Category Archives: The Beatles 1980s

Ringo Starr’s ‘Wrack My Brain/Drumming Is My Madness’ single released 30 years ago today (1981)


Video: 'Wrack My Brain'

(Monday, October 26, 1981)Wrack My Brain/Drumming Is My Madness, a single by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr from his new album Stop_and_Smell_the_Roses, was released today in the U.S. (it would be released in the UK on Nov. 13, 1981), written, produced and featuring guitar/backing vocals by ex-Beatle George Harrison. Continue reading Ringo Starr’s ‘Wrack My Brain/Drumming Is My Madness’ single released 30 years ago today (1981)

Ringo Starr completes promo video shoot for ‘Wrack My Brain’ 30 years ago today

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(Friday, September 18, 1981) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr completed a two-day shoot today for the promo video of “Wrack My Brain,” from his forthcoming album Stop And Smell The Roses, at Keef and Co.’s Studios, London.

Ringo Starr completes promo video shoot for ‘Stop And Smell The Roses’ 30 years ago today

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Ringo Starr - Stop and Smell the Roses

(Thursday, September 17, 1981) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr completed a two-day shoot today for the promo video of Stop And Smell The Roses, the title track from his forthcoming album, at his Tittenhurst mansion in Ascot, England.

Today on TV: ‘Good Morning America’

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(Thursday, May 7, 1981, 8:49 a.m. ET) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his new wife, actress Barbara Bach, appeared today on “Good Morning America” from Los Angeles to promote their new film “Caveman”

Tonight on TV: ‘The Tonight Show’

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(part one)

(Wednesday, May 6, 1981, 11:30 p.m. ET) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his new wife, actress Barbara Bach, appeared tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at NBC Studios in Burbank, California, to promote their new film “Caveman”  On the very same program, comedian Jerry Seinfeld makes his debut on the show. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘The Tonight Show’

Today on TV: ‘The Merv Griffin Show’

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(Monday, May 4, 1981) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach appear on The Merv Griffin Show today (probably taped in late March 1981) to promote their film “Caveman.”  Continue reading Today on TV: ‘The Merv Griffin Show’