Ringo Starr turns 80: The Beatle through the years

Superstar drummer of The Beatles Ringo Starr is turning 80. As the music icon heads into his 80th year, we’re taking a look back on moments from Beatlemania to now.

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In 1959 he was with a different band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, before he joined the Beatles in 1962.

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Posing with a tambourine in 1964

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Drumming with The Beatles in 1964

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Filming “The Magic Christian” in 1969

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With first wife Maureen Starkey Tigrett in 1970

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Posing for a portrait in 1973

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With former girlfriend Nancy Lee Andrews in 1978

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With current wife Barbara Bach in 1980

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Flashing the peace sign in 1993

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At the Hampton Court Flower Show in 2004

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Attending the Grammys in 2009

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At one of his latest appearances in celebration of Woodstock in 2019

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