Ringo Starr will headline a new CBS special that will help those affected by the California wildfires.
The special, Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, will be a two-hour concert featuring footage recorded Tuesday and Wednesday during the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s two shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The concerts are celebrating the recent release of Ringo’s new country album, Look Up, which was produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett.
As for those “Friends,” they include Sheryl Crow, Jack White, Brenda Lee, Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Jarosz, The War and Treaty and Jamey Johnson, along with Larkin Poe, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, who all appear on Look Up. It also promises additional guests to be announced later.
Ringo is expected to perform songs from Look Up, as well as classics from his solo career and his time with The Beatles, with a press release promising reimagined versions of such songs as “Boys,” “Act Naturally,” “Yellow Submarine,” “Don’t Pass Me By” and “It Don’t Come Easy,” with a country twist.
There will also be a special all-star performance of “With a Little Help from My Friends,” with proceeds from the song benefiting the Red Cross to help the victims of the California wildfires.
“It is always a thrill to play the Ryman and this time we are going country!” said Ringo. “T Bone has put together a great show. I’m excited to hear my songs done in a country vein and to play with this incredible group of musicians. It will be two nights of peace, love and country music.”
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman will debut on CBS this spring.
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