Ringo Starr Ryman Concert Special To Help The L.A. Wildfire Relief

CBS has announced the two-hour special Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, which per the logline “celebrates the music and legacy of Ringo Starr through the lens of country music.” Proceeds from a performance of single With a Little Help from My Friends will support the American Red Cross and those impacted by the California wildfires.

Taping on January 14 and 15 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the event will feature performances of Ringo’s solo hits, Beatles classics and tracks from his recently released country album Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett. In addition to the performances, the special will feature Ringo reflecting on country music’s influence on his life, The Beatles and his solo career.

Joining Ringo onstage will be Sheryl Crow, Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Brenda Lee, Larkin Poe, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, The War And Treaty, Jack White and more. Together, they will reimagine a number of Beatles’ hits including Boys, Act Naturally, With a Little Help from My Friends, Yellow Submarine, Don’t Pass Me By and It Don’t Come Easy, blending classic rock with a country twist.

“It is always a thrill to play the Ryman and this time we are going country!” said Ringo Starr in a statement. “T Bone has put together a great show. I’m excited to hear my songs done in a country vein and to play with this incredible group of musicians. It will be two nights of peace, love and country music.”

“There is not a single person in the world who has generated more goodwill than Ringo Starr, and I write this without hyperbole,” said T Bone Burnett in a statement. “This Jan. 14 and 15, an extraordinary group of artists is coming together to help demonstrate that at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Ringo has been singing and playing country music since before he joined The Beatles, and many, if not most, of his recordings with that band were country songs – Matchbox, Honey Don’t, Act Naturally, What Goes On?, Don’t Pass Me By and even Octopus’s Garden is a country song.”

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Ringo & Friends at the Ryman will air on an undisclosed date this spring on CBS (with a second window on Paramount+).