The Beatle who made the greatest solo album—and the one who made the worst
It's been more than 50 years since The Beatles broke up, not to mention decades since the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison, but that hasn't stopped the group from winning awards. At the February 2, 2025 Grammys, The Beatles won their eighth trophy for Best Rock Performance. The long-forgotten song "Now and Then" was completed by surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, with an assist from AI, and its success is just one measure of the band's enduring appeal.
But The Beatles were even more than the sum of their parts. In the wake of the band's legendary 1960s run came a number of high-profile solo releases from each individual member. That includes Ringo, whose eponymous 1973 album peaked at #2 on the U.S. charts and yielded two #1 singles—with a little help from his friends, of course. Those tracks were just the beginning of Starr's successful solo ventures—the former Beatles guitarist kicks off a U.S. tour with his All-Starr Band in June 2025, playing fresh material from his brand-new country album, "Look Up," which came out Jan. 10, 2025.
Source: MSN
