In a few months, Ringo went from being a Liverpool drummer to playing behind John Lennon and Paul McCartney. We call that a promotion or better, "the luck of Ringo."
He had a great sense of humor and the media loved him. Ringo had critical roles in the Beatles’ movies, such as his “ring” in Help and that funny walk to “This Boy: Ringo’s theme,” in A Hard Day’s Night.
Ringo did a couple of “lead vocals”, such as the # 1 song: “Yellow Submarine.” However, his greatest contribution was being a professional drummer, exactly what George Martin had in mind back then.
We remember Ringo’s birthday and I hope that he is doing well. By the way, Pete Best will turn 82 in November and you can send him a card if you are a charitable mood.
Can anyone imagine Pete Best singing "Yellow Submarine" or "Act Naturally" or "With a Little Help From My Friends" ? I can't.
As my late parents commented when they missed a big lottery ticket by one number, it wasn't meant to be. It was not. I told my parents on the phone that they didn't have the luck of Ringo. They had no idea of what I was talking about. A few days later, I told them the story of Ringo and they understood my reference.
He was crap back in the 60s, and is crap today.
As long as he keeps his mouth shut, he’s tolerable.