Sixty years ago this month, a boy named Gary Astridge knew nothing about The Beatles. The 7-year-old was celebrating his grandmom’s birthday with his family in Buffalo, New York, when someone realized ...

Ringo Starr had a bit of a rocky start with The Beatles. Producer George Martin replaced him when the band recorded the single “Love Me Do.” and Ringo got replaced again when he struggled to play the ...

Ask Ringo Starr about his decades-long love affair with Ludwig drums. Go ahead; we did. You’re guaranteed to smile. What’s more, the Beatles drummer also gave two thumbs up (and playfully stuck out ...

The sound of the drums can inform the listener of a song’s age within the first few seconds of the track, and as Paul McCartney explained in a 2005 interview, the Beatles’ experimental drum tones were ...

“I don’t wish I’d played differently on any of them,” Starr explained. He then pointed out a rare Beatles on which he purposely approached playing drums in a different way. “‘Rain’ I played ...

Ringo Starr’s drum kit that he used to record some of the Beatles‘ early hits with has sold for $2.2 million at an auction to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. The former Beatles drummer used the ...

In 2000, George spoke to Billboard about The Beatles’ reissue of Yellow Submarine. Billboard said, “Your old band has got the No. 1 album around the world.” George said it was great because it wasn’t ...