Ringo Starr turns 86, fans mark his birthday

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Ringo Starr celebrates his 86th birthday on July 7; fans and fellow musicians marked the day with tributes, messages, local events and social posts saying Peace and Love. A fan event is scheduled for July 7 at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square billed as a birthday celebration. Critics and fans point to specific Beatles drum moments as reminders of his craft, noting the Latin flourishes borrowed from Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say” on “I Feel Fine,” the punctuative cymbal crashes in “She Said, She Said,” the snare shots in “Rain” and the ominous bass fills in “Strawberry Fields Forever.” A rolling list of standout tracks circulated alongside the tributes, including “Ticket to Ride,” “Rain,” “A Day in the Life,” and “Strawberry Fields Forever.” Starr is continuing to perform: he announced fall All Starr Band dates beginning September 24 in Easton, Pennsylvania, confirming he will be on the road after his 86th birthday.

Helen Barrett

@helenbarrett.bsky.social

Happy birthday Ringo Starr, 86 today. He still owns Maureen's red vinyl raincoat.

Ringo Starr photographed in 2025 with drum kit and wearing the red vinyl raincoat he wore for the Beatles' rooftop concert in 1969.

18274h ago

Jimusic

@jimusic.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to drummer Ringo Starr born in Liverpool, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 86 years ago today. What are your favourite songs that showcase Ringo Starr? #RingoStarr

2612h ago

Doug Buckland7

Act Naturally With A Little Help From My Friends Photograph

Quarry Girl6

Photograph Octopus's Garden I'm the Greatest What Goes On Early 1970 Rain Paperback Writer (listen to the drums in those last two!) Love you, Ringo!

absurd17.bsky.social5

Matchbox, Act Naturally, With a Little Help from my Friends

Beach Boys are the GOAT5

Don't Pass Me By Act Naturally

Pedro Jimenez5

All of solo hits are fantastic.

Dare 🔥5

He was always reliable 👌

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KILL THE KING2

With A Little Help From My Friends

Orkney Library & Archive

@orkneylibrary.bsky.social

Happy 86th Birthday to Sir Ringo Starr, who was born on the 7th July 1940! 🥳 We don't know if Ringo ever visited #Orkney (though Paul McCartney has) but #FunFact DID YOU KNOW that Ringo's great-grandfather was a merchant seaman from #Shetland who moved to Liverpool around 1870?

The Beatles from the Abbey Road album cover, crossing the zebra crossing outside Orkney Library & Archive

1151h ago

Michael Daly

@michaeldaly64.bsky.social

Richard Starkey AKA Ringo Starr. Born OTD in 1940, 9 Madryn Street, Dingle, Liverpool www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUQ...

9613h ago

Tibor M. Kalman

@kalmantibs.bsky.social

"When Ringo Starr was ill with tonsillitis, Jimmie Nicol substituted him on drums for 8 concerts and lived a superstar's life for 10 days. Here pictured sitting alone in the Melbourne airport, waiting for the plane that'll take him back to obscurity." Historic Photographs, 1964

8416h ago

Tibor M. Kalman22

With a global population of 3.26 billion in 1964, Jimmie Nicol's 10 days in the limelight gave him more glory than 99.9% of people will ever experience. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️

Phil 🍁🇨🇦 EH!3

Oh that's so sad. Hope he had a fulfilling life with a family and financial security.

Sharon Keegan 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 🇲🇽1

"A picture’s worth a thousand words” truly applies here. His captured "thousand-yard stare" challenge’s the viewer… fleeting glory? If only?… my feet hurt? Photography at its best.

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Cosmoiselle2

We can only empathise 😔 🙏

Michael Warburton

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

He was a key part of the greatest band in the history of music not just in terms of ‘band chemistry’ - but also as an actual Drummer. Sure he was no Krupa, Rich, Bonham or Baker - but his contribution to the Beatles music was immense. 86 Candles 🎂 today for RINGO STARR

486h ago

Mr Natural

@neilmatheson66.bsky.social

Happy 86th birthday drummer, singer, songwriter, and actor Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr. 🎂

197h ago

Alfred Soto

@sotoalfred.bsky.social

Happy birthday to a drummer who's gotten more shit than any in rock history. I make a case for Ringo Starr's best Beatle moments. humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2021/07/07/r...

162h ago

NewWaveAndPunk

@punkandnewwave.bsky.social

86 years old today: Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), most famously of #TheBeatles Pics; Rolls Press/Popperfoto Screen Archives youtu.be/m_2D1iLUGkA?si…

206h ago

Mark Reznicek

@realmarkrez.bsky.social

Happy Birthday, Ringo!! My first drumming inspiration, before I was even old enough to articulate something like that.

Ringo Starr, playing a drum kit with the Beatles.

181h ago

Birmingham 81

@birmingham81.bsky.social

Happy birthday to Ringo Starr. Here's an eclectic playlist of tunes that he mentioned in interviews or encouraged others to listen to back in 1966. The selections were published in Steve Turner’s book Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/3SE...

155h ago

Prof Frank McDonough

@fxmc1957.bsky.social

PERSON OF THE DAY. 7 July 1940. Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) was born in Liverpool. He gained worldwide fame as the drummer with The Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, most notably, on Yellow Submarine, Act Naturally, With a Little Help from My Friends and Octopus’s Garden.

144h ago

Mila Caja

@milacaja.bsky.social

Inspirada en “Weight of the World” de Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) que cumple hoy 86 años. youtu.be/k_S77XSXDe8?...

126h ago

Sodor Island Forums & Fansite

@sifansite.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to the original Thomas & Friends Storyteller and legendary Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr! Thank you for your contribution to the childhoods of millions - may you have a day filled with #PeaceAndLove!

74h ago

Bobbyandmog

@bobbyandmog.bsky.social

PEACE AND LOVE AT NOON, HAPPY BIRTHDAY RINGO STARR!!!!! #RingoStarr #TheBeatles

41h ago

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ringostarr.comRingo Starr Celebrates His Annual Birthday With Peace and Love Celebration In Beverly Hills with Friends, Family, and Hundreds of Fans While 34 Celebrations Around The Globe Created A 24-Hour Wave Of ...humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.comRingo Starr’s best Beatles drumming spillmagazine.comSPILL NEWS: JOIN THE RINGO STARR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT TORONTO’S NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE | PEACE AND LOVE TO US ALL!

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