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Ringo Starr received a gold record for “It Don’t Come Easy”, which reached No. 4 in both the US and UK. Ringo received full writing credit, although George Harrison later made significant contributions to the song’s final form.
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- Ringo Starr received a gold record for “It Don't Come Easy,” which reached No. 4 in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
- Ringo Starr released the single “Photograph”.
- During the recording of “The White Album”, Ringo Starr told John Lennon that he was temporarily leaving The Beatles because, in his words, he was not playing well, felt unloved and felt left out. Ringo subsequently went on holiday to Sardinia with his family.
- Ringo Starr rejoined The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios after a two-week absence. He found his drums covered with flowers as a welcome from George Harrison; during his absence, the other three Beatles had recorded “Back in the U.S.S.R.” and “Dear Prudence” with Paul McCartney on drums.
- Ringo Starr received a gold-plated snare drum from William Ludwig, president of Ludwig Drum Company, at a press conference in Chicago. Starr's popularity greatly boosted sales of Ludwig drums; he later gave the drum to road manager Mal Evans and never used it on tour himself. The drum was later displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Grammy Museum.
- Ringo Starr performed with The Beatles for the first time as their new drummer at the Horticultural Society Dance in Birkenhead, England.
- Ringo Starr became the first member of The Beatles to become a grandfather when his son Zak and his wife Sarah had a daughter, Tatia Jayne.
- Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach flew to Tucson, Arizona, where they entered the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Clinic for treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. They completed an approximately six-week program together and subsequently returned to England.
- Ringo Starr obtained an extension of a preliminary court injunction intended to prevent producer Chips Moman and CRS Records from releasing material that Starr considered to be of poor quality because of his deteriorated condition at the time it was recorded. In January 1990, the court ordered Starr to pay Moman $74,000 in costs; in exchange, Moman handed all the master tapes over to the former Beatle.
- Ringo Starr officially became the first grandfather among The Beatles after his daughter Lee gave birth to a son, Zak.
- Ringo Starr released his first live album, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band. His All-Starr Band featured Joe Walsh, Dr. John, Billy Preston, Rick Danko and Levon Helm of The Band, Clarence Clemons and Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band. Bruce Springsteen also appeared as a guest during the tour.
- Ringo Starr posted a video message on his website announcing that he would no longer accept fan mail or sign items sent to him. He explained that he did not have the time and disliked seeing signed items subsequently sold online for thousands of dollars. Later, he signed memorabilia only for charitable purposes.