I conclude my five-part review of Tom’s Top Five Drum Solos by ending with perhaps a surprising selection—Ringo Starr’s work on the song The End, the final song on the Beatles final album, Abbey Road.

Starr outright refused to do drum solos, which led some to think of him as a weak drummer. His bandmates disagreed. “I think Ringo was always paranoid that he wasn’t a great drummer because he never ...

Ringo Starr had a bit of a rocky start with The Beatles. Producer George Martin replaced him when the band recorded the single “Love Me Do.” and Ringo got replaced again when he struggled to play the ...

The Beatles’ “The End” appropriately marks the conclusion of Abbey Road, the last album the Fab Four ever recorded (with the exception of the album’s hidden “real” last track, “Her Majesty”).