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Ringo Starr jams with Edgar Winter on the sax. (Christina Mendenhall / rhythmscene.com)
Photos: Ringo Starr at Hard Rock Live
Page2Live.com: Ringo in SoFla: It don’t come easy
For the second time this year, South Florida played host to a Beatle. On Thursday night, Ringo Starr brought his eleventh All Starr Band to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood.
Accompanying Starr onstage was a group of musicians who had made their own marks on music history: Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Edgar Winter (White Trash), Rick Derringer (The McCoys), Wally Palmar (The Romantics), and Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth).
When the house lights went down and the music started, the reaction from the crowd was a bit underwhelming. That is, until the man of the hour joined the All Starrs onstage to kick things off with “It Don’t Come Easy” and the Carl Perkins tune “Honey Don’t”. The more he danced awkwardly around the stage the more the die hard fans in the crowd loved it. But it wasn’t until halfway through “Choose Love” that he retreated to what he knows best, his drum kit.
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Seated above the rest of the band, Ringo Starr took a back seat while his band mates took center stage. Up first was Rick Derringer to play the song (that for one week charted higher than the Beatles hit “Yesterday”) “Hang On Sloopy”, which Derringer first made famous with his group, The McCoys.
Following Derringer was Edgar Winter who blasted through the 1973 hit “Free Ride”. I know you know it: “Come on and take a free ride (free ride)”. No?
Up next was Wally Palmar, who got folks on their feet with an updated version of “Talking In Your Sleep”, Gary Wright, who performed a song that he wrote while he was in India with George Harrison, “Dream Weaver”, and Richard Page with his hit “Kyrie”.
As the music continued, each musician took their turn playing front man in a well orchestrated rotation. Every now and again, Starr would perform songs from his recent release Y Not (which he thanked “the nine of you who bought it.”) and classics that people wanted to hear.
Other set highlights included “What I Like About You” (Palmar), “Frankenstein” (Winter), “Broken Wings” (Page), “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo” (Derringer), “Peace Dream” (Starr), and “Back Off Boogaloo” (Starr).
But it was when concert goers heard the famous first line of “Yellow Submarine” that the mostly contained crowd showed a bit of life. “In the town where I was born/lived a man who sailed the sea”.
Even though Ringo Starr is not the best vocalist (by a long shot), he was fun. Throughout the show, he continuously danced around, played air guitar next to Rick Derringer, and cracked jokes (often about himself).
It was night of peace and love and music (well that’s what Ringo said anyways), and fans were taken on a mini tour of musical history spanning decades. And it just so happened that the professor of this lesson was a man who is best known for being an insect.
You are one lousy writer…you are not a journalist…my 13 year old daughter could write a better article then this..you are not to bright, well read, literate, intellectual, etc…this is the writing of a bonehead amature!
Well, I had a great time and enjoyed the concert a whole lot.
Take this frienly advice from a “senior citizen” ENJOY LIFE!
Try to look at the good side of life and not be so hard on your piers. The article was clear, informative and I’m almost sure that the writer, like you, weren’t even born when all these musicians where on the hit parade!
Remember enjoy life to the fullest! It is too short to be so angry!
Speaking of AMATEURS, see how the word is written?
Well, I don’t know much about writing articles, but as far as this one goes, it seems fine to me. Included was who, where, when and what, which as I remember from High School English class was how to write a letter ( yeah, remember letters ?)anyway,my only problem is stating that Ringo is not a very good vocalist. I think he has a very good singing voice,I will even go as far as to say he has a very sexy singing voice.He should have been allowed to do alot more of it with The Beatles. So, this for what it is worth to anybody, is my opinion.
Well, Tigerswood, you are not “too” bright. You can’t even spell correctly. I was there in a seat that was very close to the stage. I do disagree with the writer’s “blah” revue. Everyone around me was screaming and singing and couldn’t sit still the entire time. Ringo’s dancing was on beat and showed us he was having a good time. He sings exactly like he did when he was 20. Being 70 years old, he played drums, danced around and sang for 2 hours, so he did an awesome job! The whole concert was Five Star entertainment!! It was like going to 6 concerts in one. Obviously, the writer is too young to appreciate these great legends of rock.
Chris (above) is right on about the writers’ comment regarding Ringo being a so-so vocalist. Note. When you read an article about RIngo and a statement comes out about his vocals, you can be guaranteed that they haven’t listened to one album aside from a few hits. All one has to do is listen to RIngo’s lp “Y Not” and there’s proof of his peculiar vocal talent. I love RIngo. Now let me state that it took me by surprise that he would make the same comment about how little his album sold: “The 9 of you who bought it”. That lp hit # 58 on Billboard, which was his highest hit since 1976′s “Rotogravure”. He used that joke on his last few tours and on his website he thanked everyone for buying it. In this area there seems to be no pleasing the Ex Beatle. That’s ok though. Ringo’s the best!
anyone who uses the name “tigerswood” should be suspect on every level. if you have kept up with this writer, you would know she is always fair, true to music, and knows her facts. i suggest you start attending anger management therapy immediately.
also, the “to” you used is incorrect, it is “too”, and you need spell check. maybe your 13 year old is actually smarter than yourself.