Ringo Starr
Wins
10
Nominations
28
Category
Biography
"Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day."
- Born Richard Starkey July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England
- After a storied career with the Beatles, Starr released "It Don't Come Easy," which went to No. 4 in the U.S. and U.K. His third album, Ringo, was hailed as a return to a rock sound after explorations into other genres.
- Starr has won eight GRAMMY Awards as a member of the Beatles and an additional GRAMMY for the 1972 Album Of The Year-winning charitable efforts, The Concert For Bangla Desh, with Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Ravi Shankar, among others. In 2014 he performed "Photograph" solo and reunited with Paul McCartney for "Queenie Eye" onstage at the 56th GRAMMY Awards, their first performance together in five years.
- Starr is the only Beatle to have had another job before the band hit it big. He worked as a steward on a ferry in the early 1960s.
- With the Beatles, Starr received a Recording Academy Trustees Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award. The band has 15 recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, some of which were performed during "The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute to The Beatles," a TV special marking the 50th anniversary of the group's appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
- The GRAMMY Museum has hosted Starr on several occasions: first in 2010 for a conversation about his album Y Not, and again in 2013 for the opening of the exhibit Ringo: Peace & Love, the first such exhibit to honor a drummer.
- Starr and his wife Barbara Bach started the Lotus Foundation to combat social issues, including substance abuse and neurological disease. He has participated in several musical projects for charity, including an album benefitting victims of Hurricane Sandy.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Ringo Starr
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Record Of The Year
Now And Then
Geoff E. Emerick, Steve Genewick, Paul McCartney, Bruce Sugar, Giles Martin, Jon Jacobs, Ringo Starr, Mark Stent, The Beatles, Miles Showell, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith
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Best Rock Performance Winner
Now And Then
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Immersive Audio Album
Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection
Chris Bellman, Bruce Sugar, Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr
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Best Music Video Winner
Free As A Bird
George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Joe Pytka, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Vincent Joliet
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Free As A Bird
George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Music Film Winner
The Beatles Anthology
Neil Aspinall, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor, Chips Chipperfield, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Country Collaboration With Vocal
Act Naturally (Single)
Buck Owens, Ringo Starr
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Album Of The Year Winner
The Concert For Bangla Desh
George Harrison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, Phil Spector
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Let It Be
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
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Record Of The Year
Let It Be
George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Contemporary Song
Let It Be
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Album Of The Year
Abbey Road (Album)
George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Contemporary Song
Abbey Road
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Record Of The Year
Hey Jude
George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Contemporary Song
Hey Jude
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Album Of The Year
Magical Mystery Tour (Album)
George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Contemporary Song
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Contemporary Song Winner
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Album Of The Year Winner
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Album Of The Year
Revolver (Album)
George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Album Of The Year
Help!
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Help!
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Contemporary Song
Help!
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
A Hard Day's Night
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best Contemporary Song
A Hard Day's Night
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Record Of The Year
I Want To Hold Your Hand
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Best New Artist Winner
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
