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45 Years Ago: Ringo Rejoins the Beatles
45 Years Ago: Ringo Rejoins the Beatles
45 Years Ago: Ringo Rejoins the Beatles
On Aug. 22, 1968, Ringo Starr had enough of his bandmates' constant bickering. So he packed up his drumsticks and walked out of the Beatles' chaotic recording sessions for their upcoming double album, 'The Beatles' (better known as 'The White Album'). And he planned to stay away for good.
45 Years Ago: Ringo Starr Temporarily Quits the Beatles
45 Years Ago: Ringo Starr Temporarily Quits the Beatles
45 Years Ago: Ringo Starr Temporarily Quits the Beatles
Although they wouldn't officially disband until April 1970, the first signs that the four-headed beast known as the Beatles was starting to come apart at the seams took place on Aug. 22, 1968. A little more than six years to the day that he performed his first show with the group, drummer Ringo Starr walked out during the recording sessions for 'The Beatles.'
51 Years Ago: Ringo Starr Joins the Beatles
51 Years Ago: Ringo Starr Joins the Beatles
51 Years Ago: Ringo Starr Joins the Beatles
Only two days after Pete Best was fired as the drummer of the Beatles, the group performed their first official gig with Ringo Starr. The concert took place at Hulme Hall in Birkenhead - a ferry 'cross the Mersey away from Liverpool - on Aug. 18, 1962.

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