Well actually, two of his biggest hits, “It Don’t Come Easy” and “Photograph” were written by his buddy George Harrison. So there’s that.
i remember the big Beatles documentary on tv and paul and George in different interviews said pretty much by the time help was being filmed they were all smoking a bag of pot for breakfast (each apparently)
When I first saw this thread title, I thought of a post I saw on Facebook a while back:
My friend is obsessed with completing his collection of Beatles albums.
I think he needs “HELP!”
I feel people underestimate Ringo. I’ll certainly grant that he wasn’t at the same creative level as the other three. But he didn’t just “luck into” the band. He was a very talented performer and the other three recruited him when they wanted to go up to the next level. In terms of playing skills, Ringo was probably the best member in the band.
In the early years of the Beatles’ fame, Ringo was the most recognizable. To the casual observer, the other three were almost interchangeable in appearance and demeanor. It made sense to make Ringo central to the plot in a medium that would stretch beyond their immediate fan base.
It has always been my opinion that Ringo is the one who sold the Beatles in America, apart from the music. His everyman look and cheerful demeaner (he always seemed to be just a regular bloke having fun) appealed to a lot of people. The others often appeared churlish and standoff-ish. Everyone had a favorite Beatle, but that was split among the other three. Everybody liked Ringo.
And while Ringo was no Ginger Baker, or even Keith Moon, he was a good drummer. There’s a web site somewhere that allows you to listen to Ringo’s drumming without the other instruments, and he was capable of some really intricate stuff, especially in the later years.
I was cruising antique row in Niles this afternoon and came across a replica poster for the 1965 US premiere. I got a chuckle out of the vignettes for each of the boys:
