Ringo Starr asking Starr to leave the Hurricanes and join his band. Starr quit Rory Storm and the Hurricanes in January 1962 and briefly joined Sheridan in Hamburg before returning to the Hurricanes for a third season at Butlins. On 14 August, Starr accepted Lennon's invitation to join the Beatles. On 16 August, Beatles manager Brian Epstein fired their drummer, Pete Best, who recalled: "He said 'I've got some bad news for you. The boys want you out and Ringo in.' He said [Beatles producer] George Martin wasn't too pleased with my playing [and] the boys thought I didn't fit in." Starr
Wings (Ringo Starr song) Wings (Ringo Starr song) "Wings" is a song by Ringo Starr, originally recorded for and released as a single from the album "Ringo the 4th". It was co-written with Vini Poncia in 1977. Starr later re-recorded it, produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar, and released it as a single from his 2012 studio album, "Ringo 2012". Starr on the 2012 re-recording of "Wings" was for "Ringo 2012": The original version was released as a single in the US on 26 August 1977, backed with non-album track "Just a Dream". A live version by Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, recorded