You might think Ringo Starr is more Monastery Road More than the music line, the iconic Beatles drummer says he has always had a soft spot in country music.
Starr celebrates his long-standing love for the genre along with country greats like Emile Harris Sheryl Crow At Nashville’s world-famous Lyman Auditorium, it airs on CBS at 8pm ET on Monday, March 10th, with a new two-hour concert special called “Ring & Friends at the Lyman,” which will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
“I was a Hank Williams teenager, and those people were the name of the game coming here,” he told Anthony Mason, a senior cultural correspondent at CBS News, in an interview with “CBS Morning” while walking behind the scenes at Lyman, formerly the Grand Ole Opry home.
“Peace, Love, Country Music”
Mason met Starr at the start of his two-day country “tour” at Ryman, following the release of his new country music album “Look Up,” produced and co-written by The Bone Burnett.
“It was two nights of peace, love and country music,” Starr reflected in the concert in a CBS news release.
Barnett says the star came up with the idea of ​​a country collaboration after the pair met in Los Angeles.
Barnett joked, in particular, “sounds like the city of Dodge sheriff,” as he wanted to be a cowboy singer when he was a child, especially since he wanted to be a cowboy singer.
So, Burnett decided to write about it. Gene Autry– Inspired song, “Time On My Hands.” It will be the catalyst for the album released in January.
Crossover to the country
As a teenager, the star applied to move from Liverpool to Houston. There was his favorite blues singer Lightnin’Hopkins. Ultimately, he had to scrap the plan, but his failed transcontinental movement changed courses in musical history. Starr stayed in Liverpool The Beatles were born.
However, the star still brought his country’s roots to the Beatles DNA.
One of his first lead vocalists for the Beatles was Carl Perkins’ country classic “Honey Dont.” He also wrote the country rock tune “Don’t Pass Me By” from the Beatles 1968 “The White Album.”
“I mean, he was a country guy from the start,” Mason told Starr.
“I was,” Starr said.
A little help from his friends
Jack Whitethe former White Stripe frontman performed the cover of “Don’t Pass Me By By” at a concert with Lyman and the Star in January.
“That’s what I’m dealing with,” White said.
“The White Album” was the first vinyl he purchased when he was only 14 years old.
“I skipped school and went downtown Detroit, went on a record at Harmony House and bought a ‘White Album’ so it’s pretty cool to be able to sing from that record,” he said.
Molly Tuttle, who sang on Star’s new album, also performed with Star and Lyman. Billy Strings.
“I don’t know when I did something, when I worked on it. It seemed like I had to do a good job,” Tuttle said of the album’s tracks.
Strings said it was an honor to play with the stars he admired since he was young.
“I was raised with a spoon of that music. I remember when I was just a little kid, my mother showed me a ‘white album’ and playing it behind me,” recalls Strings.
Sheryl Crow joined the company with the star on stage for Lyman in January.
“It’s easy to forget that when you’re there you can play with the people you’ve been listening to,” Mason commented to Crow.
“It will never be lost to me,” Crow replied.
“Just running through what was close to him, I was just like Jesus, I just wanted to touch the cloak, you know what I mean,” Crow laughed.
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