Ringo Starr cover (BMW)

[Villavic]

I just have read Ringo Starr is coming to Peru. Researching about his setlists, I found he has included Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac cover. Does anybody know if there is a story behind it, or why he choose this song?

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ringo-starr-and-his-all-starr-band/2013/festival-hall-melbourne-australia-23db3893.html

[becca]

For him it's about his first wife. He found her in bed with the lead guitarist. The one that was married to the sister of Mick Fleetwood's wife at the time.

Too much information, right? :sorry:

:laugh:

[chiliD]

I just have read Ringo Starr is coming to Peru. Researching about his setlists, I found he has included Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac cover. Does anybody know if there is a story behind it, or why he choose this song?

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ringo-starr-and-his-all-starr-band/2013/festival-hall-melbourne-australia-23db3893.html

Yeah...Ringo's keyboard player this tour is Gregg Rolie who was Santana's keyboard player & lead singer on Santana's Abraxas album version. I'm proud of Ringo for noting that it is FLEETWOOD MAC that they're covering and not Santana!

The rest of Ringo's band this tour is:

Todd Rundgren: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Steve Lukather (Toto): guitar, vocals
Richard Page (Mr. Mister): bass, vocals
Mark Rivera (Billy Joel band): sax, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth Band): drums

[Dex]

I'm proud of Ringo for noting that it is FLEETWOOD MAC that they're covering and not Santana!


Yeah, this was my first thought. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when correctly attributing the songwriter of a classic is a pleasant surprise, but here we are. :laugh:

[chiliD]

For him it's about his first wife. He found her in bed with the lead guitarist. The one that was married to the sister of Mick Fleetwood's wife at the time.

Too much information, right? :sorry:

:laugh:

In that case, Ringo should be doing "Far East Man". :D

[Wouter Vuijk]

Yeah...Ringo's keyboard player this tour is Gregg Rolie who was Santana's keyboard player & lead singer on Santana's Abraxas album version. I'm proud of Ringo for noting that it is FLEETWOOD MAC that they're covering and not Santana!

The rest of Ringo's band this tour is:

Todd Rundgren: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Steve Lukather (Toto): guitar, vocals
Richard Page (Mr. Mister): bass, vocals
Mark Rivera (Billy Joel band): sax, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth Band): drums

Vocals by Todd Rundgren, Steve Lukather, Richard Page and Mark Rivera.
Drums by Gregg Bissonette.
So what did Ringo do????
:shrug:

[Villavic]

For him it's about his first wife. He found her in bed with the lead guitarist. The one that was married to the sister of Mick Fleetwood's wife at the time.

Too much information, right? :sorry:

:laugh:

Actually not enough, since you didn't mention George Harrison.;)

[Villavic]

Actually not enough, since you didn't mention George Harrison.;)

By the way, Lennon was angry with Harrison, comparing that affair as being "virtual incest". So.. if Fleetwood Mac was the lovingest fightingest band of the 70s.. then Beatles could be of the 60s :D

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff101/villavic/FmacRS.jpg (http://s241.photobucket.com/user/villavic/media/FmacRS.jpg.html)

[chiliD]

Vocals by Todd Rundgren, Steve Lukather, Richard Page and Mark Rivera.
Drums by Gregg Bissonette.
So what did Ringo do????
:shrug:

Ringo: Drums & Vocals.

A typical Ringo All-Starr Band show would consist of Ringo singing the first few songs (a couple of his Beatle songs & one of his solo hits) then he would go behind the drums as each member of the band would do one of their most famous songs (or their band's most famous song), there'd be an intermission, then they'd do another lap around the band with each member playing another of their most famous songs, then it would end with Ringo coming out front from behind the drums to lead the sing-a-long with "Yellow Submarine" & "With A Little Help From My Friends"...and that would be it. A fun time.

Considering who he's gotten to be in his band at any particular time, it makes a pretty eclectic set list. But, always great performances!

Some of the All-Starr Band alumni:

Jack Bruce (Cream)
John Entwistle (The Who)
Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles)
Timothy B Schmit (Poco, Eagles)
Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople)
Greg Lake (King Crimson, ELP)
John Waite (The Babys)
Peter Frampton (Humble Pie)
Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
Randy Bachman (BTO, Guess Who)
Dr John
Billy Preston
Dave Edmunds (Rockpile)
Nick Lowe (Rockpile)
Zak Starkey (Oasis, The Who)
Rick Danko (The Band)
Levon Helm (The Band)
Nils Lofgren (Grin, E Street Band)
Clarence Cleamons (E Street Band)
Sheila E (Prince)
Colin Hay (Men At Work)
Burton Cummings (Guess Who)
Howard Jones
Billy Squier
Felix Cavaliere (Young Rascals, The Rascals)
Gary Brooker (Procol Harum, Eric Clapton Band)
Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company)
Eric Carmen (The Raspberries)
Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze, Mike & The Mechanics)
Edgar Winter
Richard Marx
Rod Argent (The Zombies, Argent)
Rick Derringer (Johnny Winter And, The McCoys)
Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth)
Hamish Stuart (Average White Band, Paul McCartney Band)
Wally Palmer (The Romantics)
Jim Keltner (Traveling Wilburys)

And over the years, a few occasional "last minute guest cameos" dropped by for a jam or two:
Bruce Springsteen
Garth Hudson (The Band)
Ginger Baker (Cream)
Ray Davies (The Kinks)
Andy Summers (The Police)
Harry Nilsson (his last public performance was with the All-Starr Band)

[chiliD]

So.. if Fleetwood Mac was the lovingest fightingest band of the 70s.. then Beatles could be of the 60s :D




George didn't have the affair with Ringo's then wife til the '70s, so I don't think the Beatles could claim that title.

[Villavic]

George didn't have the affair with Ringo's then wife til the '70s, so I don't think the Beatles could claim that title.

So they are trying to steal Fleetwood Mac title! How dare they!!!!