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Ringo Starr Biography

Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr)
Drums, Singer, Writer
The Beatles, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Sentimental Journey, Beaucoups of Blues, Ringo,
Good Night Vienna, Blast From Your Past, Ringo's Rotogravure, Ringo the 4th,
Bad Boy, Stop and Smell the Roses, Old Wave, Starr Struck,
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, Time Takes Time, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live From Montreux,
Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band, Verticle Man, VH1 Storytellers, I Wanna Be Santa Claus

Ringo Starr was born July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England. Named after his father Richard, he was the only child born to Richard Starkey and Elsie Gleave. The family resided in a six room terrace house in a poor and rough working class section of LIverpool known as the Dingle. Richard Sr. left home when Ringo was only three years old. In 1944 Ritchie (Ringo) and his mother moved to a smaller, less expensive terrace house around the corner. Determined to support herself and her son, Elsie went to work as a barmaid, often leaving Ritchie with his grandparents. Still Under Construction...