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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is making a musical transition from rock to country.
The legendary artist revealed he’s changing his tune during a press conference for his new country album, Look Up.
When Fox News Digital asked what the inspiration behind the album was, he explained that T Bone Burnett, a producer and songwriter who has worked with Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss and more, had helped bring the record to life.
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is making a musical transition from rock to country. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
“T Bone was the inspiration because I met him at this party we were at. DOUBLE He had first met in the 1970s.
The 84-year-old rocker went on to explain how the two had shared what projects they were working on. Starr was working on creating EPS and suggested Burnett, if he had songs, send them his way.
Ringo Starr revealed that the inspiration behind his country EP (Extended Play) was producer T Bone Burnett. (Jason Merritt/Filmmagic for Superfly Features)
“He sent me the song that’s the most beautiful country track I’ve heard in years. they are.
“(T Bone) sent me the song that’s the most beautiful country track I’ve heard in years.”
The Beatles legend went on to say that when Burnett visited Los Angeles, Starr asked him to produce what was, at the time, an EP. Since the guitarist and producer told Starr he had nine songs, he agreed to make a full-length album.
Watch: Ringo Starr makes music go from rock to country
“There was no real plan. It was just bumping into each other and it ended up here,” Starr laughed.
“Look Up” is Starr’s first full-length album in six years. Nine of the eleven songs were written or co-written by Burnett.
Paul McCartney reunites with Ringo Starr during the final show of his GO BACK tour
Starr performed and wrote numerous country and country-tinged songs throughout his years with the Beatles, including “ACT Naturally”, “What’s Going On” and “Don’t Pass Me By”. (Harry Benson)
Starr’s lifelong love of country music has been evident and celebrated throughout his illustrative career, a press release stated. He performed and wrote numerous country and country-tinged songs throughout his years with the Beatles, including “ACT Naturally,” “What’s Going On” and “Don’t Pass Me By.”
“I loved Ringo Starr and playing. He changed the way every drummer after him played, with his inventive approach to the instrument.”
“He’s always sung killer rockabilly as well as being a soulful ballad singer. Taking this music with him was something like the realization of a 60-year dream I’ve lived. None of the work I’ve done in a lifetime in music would have happened if not for him and his band.
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The Beatles posing together. Left to right: Musicians George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, circa 1965. (Getty Images)
Starr recently brought his country spin to Nashville during two sold-out shows at the famed Ryman Auditorium.
Proceeds from his performance of “With A Little Help From My Friends” will be donated to the American Red Cross and those affected by Fires in California.
The Ringo & Friends at Ryman event featured artists such as Jack White and Sheryl Crow. The All-Star Concert is scheduled to air this spring.
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During Starr’s career he received nine Grammy Awards and has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, once with his legendary band The Beatles and the second time as a solo artist. (Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
During Starr’s career, he received nine Grammy Awards and was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, once with The Beatles and the second as a solo artist.
Between 1970 and 2023, Starr released 20 solo studio records and four consecutive EPs. He has film credits in 15 films, received an Academy Award and was nominated as an actor for an Emmy. In addition to his music and film scores, Ringo has published eight books.
In 2018, Ringo was knighted, and in 2019 he celebrated 35 years of touring with his All-Starr Band. In 2022, Ringo received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, and earlier he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame with the Joe Chambers Legacy Musician Award.
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