, no sense of any talent to acheive it. Pete Best might have been still a learner at the time, if he has kept playing, and we know he has, he is probably very good now. Ringo has still got it! Plus the other adage, is he had a bass player like Paul McCartney with which to play with! how could he go wrong!? Paul's the best ever bass player in the world, the guy is a natural, at everything he plays, his timing is impeccable, he is able to anticipate as he goes, so Ringo's style is a combination of what Paul presents when they played together, it was so good, then, and now. So far in front. . .

[@lunardoeseverything5393]

The Story of Pete best is so tragic in my opinion. Only one can imagine how hard it is being cut from the best band in the world, not to mention the Beatles never paid him back, and he spent the most part of the 60’s working at minimum wage jobs.

[@robgronotte1]

Never paid him back for what? He did get some notoriety and some albums in the 60s, and he got some Beatles money in the 90s when some recordings with him were used in the Anthology compilation.

[@derradune6722]

He’s a regular on Twitter and certainly never comes across as bitter though, he seems to take a lot of pride in his time in the Beatles.

[@Clean.Eastwood]

Yeah, it is sad, but that's the risk of pursuing a career in music. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't. Ringo also took that risk when he had to choose between his personal life and his career.

[@LeviBulger]

He didn't want to improve with the band, never practiced, never hung out with them, and had absolutely no personality. He was clearly not cut for the Beatle cloth.

[@ktcarl]

@@LeviBulger That's what is "so tragic" in a nutshell. Pete Best didn't try to improve.

[@mrsticker2]

When I saw the title of this I thought "I know how Ringo became a Beatle", but you went into so many more details. Great video.

[@tommiehicks612]

With all of that poor health as a child and massive assaults on his body with alcohol and drugs for decades, Ringo may well end up as the longest lived Beatle. "Ringo wasn't all that great" some wags inform me. RAIN and TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS: mic drop.

[@bernardojimenez858]

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[@bernardojimenez858]

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[@kennethoats2322]

How about... Please Please Me, Twist and Shout, She Loves You, It Won't Be Long, I Feel Fine, Ticket to Ride, Day Tripper, Tomorrow Never Knows, Rain, A Day In the Life, and the entire Abbey Road album 🎶🥁💪

[@austins.2495]

So glad you're still making videos. I love this channel, thank you for the fantastic content truly

[@Wildmutationblu]

You should have mentioned that Ringo is left handed and forced to play a right handed drum kit by his grandmother. Also, his son Zak is an amazing drummer who plays with the Who and Oasis plus many more bands. Great video though.

[@eleven9286]

He did mention the left hand bruh

[@USSCYT]

The left handed thing was like the second thing that was mentioned

[@avega2792]

Maybe watch the video before commenting.

[@markmontieth8815]

You did a great job telling the story thoroughly, accurately and efficiently. I've read about 60 books on the Beatles, but learned a few details.

[@flyinpigmusic331]

Hey, bro. Could you do a video regarding the album "Introducing...The Beatles?" It's one of the most bootlegged albums of all time, but it also had so many different official versions, it's extremely difficult to tell apart the fakes from the real ones. An original real copy is worth lots of money, if you can identify them, that is.

[@andriealinsangao613]

Yes!

[@themoviedealers]

All the research on this is in the book by Bruce Spizer, but out of print and hugely expensive to obtain.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*The first one I ever saw, perhaps a week after the 'Sullivan appearance, was at 'F.W. Woolworths' in Dearborn, Mi. and it was titled "Meet The Beatles" retailing at $1.27!* (That was a good amount for a kid to spend then...lots of kids didn't even have an 'Allowance' ) *I'm 99% certain that album had the 'Capitol Records' logo on it in an upper-corner...and a 'This is a monaural recording' in small letters at the bottom*

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*ps...there were NO 'singles' available then...just the album*

[@edt5976]

I never heard of "introducing....The Beatles" before, I heard of "meet the Beatles" . Are they one in the same?

[@MuscleSportTV]

The story at the end with the bus and his goats is hysterical. Poor Ringo.

[@hola_soy_ema]

Really interesting, man!

[@johnnunez8131]

Your production quality is the best I've ever seen. Whomever made the decision to tell the story while the credits rolled is a genius

[@georgebennett3197]

All those years playing live every night in Germany and all those gigs in Liverpool - night after night. That's what made the Beatles so good - so tight. You don't see that so much in pop music today. "Let's just programme the drum machine." "Let's just use a voice coder ...let's just sample someone else's track",.

[@lucasmichaud-acapulco]

Yes. That's why today in 2021, itunes has many 40 and 50 year old songs as top music from Queen, Joni Mitchell, CCR and others. Today's music has no inspirational lyric, no harmony in the music and zero depth.

[@toddmorrison7342]

Without question, Ringo was a kick-ass drummer. What created the perception of him not being at the same level as the rest was the recording of his drums. In many songs the drums sound weak, low energy, but that's how they recorded drums back in the day, placing towels over them to mute the sound. This was an excellent documentary, shedding the misperceptions regarding Ringo's true talent. Cheers!

[@Kieop]

Yeah, the bass was recorded low in the mix as well, which is surprising to us now, since as a beat group, the rhythm section is what drives The Beatles sound.

