... with a little help from my friends. Today in rock history, in 1940, Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England. To build on what Mr. Whoamus stated in a recent blog entry, probably the smartest thing Ringo ever did was develop the concept of the All-Starr Band, where he gives "B List" rock stars (and I mean the term in the kindest way) a chance to play their big hits in an all-star variety format. Mr.Whoamus and I and our spouses took in an All-Starr show at the MN State Fair way back in '01, and I agree that it was probably the finest rock show I've ever seen; that tour featured Greg Lake, Sheila E., Roger Hodgson, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones and Mark Rivera. This year, the 11th tour features Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Richard Page, Wally Palmar, Rick Derringer and Gregg Bissonette. I'm glad to see that Ringo is still going strong at 70. Let's check out the current tour with this clip of a collage of the hits. Thanks to http://rockhall.com/story-of-rock/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr, and http://www.ringostarr.com/home.php for the info, and keep on rockin'!
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God bless Ringo. God bless Charlie Mac for nudging Ms. Who and me to attend the best concert I've ever attended back in God knows when at the old Minnesota State Fair bandstand. Ringo on drums backing Greg Lake on In the Court of the Crimson King -- did that really happen? :-)
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