Ringo Starr a Liverpool equipment manufacturer. While working at the facility Starkey befriended Roy Trafford, and the two bonded over their shared interest in music. Trafford introduced Starkey to skiffle, and he quickly became a fervent admirer. Starr is the only Beatle who did not have any Irish heritage. Soon after Trafford piqued Starkey's interest in skiffle, the two began rehearsing songs in the manufacturing plant's cellar during their lunch breaks. Trafford recalled: "I played a guitar, and [Ritchie] just made a noise on a box ... Sometimes, he just slapped a biscuit tin with some keys, or banged on the backs
Wings (Ringo Starr song) live in Atlanta, was released on the Hurricane Sandy charity compilation "Songs After Sandy: Friends of Red Hook for Sandy Relief". Starr gave filmmakers the chance to do an official promo video for 2012 version of "Wings"; the winning video was chosen by Starr himself. Starr called it "a great little video". In a review for Ultimate Classic Rock, Billy Dukes calls the re-make "less passionate, border-line lifeless vocal performance" when compared to the original. "Ringo the 4th" "Ringo 2012" Wings (Ringo Starr song) "Wings" is a song by Ringo Starr, originally recorded for and released as a single from