thursday 17 Ringo Starr LEGEND—Fifty years after the Beatles re-invented what it meant to be a rock-and-roll band, Ringo Starr has emerged as the least likely of the Fab Four to be the most relevant and enduring musician of the group; yet there he is, still more a band member than a front man, but […]
Ringo Starr
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Shining Starr Trivia
Think you’re the authority on Ringo? Test your knowledge
As a member of a minorly important British pop group that got its start over 50 years ago, Richard Starkey went from a Dickensian, impoverished and sickly child banging on biscuit tins with sticks, to Ringo Starr, one of the world’s richest and most infamous drummers. “Before Ringo, drum stars were measured by their soloing […]
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The Week-nighter 7/14-7/17
Working overtime is lame. Especially when there are such great concerts happening almost ever night of the week #inBend! Here are a few of our suggestions for this week in afterwork entertainment. Tuesday: The Haunted Windchimes Humble and endearing, Haunted Windchimes offers the kind of old-fashioned comfort of Americana, folk and blues that warms the heart. […]
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Ringo Starr to Play LSA July 17
Last night’s Grammy salute honoring the 50 year anniversary of Beatles debut on the Ed Sullivan show was a reminder of the staying power of the worlds greatest pop band (don’t even try to argue with me, One Direction fans). Watch highlights here. “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America — A Grammy Salute,” was […]