Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has long threaded country music into his work, both as part of the Fab Four, and his decades of solo work. During his tenure with the Beatles, Starr sang lead on the Fab Four's cover of the Buck Owens classic "Act Naturally.

Country, rock hall of famers, modern stars joined icon Ringo Starr at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to celebrate the release of his album 'Look Up.'

Produced by T Bone Burnett, Look Up features 11 songs with Ringo playing drums and singing on all of them. On some of the songs, he’s joined by other artists like Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings, Alison Krauss, Larkin Poe, and Lucius.

During a recent interview, Ringo Starr explained why his Beatles bandmates would laugh at him when he’d present original songs to the group.

Photo courtesy Beautiful Day Media On Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, Ringo Starr commenced the first of two sold-out nights on the Ryman Auditorium stage

Ringo Starr announced a pair of benefit concerts to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief in January 2025.

When Ringo Starr announced his new T Bone Burnett-assisted country album Look Up, he also revealed plans for an all-starr concert at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium tonight and tomorrow. Today, he has revealed the guests for that shindig and announced it will be a benefit for wildfire recovery in Los Angeles,

Ringo & Friends at the Ryman' will feature Jack White and Sheryl Crow and will celebrate the singer's legacy through the lens of country music. It will tape in Nashville this week.

For the past two nights, Ringo Starr celebrated his new country album Look Up with guest-heavy performances at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium, which were filmed for a TV special and became benefits for LA wildfire recovery.

Jack White performs with Ringo Starr at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Starr has a new country influenced album, "Look Up," he worked on with T Bone Burnett.

Jack White performs with Ringo Starr at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Starr has a new country influenced album, "Look Up," he worked on with T Bone Burnett.

Ringo Starr charts his first solo No. 1 album in the U.K. this week, as Look Up debuts atop a pair of rankings, earning him his first leaders since The Beatles.