He achieved commercial and critical success with his 1973 album Ringo, which was a top ten release in both the UK and the US. In 1972, he released his most successful UK single, 'Back Off Boogaloo', which peaked at number two. After the band's break-up in 1970, he released several successful singles including the US number four hit 'It Don't Come Easy', and number ones 'Photograph' and 'You're Sixteen'. Starr played key roles in the Beatles' films and appeared in numerous others. After achieving moderate success with that band in the UK and Hamburg, he quit the Hurricanes and joined the Beatles in August 1962, replacing Pete Best. When the Beatles were formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool group, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.

In 1957, he cofounded his first band, the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, which earned several prestigious local bookings before the fad succumbed to American rock and roll by early 1958. Soon afterwards, he became interested in the UK skiffle craze, developing a fervent admiration for the genre. In 1955, he entered the workforce and briefly held a position with British Rail before securing an apprenticeship at a Liverpool equipment manufacturer. Starr was twice afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood, and he fell behind in school as a result of prolonged hospitalisations. He also wrote the Beatles' songs 'Don't Pass Me By' and 'Octopus's Garden', and is credited as a co-writer of others, including 'What Goes On' and 'Flying'. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including 'With a Little Help from My Friends', 'Yellow Submarine', 'Good Night', and their cover of 'Act Naturally'. Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English drummer, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.

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