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14 June 2016
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The last time I listened to Ringo’s solo career, I was surprised at how many of his songs don’t have drums.
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2.49am
11 September 2018
Offline William Shears Campbell said
The last time I listened to Ringo’s solo career, I was surprised at how many of his songs don’t have drums.
That’s because Paul wasn’t always there to tell him what to play. 
4.58am
7 November 2022
Offline Not my favorite drummer but I think he’s a wonderful drummer with a unique style, irreplaceable.
I like the little drum fill he does starting at about 3:49 of Sheila Escovedo’s cover of “Come Together ” (my link starts just a couple of seconds before):
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5.39am
14 June 2016
Offline Being a member of the greatest band makes him the best by default. 
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10.36am
23 January 2022
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I love Ringo. He’s not a bad singer, and he’s a great musician. If I’d had him as a drummer, I would’ve been the Beatles, too. Maybe.
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10.26pm
7 November 2022
Offline You could say Dylan has the “Lennon Factor” but he seems devoid of the “Paul Factor” so no, he wouldn’t have been The Beatles even with Ringo.
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1.34pm
2 May 2013
Offline Personally I think there’s only one drummer better than Ringo, and it takes a jazz drummer to beat him – Tony Williams. Ringo is the ultimate session drummer – play anything, exactly how the songwriter wants it, perfectly every time, not being flash, but being innovative where given room to stretch out. Some of his drum patterns are unreal.
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7 November 2022
Offline Ringo is great and unique. However my favorite non jazz drummers are Danny Seraphine of Chicago, and Michael Shrieve of Santana. There are about 100 songs over the years to measure their drum ability by, but I would start with listening to Happy ‘Cause I’m Going Home all the way through (it’s a long song) for Danny Seraphine, and maybe side one of the Santana album Welcome (skipping the very first song which doesn’t have any drums really). My favorite jazz drummer and drummer of all time is Joe Morello of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. |
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1 December 2009
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Old Soak said
Personally I think there’s only one drummer better than Ringo, and it takes a jazz drummer to beat him – Tony Williams.
Oh man, I wouldn’t disagree with Tony Williams as “best drummer ever”; the way he’d make time skip and jump and ho backwards and forward, fabulous stuff. (And a big teenage Beatles fan himself, incidentally…) I consider myself lucky to have gotten to see him play with his quintet in 1992.
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
