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Richard Starkey MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an British and American musician, singer-songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and The Beatles version of "Act Naturally"), as co-writer with the song "What Goes On" and primary writer with "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden". As drummer for The Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit. Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers, behind drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon and Neil Peart. Starr is the most documented and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in several Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles. After The Beatles' break-up in 1970, Starr achieved solo musical success with several singles and albums, and recorded with each of his fellow ex-Beatles as they too developed their post-Beatle musical careers. He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the first two series of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He currently tours with the All-Starr Band.
Ringo Starr
Mr. Conductor
for Mr. Conductor in Noah Adams’ The Adventures Of Thomas The Loud Engine: The Series
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Thomas, an British anthropomorphic blue steam train, hides out in Great Lakes City to escape the evil blast from the past Diesel 10, who destroyed the Island Of Sodor, where he used to live. After accidentally causing a massive power cut while hiding in the big city, not only is Thomas found by Diesel 10, but also by the other Villains, including Morag and Diesel, along with Splatter and Dodge, Class 40, Big City Engine, Bulgy, and Den and Dart. Meanwhile, a big city girl who lives with her extended Mexican-American family, Ronnie Anne Santiago, and her friend who lives in Royal Woods, a town not too far away from where she lives, Lincoln Loud, meet Thomas and decide to help him and his friends to escape domination, save The American Railroads, and stop Diesel 10 and Morag from using The Magic Railroad’s powers to destroy Earth, with the help of Ronnie Anne’s uncle Carlos Casagrande.
