Ringo Starr a number of documentaries and hosted television shows. He also narrated the first two series of the children's television programme "Thomas & Friends" and portrayed "Mr Conductor" during the first season of the PBS children's television series "Shining Time Station". Since 1989, he has toured with thirteen variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Starr's musicianship has received praise from other drummers, including Phil Collins and Journey's Steve Smith. He was inducted into the "Modern Drummer" Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2011, "Rolling Stone" readers named Starr the fifth-greatest drummer of all time. Starr, who was previously inducted
The Beatles at Abbey Road the Beatles used to work in it, with microphones and other equipment set up to replicate a typical recording session. Among the songs aired during the presentation were the band's unreleased versions of "How Do You Do It?" and "Leave My Kitten Alone". Former Beatle Paul McCartney joined the audience at one of the shows and was said to have enjoyed the experience. At his suggestion, George Harrison and Ringo Starr also visited, although they attended a private presentation. According to EMI, Harrison was delighted to hear his initial solo take of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", from July 1968,