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Sir Richard Starkey MBE (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles.
George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.
- Background and Composition
- Recording History
- Release and Reception
- Performance at The Concert For Bangladesh
- Subsequent Releases and Other Live Versions
- Covers and Appearances
- Personnel
- Further Reading
Ringo Starr began writing "It Don't Come Easy" in late 1968, having recently completed his first composition, "Don't Pass Me By". When referring to his early songwriting efforts in a 2003 interview, he described himself as "great at writing two verses and a chorus" but often unable to develop the ideas further. Although Starr received sole writing ...
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Starr first recorded the new composition during the sessions for Sentimental Journey. The latter project was an album of pre-rock 'n' roll standards that he undertook to keep active following Lennon's decision, and to please his mother. Recording for the song began during an all-night session on 18 February 1970 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios), with George Martin producing. The studio log listed the track as "You Gotta Pay Your Dues". Harrison played acoustic guitar and directed the o...
Apple Records issued "It Don't Come Easy", backed with "Early 1970", as a single on 9 April 1971 in the United Kingdom, with the catalogue number Apple R5898. It was released on 16 April in the United States as Apple 1831. After Starr's forays into standards and country music with his two 1970 albums, it was his first rock record as a solo artist. ...
Backed by Harrison and a large band that included Voormann, Keltner and Badfinger, Starr performed "It Don't Come Easy" as his vocal turn at the two Concert for Bangladesh shows, held at Madison Square Garden in New York on 1 August 1971. Starr had been among the first musicians to respond when Harrison began organising the event, and extricated hi...
The studio version of the song remained unavailable on an LP until the release of Starr's 1975 Apple greatest hits compilation, Blast from Your Past. It was also heard in the 1978 NBC-TV special Ringo.Although Starr recorded new versions of several songs for the special, the released recording of "It Don't Come Easy" was used. According to author A...
The song was the opening theme of the 1973-1975 ABC late night talk show Good Night, America hosted by Geraldo Rivera. In 1987, a cover version of "It Don't Come Easy" was used in a commercial for 7-Elevenusing the slogan "Where the good things come easy". In 1991, along with a guest appearance by Starr, the song was featured in The Simpsons episod...
According to Bruce Spizer, the following musicians played on the released version of "It Don't Come Easy": 1. Ringo Starr– vocals, drums 2. George Harrison– guitars 3. Gary Wright– piano 4. Klaus Voormann– bass 5. unknown session musicians– horns 6. Mal Evans– tambourine 7. Pete Ham, Tom Evans– backing vocals 8. Ken Scott- engineer
Lewisohn, Mark (1992). Complete Beatles Chronicle. Harmony. ISBN 978-0-517-58100-1.Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (7th Rev ed.). Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-8230-7690-1.- Rock
Nov 2, 2021 · Ringo Starr, known for his easygoing personality, rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of the legendary rock group the Beatles. Primarily a drummer, Starr also sang and occasionally wrote...
Feb 23, 2016 · George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton were joined by an all-star U.K. band, including Elton John, Phil Collins, Jeff Lynne, Ray Cooper and ... well, if you're wondering who that understandably happy bassist is, it's Mark King of Level 42.
Apr 2, 2014 · George Harrison was the lead guitarist of The Beatles as well as a singer-songwriter on many of the band’s most memorable tracks.
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Sep 23, 2011 · In the coming HBO documentary “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison, George’s widow, examine “the quiet Beatle.”
