Ringo Starr

Artist:  Ringo Starr
Birth Name:  Richard Starkey
Born:  July 7, 1940.  Dingle, Liverpool, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock, Country, Reggae
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Drummer, Actor
Instruments:  Drums, Vocals

Ringo Starr is an English Drummer, Singer, Songwriter and Actor, best-known as the Drummer of  The Beatles, and occasionally sang Lead Vocals, including "With A Little Help From My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", "Don't Pass Me By", "Octopus Garden" and more.  When The Beatles were formed in 1960, he was a member of another Liverpool Group, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, and he joined The Beatles in 1962, replacing Pete Best, and he was the Drummer in The Beatles from 1962 to 1970.  After the band's break-up in 1970, he released several successful singles including the US No. 4 Hit "It Don't Come Easy", and No. 1 "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen".  In 1972, he released his most successful UK Single "Back Off Boogaloo", which peaked at No. 2.  He has toured with twelve variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.  He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame in 1998.  In 2011, Rolling Stone Magazine readers named Ringo Starr the fifth-Greatest Drummer Of All Time.  He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a The Beatles in 1988, and was inducted for his Solo career in 2015.

Title:  What's My Name  (2019)
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock, Country, Reggae
Label:   UMC
Rating:   ****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Gotta Get Up To Get Down  (4:21)
 2.  It's Not Love That You Want  (3:35)
 3.  Grow Old With Me  (3:20)
 4.  Magic  (4:10)
 5.  Money  (2:58)
 6.  Better Days  (2:49)
 7.  Life Is Good  (3:13)
 8.  Thank God For Music  (3:40)
 9.  Send Love Spread Peace  (2:59)
10. What's My Name  (3:45)

Personnel:

Ringo Starr:  Vocals, Drums on All Tracks, Percussion on Tracks:  2, 4-10

Nathan East:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10
Bruce Sugar:  Synthesizer on Tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, Synth Horns on Track 2, Piano, Organ on Track 5, Synth Voice Pad on Track 8
Jim Cox:  Piano on Tracks:  2, 3, 8, Synth Bass, Organ on Track 8
Benmont Tench:  Clavinet on Track 2, Organ on Tracks:  7, 9, Piano on Track 9
John Pierce:  Bass on Track 4
Rhea Folwer, Bianca McClure:  Violin on Track 3
Lauren Baba:  Viola on Track 3
Isaiah Gage:  Cello on Track 3
Allison Lovejoy:  Accordion on Track 3
Grant Michaels:  Piano on Track 6
Peter Levin:  Organ on Track 6
Kaveh Rastegar:  Bass on Track 6
Pete Min:  Guitar on Track 6
James King:  Horns on Track 6
Steve Dudas:  Guitar on Track 9
Coli Hay:  Guitar, Background Vocals on Track 10


Richard Page:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 1, 4, 7
Warren Ham:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 1, 4, 7, Harmonica on Track 10
Wind Wagner:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 7, 9
Kari Kimmel:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 1, 4, 7
Amy Keys:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 2, 9
Maxine Waters:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 5, 8, 10
Julia Waters:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 5, 8, 10
Zelma Davis:  Background Vocals on Track 6
Garen Gueyikian:  Background Vocals on Track 6

Special Guests:

Joe Walsh:  Guitar on Tracks:  1, 3, Vocals on Track 1
Edgar Winter:  Clavinet, Synthesizer, Vocals on Track 1
Dave Stewart:  Guitar on Track 2
Paul McCartney:  Bass, BGV on Track 3
Steve Lukather:  Guitar on Tracks:  4, 5, 7, 8, 10, Piano on Track 4

What's My Name is the 20th studio album by Ringo Starr, released on October 25, 2019 by UMC, featuring Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Edgar Winter, Dave Stewart, and Steve Lukather.