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A Big Thank You To All Who Pre-Ordered The New Book About Ringo Starr.
All books will be dispatched after the Bank Holiday in the UK, from Tuesday 28th August 2018.
This is the long awaited fourth book in the series by Kevin Roach.
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A Big Thank You To All Who Pre-Ordered The New Book About Ringo Starr.
All books will be dispatched after the Bank Holiday in the UK, from Tuesday 28th August 2018.
This is the long awaited fourth book in the series by Kevin Roach.
Following on from the other three books, which have been well received by Beatles fans around the world, this book will not disappoint.
Product Details = Paperback
Size = 210mm x210mm
Pages = 112
 | Richard Starkey was born on 7th July 1940, the only child of Richard and Elsie, who where living at 9 Madryn Street, Dingle, Liverpool. Shortly after the birth baby Ritchie was baptised at St Silas Church of England Church, High Park Street the date of his baptism was 28th July 1940. St Silas Church baptism register show Richard Starkey's baptism lines. |
Ritchie's Dad, Richard was employed as a baker at the time of Ritchie's birth. With the country at war and the rationing that was to follow, the Starkey's, due his father's job, were never short of sugar, which made them very popular in there street!
Ritchie's early childhood was set, to the back drop of war, with Liverpool being heavily bombed, and at the age of 3 years his father Richard left home, leaving Elsie to bring up the baby. Fortunately for Elsie, her Mother-in-law and Father-in-law, lived in the same street and stood by her helping to bring up Ritchie.
Ritchie's early childhood was set, to the back drop of war, with Liverpool being heavily bombed, and at the age of 3 years his father Richard left home, leaving Elsie to bring up the baby. Fortunately for Elsie, her Mother-in-law and Father-in-law, lived in the same street and stood by her helping to bring up Ritchie.
 St Silas Church, High Park Street |  St Silas School |  Ritchie at school age |
As Ritchie was getting older he attended St Silas School, by this time he and his mum had moved out of Madryn Street to Admiral Grove which was across High Park Street. To make ends meet as a single mother Elsie would take many casual jobs, including working as a barmaid at the Empress pub which was on the corner of the road where they lived.
 Ritchie with mum Elsie |  Madryn Street junction with High Park Street |  Admiral Grove |
The young Ritchie was a poorly child who spent a lot of time in hospitals having a knock on effect on his schooling. It was however during one of his visits to the Children's Hospital that he found his love of drums!
When it was time for him to leave school he left with no qualifications, and after a few deadend jobs he got himself a steady job in the Speke district of Liverpool at H.Hunts, it was there that he joined his first band, known as the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, playing drums during the lunch breaks.
Now that Ritchie had his own drum kit, and had a gig at the Cavern Club with the Skiffle group, he was becoming more well known and in 1959 left Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group to join The Dark Town Skiffle Group, after which he joined the Raving Texans with Alan Caldwell. It was around this time that Ritchie became known as Ringo Starr, and Alan Caldwell called himself Rory Storm.
At the end of 1959, Skiffle was on the way out, so Ringo and Rory re-named the Raving Texans to the new name of Rory Storm and The Hurricanes.
When it was time for him to leave school he left with no qualifications, and after a few deadend jobs he got himself a steady job in the Speke district of Liverpool at H.Hunts, it was there that he joined his first band, known as the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, playing drums during the lunch breaks.
Now that Ritchie had his own drum kit, and had a gig at the Cavern Club with the Skiffle group, he was becoming more well known and in 1959 left Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group to join The Dark Town Skiffle Group, after which he joined the Raving Texans with Alan Caldwell. It was around this time that Ritchie became known as Ringo Starr, and Alan Caldwell called himself Rory Storm.
At the end of 1959, Skiffle was on the way out, so Ringo and Rory re-named the Raving Texans to the new name of Rory Storm and The Hurricanes.
 A young Ritchie on drums with The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group  |  Ringo Starr with Rory and the Hurricanes  RIngo on the drums with the Hurricanes |
At the beginning of the 1960's, 'Rory Storm and the Hurricanes' had established themselves as the top group in Liverpool, but a new band was coming through to challenge for the top spot, they were called 'The Beatles'!
There were made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best on drums. The rivalry between the two group was always friendly as they would meet each other at gigs around the North West of England and when both groups went on to tour Hamburg, Germany in the early 60's.
It was during 1962, when The Beatles got a record deal, that Pete Best left the group, and George Harrison wanted Ringo to join The Beatles and it was John Lennon who contacted Ringo to ask him to join. At the time Ringo was still with Rory Storm who where performing in Butlins Holiday Camp in Skegness doing a summer season. Ringo said he would join the Beatles within a few days to give Rory a chance to get a new drummer.
There were made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best on drums. The rivalry between the two group was always friendly as they would meet each other at gigs around the North West of England and when both groups went on to tour Hamburg, Germany in the early 60's.
It was during 1962, when The Beatles got a record deal, that Pete Best left the group, and George Harrison wanted Ringo to join The Beatles and it was John Lennon who contacted Ringo to ask him to join. At the time Ringo was still with Rory Storm who where performing in Butlins Holiday Camp in Skegness doing a summer season. Ringo said he would join the Beatles within a few days to give Rory a chance to get a new drummer.
Report in music magazine, MerseyBeat - September 6th-20th 1962 Edition - page 10:
 | STAR DRUMMER! No wonder Ringo Starr is smiling he is now in a permanent position occupying the drum seat in The Beatles. Ringo is certinly a star drummer, for he has had a great deal of experience having orginally appeared before audiences in the skiffle days as a member of the Dark Town Skiffle Group. for the past three years he has been with Rory Storm and the ever popular Hurricanes, and has appeared for three successive and successful seasons at Butlins Holiday Camps throughout the country. |
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