Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr.

It's been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle beginnings, so it was not a serious swerve for him to make a whole country album, the forthcoming "Look Up," a collaboration with the modern maestro of classic country and Americana, T Bone Burnett.

"I've done 20 albums and there's always a track that's country-ish on each one," the 84-year-old Starr told The Associated Press recently.

His love of the music — Hank Williams and Kitty Wells are favorites — began in childhood, alongside his acquisition of affection for blues,...

 

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