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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary '60s Musician Brings Out Beloved Actor for 'Beyond Awesome' Surprise Duet
Legendary '60s Musician Brings Out Beloved Actor for 'Beyond Awesome' Surprise Duet originally appeared on Parade. and just teamed up for the crossover that fans never knew they needed when the Grease alum joined the former Beatle onstage for a "beyond awesome" surprise performance. As seen in a clip uploaded to the actor's Instagram account, Travolta joined forces with Starr and his All-Starr Band to sing "With A Little Help From My Friends" during his Clearwater, Fla., concert on the evening of Saturday, June 21. Alongside the upbeat clip, Travolta included a photo with Starr backstage, with the Look Who's Talking star smiling excitedly while the musician threw a peace sign at the camera. "Ringo Starr was part of the soundtrack of my life. It meant a lot to me to sing with him and his all star band tonight," Travolta wrote of his brief time performing as part of what fans dubbed the "dream team." "Great song from The Beatles Sgt. Pepper album," he added. Fans were shocked by Travolta's cameo, with one jealous follower writing knowingly, "That must have been an amazing show! ❤️." "This is beyond awesome. The Dream Team! 😍❤️👏," another praised, with others gushing over the "Incredible," "So cool! 🙌❤️" and "Sensacional.... [sic] 👏👏👏" moment. "Billy Shears and Danny Zuko the crossover we didn't know we needed to have ❤️," one commenter said happily. "Both of you were the soundtrack of my life," another admitted. "So, so talented! ❤️." "👏👏👏What a privilege to be with him !!!" someone else surmised, adding a reference to the "Iconic music figures of a great era." "Lucky you!!!" someone else agreed, hyping up the actor living his '60s Musician Brings Out Beloved Actor for 'Beyond Awesome' Surprise Duet first appeared on Parade on Jun 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary '60s Musician Brings Out Beloved Actor for 'Beyond Awesome' Surprise Duet
Legendary '60s Musician Brings Out Beloved Actor for 'Beyond Awesome' Surprise Duet originally appeared on Parade. and just teamed up for the crossover that fans never knew they needed when the Grease alum joined the former Beatle onstage for a "beyond awesome" surprise performance. As seen in a clip uploaded to the actor's Instagram account, Travolta joined forces with Starr and his All-Starr Band to sing "With A Little Help From My Friends" during his Clearwater, Fla., concert on the evening of Saturday, June 21. Alongside the upbeat clip, Travolta included a photo with Starr backstage, with the Look Who's Talking star smiling excitedly while the musician threw a peace sign at the camera. "Ringo Starr was part of the soundtrack of my life. It meant a lot to me to sing with him and his all star band tonight," Travolta wrote of his brief time performing as part of what fans dubbed the "dream team." "Great song from The Beatles Sgt. Pepper album," he added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Travolta (@johntravolta) Fans were shocked by Travolta's cameo, with one jealous follower writing knowingly, "That must have been an amazing show! ❤️." "This is beyond awesome. The Dream Team! 😍❤️👏," another praised, with others gushing over the "Incredible," "So cool! 🙌❤️" and "Sensacional....👏👏👏" moment. "Billy Shears and Danny Zuko the crossover we didn't know we needed to have ❤️," one commenter said happily. "Both of you were the soundtrack of my life," another admitted. "So, so talented! ❤️." "👏👏👏What a privilege to be with him !!!" someone else surmised, adding a reference to the "Iconic music figures of a great era." "Lucky you!!!" someone else agreed, hyping up the actor living his '60s Musician Brings Out Beloved Actor for 'Beyond Awesome' Surprise Duet first appeared on Parade on Jun 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
Forbes
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Ringo Starr Rocks N.Y.C.'s Radio City With A Little Help From His Friends
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band (L-R) Buck Johnson, Greg Bissonette, Warren Ham, Ringo Starr, ... More Steve Lukather, Colin Hay and Hamish Stuart. As he approaches 85 next month, Ringo Starr remains spry on the mic and the drums when he and his All Starr Band performed a sold-out date at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Friday evening. It was a positive sign given that the former Beatle had to cancel the last two showas of his summer tour last year, including a date in the Big Apple, due to illness. The Radio City show more than certainly made up for that cancellation as he and the band — guitarist/singer Steve Lukather (Toto), bassist/singer Hamish Stuart (Average White Band), guitarist/singer Colin Hay (Men at Work), woodwinds player/multi-instrumentalist