[@electorize]

Great story, thank you.

[@cloud__]

Aw i love ringo even more! Great video and i appreciate the visuals while the narration really informative!

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Most of us up here in Canada knew Ringo from the kids show called "Shining Time Station" before The Beatles

[@Romchikthelemon]

Интересно

[@steveleblanc7983]

1989 was long after The Beatles

[@Valveus]

Kids growing up in the 80s in the UK knew him as the narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

@2v_5r exactly, I didn't know the Beatles until I was ready to seek them out and love and seep in all that music, I wondered why the Conductor was in the Beatles and it kinda made sense when I saw Yellow Submarine

[@HEWHOTAWNS]

Vinyl rewind unironically one of the best music channels on KZbin

[@BronyDanProductions]

Ringo really was the glue that kept the Beatles together. While it is unfortunate that Pete Best was let off the way he was, they were never going to be as big as they were, and still are today, if they had kept Pete around, his drumming is just not that good.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

They would've been just as big, if not bigger. Pete was by far the most popular Beatle.

[@thekitowl]

@@Cosmo-Kramer deluded.

[@johnbiles419]

Thank you for covering this; it's rather different from the version of how Ringo joined the Beatles I had heard before. I always enjoy your music history videos.

[@charleybarley914]

There's a reason record producers have been telling drummers to "play it like Ringo" in recording sessions for decades.

[@TheGuitarReb]

Ringo is a great guy for having to keep a beat behind that ass hole John Lennon for so many years. All praise to Ringo.

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

Glad you took your time with this video. Ringo’s birthday is a day before mine and I often celebrate both birthdays on the same date.

[@danr1920]

I don't know who said this, The best thing to happen Ringo was when the Beatles asked him to join the band. The best thing to happen to the Beatles was when Ringo joined the Beatles.

[@steveanderson6523]

Excellent video! I have always liked Ringo and that sense of humour of his. Learnt loads from this vid. Cheers.

[@andydporter5136]

And then when Ringo finally got the drum cases to his home, they all rolled back down the hill again.

[@finnsterling6514]

I know a lot of stuff about the Beatles. I didn't know 95% of the stuff talked about here. Great vid!

[@RobbieCalifornia69]

George had a great stage/theatre analogy about Pete/Ringo ... "Ringo was always the Beatles drummer ... he just didn't enter the scene until 1962" He was and is such an inventive talented drummer. He really was so much more than the guy on the drum kit. He was 25% of "the Beatles" success and they would never have been who they became without him. You could not possibly have had a Keith Moon, Ginger Baker or Mitch Mitchell as a Beatle drummer. It wouldn't have worked. His drum fills are legendary in the drummer world. The Beatles were very fortunate to get Ringo ... he was the number one drummer in 1962 and very hightly regarded in the North. And ... as much as it is a sad kinda story about Pete ... he eventually did make a fair whack of money in the 90s when the Anthology series came out and he received performance royalties from his recordings from the Beatles. I'm sure he's living very comfortable nowadays which is kinda nice too.

[@jasona9]

You misquoted George Harrison. He actually said, "Historically it may look like we did something nasty to Pete, but the thing was though, as history has also shown, Ringo was the member of the band. He just didn't enter the picture until that particular time."

[@tr5947]

You hit it on the head: he was 25 % of The Beatles. You don't let some hanger-on veto ideas, songs, or lines in songs, which Ringo did to freaking Lennon and McCartney. They respected his opinions and musicianship. Anybody who tries to make it seem like Ringo was some kind of spare wheel is ignorant.

[@DanielleCrookMusic]

This was awesome, the Ringo backstory I've been waiting for!

[@TheRealLovermen]

Even after the beatles breakup, Pete Best and Ringo Starr are still alive.

[@johnranes6938]

This video is an absolute must of understanding the Beatles as a true fan (Lived in London 1962-63) :-)

[@jedgould5531]

“Things fell into place for Ringo.” He’s in a sanitarium with tuberculosis, has to join a gang, but things are going his way with everyone telling him he sucks.

[@rogarh]

Excellent video.. It explained sooo much about the Beatles pre-fame years.. I also wasn't clear why Pete Best was replaced.. thanks!!!

[@daniel-san-augh]

Ringo’s the best

[@henrychinaski2890]

One of your best videos. Great work, always appreciated, thank you.

[@gloriavalentine8173]

Ringo is ALL man, tough & BRILLIANT. The band was Now complete with Ringo. Best deal Ever!!!😎😘😉

[@dijonstreak]

awesome..best ever in depth presentation , insight of who has ALWAYS been since " Love Me Do " my favorite Beatle Ringo & George...... funny how them two were the closest offriends and how George fought for Ringo to join the band......no wonder The Beatles are called The Fabulous Four.......incredible band........of ALL Time. !! great job...very well done !!

[@landhopper4296]

It’s great that he did join. He’s a typical Scouse joker (meant with peace and love and I’m half Scouse) and if you look at those early interviews in the US, he’s the cheeky pi**taker who gave the funny answers, triggered that humour in the others and won over the press. The ingredients were there but he was the catalyst for their greatness.

[@garytrew2766]

Hey man that's the best Ringo story I ever heard. He and the Beatles inspired me to play drums since 1964.. thanks for the video