Amazing how modern drummers see Ringo Starr today
Hanging out on Risa playing requests, and we played a string of Ringo Starr tunes from the 70s, and I was reminded of the video below, where Chad Smith, Dave Grohl, and other famous drummers of the modern era still think of Starr's distinctive drumming, especially on hits like Medley (Golden Slumbers) from Abbey Road:
Next I tripped across this interview of Ringo Starr by Conan O'Brien where Ringo basically admits his style was caused by his grandmother trying to force him t be right-handed when he was actually left handed!