On this day (Aug. 22) in 1968: Ringo Starr quit The Beatles during - TopicsExpress



          

On this day (Aug. 22) in 1968: Ringo Starr quit The Beatles during the White Album sessions when the constant bickering & tension became too much for him (the news was kept secret, & he rejoined the sessions on September 3); after Ringo walked out, the remaining three recorded Back In the USSR, with each playing drums & bass on various takes…(John, Paul & George pleaded with Ringo to return & after two weeks he did; upon his return, he found his drum kit decorated with red, white & blue flowers, a welcome-back gesture from George; the reconciliation was, however, only temporary & Ringos exit served as a precursor of future months & years of misery, in Ringos words…)
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:44:29 +0000

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