Ringo Starr
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George Martin: the man who helped make the Beatles truly great
- Music
- March 10, 2016, 01:00
How vital was George Martin – who died yesterday at the age of 90 – to the extraordinary whirlwind of innovation and creativity that represents the re(...)

George Martin described as ‘visionary’ and ‘musical genius’
- Music
- March 9, 2016, 09:14
Sir George Martin has been described as “visionary” and “a musical genius” as tributes flooded in following his death at 90 years of age. Sean Ono (...)

George Martin, producer of the Beatles, dies age 90
- Music
- March 9, 2016, 07:13
Sir George Martin, the record producer known as the “Fifth Beatle”, has died aged 90, Ringo Starr has said on Twitter. Sir George helped the Beatles (...)

Tributes flood in for blues musician BB King
- US
- May 15, 2015, 09:57
Tributes have begun flooding in for blues legend BB King, who has died at the age of 89.His lawyer Brent Bryson said that King, who suffered from diab(...)

Ringo Starr inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Music
- April 19, 2015, 09:18
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist - the last of the four bandmates to earn the(...)

John Lennon’s first wife Cynthia dies after battle with cancer
- UK
- April 1, 2015, 21:52
John Lennon’s first wife Cynthia died on Wednesday at her home in Spain with her son Julian by her bedside, her family said.A message on Julian’s webs(...)

Rihanna, Beyonce and Daft Punk launch streaming service Tidal
- World
- March 31, 2015, 07:13
Some of the world’s biggest names in music including Beyonce, Cold Play’s Chris Martin, and Rihanna are backing Jay Z’s new global streaming music se(...)

Who wins when artists stage a cultural boycott?
- Music
- March 20, 2015, 15:43
It’s the sort of question that might come up at a particularly rarefied pub quiz (which, in its own way, sounds like something Hieronymus Bosch mig(...)

Cream bassist and vocalist Jack Bruce dies aged 71
- Music
- October 26, 2014, 19:04
Jack Bruce, who became famous in the 1960s as the bassist and lead vocalist for the hugely successful rock group Cream, and whose adventurous approac(...)

Galway Jazz Festival forecasts rain with spells of general grooviness
- Irish News
- October 8, 2014, 01:00
Wellingtons may be de rigueur, but the hosts of Galway’s jazz festival are confident that a potential flood warning for the city will not deter music(...)