The legendary drummer has teamed up with country producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett for first LP in six years - and he is even heading to Nashville next week.

"We met Johnny Cash on the last gig the Beatles did, in San Francisco," Ringo Starr says today. "That was the last time we did gigs, and Johnny was there to see us off." Starr, 84, remembers it vividly,

Ringo Starr has opened up about picking songs for his new country album, Look Up, saying he "only listened" to the tracks and "didn’t know who had written them". The album, which is set for release on 10th January 2025, is a collection of 11 songs – many of them co-written T Bone Burnett, while other contributors include Billy Swan and Bruce Sugar.

Ringo Starr has released his new country album, Look Up. It is his first country album in more than 50 years and his first full-length album since 2019. Listen to it here.

As far back as the Beatles ' earliest years, the group drew influences far wider than the rock 'n' roll pioneers that directly paved their way. From blues to R&B to even jazz, listen closely to the records released during the Beatlemania years and a wealth of inspiration reveals itself.

As you are reading this, Sir Richard Starkey of Liverpool has just released his second album of country music in more than 50 years. I can hear you thinking, “second"? What was the first? Ringo was a Beatle,

Ringo Starr "always wanted" a different singing voice. The 84-year-old musician found international fame as the drummer for the Beatles in the 1960s alongside the late John Lennon, George Harrison, and Sir Paul McCartney and while he can "hold a tune",