Warren Ham, drummer Gregg Bissonette and keyboardist Buck Johnson — played a set of Starr's solo material and Beatles songs that featured him on lead vocals. The concert kicked off with a rollicking cover of Carl Perkins' rockabilly classic Honey Don't (which the Fab Four covered on 1964's Beatles for Sale). From there, Starr alternated between standing in front of the stage with a mic in his hand and playing behind his drum kit as he ran through other beloved Beatles classics: 'Yellow Submarine,' 'Boys,' 'Octopus's Garden,' 'I Wanna Be Your Man,' and a cover of Buck Owens' 'Act Naturally.' Additionally, Starr unveiled his popularly known solo songs such as 'It Don't Come Easy,' 'I'm the Greatest,' 'No No Song' and the sublime 'Photograph,' which he co-wrote with his former Beatles' bandmate George Harrison. He also performed his recent single 'Look Up' from the country album (produced by T Bone Burnett) of the same name released earlier this year. It wasn't just Starr in the spotlight that evening; the other members of his band also got to shine by performing a few of their best-known hits—Lukather with Toto's 'Rosanna,' 'Africa' and 'Hold the Line'; Hay's popular songs with Men at Work, including 'Who Can It Be Now,' 'Down Under' and 'Overkill"; and Stuart with the Average White Band's funky oeuvre of' Pick Up the Pieces' and 'Cut the Cake.' The humorous moment from the concert was when Starr jokingly considered performing Beatles songs that he had not sung lead on as Lukather played riffs of some of those numbers, before the legendary drummer wisely decided not to tackle those. Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at Radio City Music Hall on June 13, 2025 Naturally, the penultimate moment of the show was Starr's performance of one of his signature Beatles songs, 'With a Little Help From My Friends,' off of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. As Starr walked off the stage and said goodbye, the rest of the band appropriately launched into John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band's 'Give Peace a Chance' since Starr's lifelong mantra has always been 'peace and love.' Starr's band lived up to their moniker as all the musicians were in fine form that night with their performances, from Lukather's blazing riffs to Bissonette's versatile drumming (his solo spotlight quoted several popular rock songs by the likes of the Rolling Stones, Rush, and of course the Beatles). Starr was in good spirits and quite energetic, proving that the enthusiasm is still there as the beloved rocker is in the seventh decade of his music career. The band's spring tour continues through June 25. Setlist Honey Don't It Don't Come Easy Rosanna (Toto cover) Pick Up the Pieces (Average White Band cover) Down Under (Men at Work cover) Boys I'm the Greatest Yellow Submarine Cut the Cake (Average White Band cover) Octopus's Garden Look Up No No Song Overkill (Men at Work cover) Africa (Toto cover) Work to Do (The Isley Brothers cover) I Wanna Be Your Man Who Can It Be Now? (Men at Work cover) Hold the Line (Toto cover) Photograph Act Naturally With a Little Help From My Friends Give Peace a Chance
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ringo Starr's children are 'fed up' of him threatening to retire
Ringo Starr's children are "fed up" with him threatening to retire. The 84-year-old musician - who has Zak, 59, and Jason, 57, and daughter Lee, 54, with late ex-wife Maureen - admitted that every time he comes off a tour, he tells his kids that he is going to throw in the towel but then something else always comes up to entice him back to the stage. He told this week's edition of People magazine: "Sometimes when I finish a tour, I'm like, 'That's the end for me.' And all my children say, 'Oh, Dad, you've told us that for the last 10 years.' And they get fed up with me. "I do feel, 'Oh, that's got to be enough,' and then I get a phone call: 'We've got a few gigs if you're interested.' Okay, we're off again!" The Beatles legend - who shot to fame alongside Sir Paul McCartney, as well as the late John Lennon and George Harrison in the 1960s as part of the 'Hey Jude' hitmakers - has now been playing with the All Starr Band for over 30 years, and ahead of their tour later this year, fondly recalled that their first performance was in a field. He said: "In those days, I had a phone book, so I found guys who were musicians and I'd call them. "We opened in Texas in a field and it was great. And we've been doing it ever since because I love to play live. I love the audience, I know they love me and we have a great time." Ringo also released his chart-topping album 'Look Up' earlier this year and it was an exploration of the country genre. He said: "It sort of took its own way. We can make the right turns sometimes. "It's working out really well. I've been surprised a lot lately."
