#RINGO STARR 1968 SERIES#

Some fans believe Sinatra’s “Maureen Is A Tramp” is the “first song in the catalog of the Beatles’ brand new Apple Records label, although it was never commercially released,” IB Times writes. RELATED: Charlie Watts and John Bonham Once Played on Ringo Starr’s Drum Kit at a Party The song could be Apple Corps’ first single but only one copy exsists However it happened, Sinatra agreed to do it for Ringo. However, IB Times also writes that a book called Magical Mystery Tours claimed that Ringo got Ron Kass, another Beatles’ assistant, to ask American songwriter Sammy Kahn to mention the project to Sinatra. They claim Ringo asked Peter Brown, The Beatles’ business manager at the time, to help him get a hold of Sinatra in California. He wanted Sinatra to record a song for Maureen.Īccording to the IB Times, there’s some confusion about how Ringo got in touch with Sinatra, though. While The Beatles were recording The White Album in 1968, Ringo had an excellent idea to surprise his Frank Sinatra-loving wife for her 22nd birthday. (L-R) Ringo Starr, his wife Maureen, and Frank Sinatra | Mirrorpix/Bettmann/Getty Images Ringo Starr asked Frank Sinatra to record a song for Maureen With a little help from Sinatra, Ringo made his wife’s 22nd birthday a very memorable one. As a Beatle, Ringo Starr had an in with Frank Sinatra, which was fortunate for his first wife, Maureen, a huge fan of the veteran singer. He has stated that his favourite character is Diesel.Starr is the only UK narrator to portray the role of Mr.

#RINGO STARR 1968 SERIES#

On the BBC game show 'Pointless', when asked who took over narrating the UK version of the series from Starr in 1991, four out of the one-hundred people remembered that it was Michael Angelis.

Starr returned to voice Thomas in the 2009 Children in Need Charity Single.

He also recorded narration for the Ladybird audio books.

That includes re-doing four episodes due to the tone of his voice.

Starr recorded the narration for the first series in eight days.

However, after reading the books, he decided to narrate the series.

Starr originally declined narrating the series since he did not read any of the Railway Series books at that time.

Allcroft denied he was chosen because of his Beatles fame, since she was not a fan of the band at the time.

According to Britt Allcroft, she chose Starr as the narrator after hearing his voice on television and thought children would relate to him.

Nominated - Daytime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series, 1989 for ' Shining Time Station'.

Nominated - British Academy Film and Television Awards - Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, 1965 for 'A Hard Day's Night' shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Nominated - Golden Laurel Awards - Musical Performance, Male, 1965 for 'Help!' shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Nominated - Golden Laurel Awards - Musical Performance and New Faces, Male, 1964 for 'A Hard Day's Night' shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Knighted - By Prince William of England for his contributions to music, 2018.

Won - Award For Musical Excellence, 2015 - From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his solo career.

Won - Grammy Awards - Best Music Video - Long Form, 1997 for 'The Beatles Anthology' shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor, Chips Chipperfield and Neil Aspinall.

Inducted - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1988 as a member of The Beatles with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Won - Grammy Awards - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special, 1971 for 'Let it Be' shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Won - Oscar Awards - Best Music, Original Song Score, 1971 for 'Let it Be' shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

'The Beatles Anthology' (1995-96) - compilation documentary series/album set.'Past Masters' (1988) - compilation album set.

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