His first wife Linda died in 1998 and he went on to marry Heather Mills in 2002. In 2017, he was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour – a special award granted to those who have made a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine or government. The McCartney family moved to the house in 1955 and within a year their mother Mary died, leaving her husband Jim to raise 14-year-old Paul and 12-year-old Mike alone.ĭuring his career, Sir Paul’s awards have included 18 competitive Grammys, an OBE, and being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame twice. The acts – Serena Ittoo, Humm, Emily Theodora, and Dullan – featured in a 16-minute video posted to the trust’s YouTube account. The National Trust, who look after 20 Forthlin Road, hosted The Forthlin Sessions on Friday with the recordings playing out on his birthday on Saturday. To mark the occasion, four unsigned musicians performed at the childhood home of Sir Paul in Liverpool. Its official account posted: “Happy 80th Birthday love seeing you advocate for animals, and strive for ethical change! Thank you for raising awareness of the #SaveCrueltyFreeCosmetics European Citizens’ Initiative.” Sir Paul is a long-standing supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) and the animal rights group paid tribute to his work on Twitter. The Twitter account of bandmate George Harrison, who died in 2001, posted footage of Sir Paul taken by the late musician.īBC broadcaster Edith Bowman also tweeted: “Happy Birthday legend, lovely man xxx”Īnd American singer-songwriter Carole King shared a photo of her embracing Sir Paul captioned: “Happy birthday Welcome to the 80s.” The Beatles official Twitter account shared a video of moments from Sir Paul’s decades in music set to the Beatles’ Birthday track. He wrote on Twitter: “A very happy 80th birthday!!” Hear the iconic musician sharing his special playlist during a two-part DJ set. Ringo is spreading Peace and Love in the form of his favorite songs in honor of his birthday.
Ringo Starr Peace and Love Birthday DJ Set.
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Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood shared a series of photos of him and Sir Paul together throughout the years. The Special premieres on Ringos birthday, July 7, at 3pm ET and airs again on July 11 at 11am ET. He also topped the bill at the Somerset music festival in 2004. Next Saturday, Sir Paul will become Glastonbury’s oldest ever solo headliner when he takes to the Pyramid stage. My friend Jon Bon Jovi doing it in style here.” Sir Paul has been celebrating his birthday while on tour in the US, and earlier this week was joined on stage by Jon Bon Jovi in New Jersey, who sung Happy Birthday to him with the help of some 50,000 fans.įormer UK prime minister Gordon Brown referenced that performance as he tweeted: “I think we would all like to sing Happy 80th Birthday to today. The drummer, who himself turned 80 last year, also shared a photo where he’s flashing a V sign for peace. Referencing their 1968 song Birthday, Sir Ringo wrote on Twitter: “They say it’s your birthday Saturday happy birthday Paul love you man have a great day peace and love Ringo and Barbara love love peace and love.” The ex-Beatle was among the many famous names sending their best wishes to Sir Paul as he marked the milestone ahead of headlining Glastonbury next weekend. Ringo: Peace & Love was on display until Apin The GRAMMY Museum’s Special Exhibits Gallery.Sir Ringo Starr has sent “peace and love” to his long-standing friend and former bandmate Sir Paul McCartney on his 80th birthday. It’s also an interactive exhibit, where visitors can take a drum lesson with Ringo.
PERSONAL LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS FROM THE STAR KEY FAMILY AND RINGO’S DAYS WITH THE BEATLES.THE RED JACKET WORN DURING THE FILMING OF THE BEATLES’ ROOFTOP CONCERT.THE DRUM KIT HE PLAYED ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW.THE DRUM KIT RINGO PLAYED ON LET IT BE, ABBEY ROAD, AND THE WHITE ALBUM.Ringo: Peace & Love is located on the second floor and includes: The scope of exhibit spans Ringo’s early life growing up in Liverpool, from Raving Texans turned Rory Storm, from The Beatles, to becoming a solo artist and then to the All Starrs with whom he is on tour now – this unique collection brings together diverse artifacts, rare and never before seen photographs, documents, personal letters and footage. Ringo: Peace & Love is both the first major exhibit ever dedicated to a drummer and the first to explore the extraordinary career of the 7-time GRAMMY Award® winner. This one-of-a-kind, limited-run exhibit offers visitors an unprecedented in-depth look at all aspects of Starr’s musical and creative life – as a musician, artist, actor, and as the man the world knows and loves simply as ‘Ringo.’ It also aims to propel Starr’s universal message of peace and love. The GRAMMY Museum, in cooperation with Ringo Starr, debuted a major new exhibition, Ringo: Peace & Love on June 12, 2013.
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