The Beatles Unravelled #20
…..Ringo Before He Joined The Beatles
Ringo was the only Beatle not join through the Quarry Men journey. What was he up to? This is a look at – Ringo, before he joined the Beatles.
11 to 17 February
…guest feature on the Mop Tops and The King show
Steve Chelmsford presents the Mop Tops and the King show. As the name suggests, the show is all about the music of The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Every other week, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Derek Shelmerdine presents The Beatles Unravelled, alternating with Elvis Presley Unravelled.
The podcast provides a 1-minute look at a little bit of Beatles and Elvis Presley history.
The MTK Network broadcasts the show. It’s carried by nearly 100 radio stations around the world. Consequently, the show can be heard somewhere in the world, every day of the week.
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Ringo, Before He Joined The Beatles
The only Beatle not to go through the Quarry Men journey
Ringo, before he joined The Beatles
As with many of the people who came to fame in the early 1960s, Ringo Started out in various skiffle groups in Liverpool. He made his debut at the Cavern Club with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Band on the 31 July 1957. After that, he joined the The Darktown Skiffle Group.
In early 1959 Ringo joined Raving Texans. Subsequently, they took the name Storm and the Hurricanes, one of the most popular band on the Liverpool music scene.
It was during his time with Rory Storm that the band decided to give themselves stage names. Accordingly, drummer Ritchie Starkey – Ringo Starr. This is where Ringo remained until he joined the Beatles in the summer of 1962.
By the turn of the decade beat music became the dominant force. The Cavern Club opened as a jazz club but recognised this change in musical taste. Accordingly, the Cavern held its first “Beat Night” on 25 May 1960. Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, with Ringo appeared that night.
Rory Storm and the Hurricanes and the Beatles were both playing in Hamburg in the autumn of 1960. As a result, Ringo and the Beatles recorded together for the first time on 15 Oct 1960.
Still with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Ringo officially became a Beatle and played the first gig at the Fab Four on 18 Aug 1962 at Port Sunlight Horticulture Society – After Show Dance.
Extracts from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
All of the Elvis Presley Unravelled and The Beatles Unravelled podcasts are based on extracts from Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled.
The Beatles – Extracts from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
This are only a small fraction of the stories, discographies, and other and associated Beatles information.
About the book – Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk. In addition to the music, the book looks at the social factors influencing the music. The Vietnam War, fear of communism and Civil rights struggle certainly helped to shape the sounds of the time.
The book is structured into three sections: Timeline, What Happened Today and Pocket Histories. Consequently, the events in What Happened Today are cross-referenced to provide more information. As a result, context is provided in Timeline and artist biographies are built up in Pocket Histories.
TO BUY – a signed copy of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
For all the previous editions of…
The Beatles Unravelled and Elvis Presley Unravelled
First Broadcast: Ringo Before He Joined The Beatles
11 to 20 February 2022, on the MTK network.
