L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ten years ago when Ringo Starr turned 68, the Beatles drummer recalled someone asking what he wanted for his birthday. “I couldn’t think of anything, and I don’t know why I said it, but it just came out: I said I would like for ev... more info

Time — Lots of famous people have turned to painting in their later years: Ringo Starr, Jim Carrey, George W. Bush. So it’s not unusual that Nell Painter, an accomplished historian and Princeton professor with six books and a string of honors to her name,... more info

Guardian Music — Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry discuss addiction, rock-star excess, middle-age mellowing – and the mythical all-star drinking club that gave the band their nameIn the early 70s, Alice Cooper helmed his own secret late-night drinking c... more info

USA Today Music — D.J. Fontana played on indelible Elvis Presley records, including "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Jailhouse Rock," and worked with Red Sovine and Ringo Starr.             more info

New York Post — Sir Ringo Starr has inked a worldwide music catalog deal with Bertelsmann that will feature songs from his solo catalog as well as popular Beatles songs where he controlled the rights. The deal for Starr — who finally was knighted last month by Pri... more info

Rolling Stone — Ringo Starr announced a U.S. leg for his 2018 tour with the All Starr Band. The 20-date run launches September 1st in Tulsa, Oklahoma and concludes the 29th in Los Angeles. The latest iteration of the former Beatle's rotating group features retu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Earlier this week, Ringo Starr received Knighthood like his Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney did in 2004, and now Sir Ringo has announced a run of North American tour dates for September with his All Starr Band... Continue reading… more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The other surviving Beatle, Paul McCartney, was knighted in 1997. more info

411 Mania — TMZ reports that Ringo Starr was knighted this morning by Prince William at Buckingham Palace. He is the second (and last) Beatle to get the[.........] The post Ringo Starr Gets Knighted At Buckingham Palace appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

USA Today Music — Starr was knighted at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.             more info