Host Jimmy Fallon and Ringo Starr during “Yellow Submarine Classroom Instruments” with The Roots on September 24, 2019.
Drummer jokes just don’t apply to Ringo Starr. He’s the guy who’s had it all: founding member of the Beatles, he’s married to a Bond girl, twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Knighted by the Queen.
Heck, Ringo even sang some of the Beatles’ best-known songs, including “With a Little Help from My Friends” and “Yellow Submarine,” the soundtrack to an animated film of the same name.
On Wednesday night, Starr gave a very special performance of “Yellow Submarine” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, this time with classroom instruments.
Ringo led from the top on vocals and playing a tiny three-piece drum kit while the late-night show’s host took duties on a Casio keyboard, wooden block and kazoo, as Questlove showed his talents on clappers and, yep, a Submarine shaker.
The Beatles are history, but this Friday marks the 50th anniversary of their great album Abbey Road, which features Ringo’s “Octopus’s Garden”and will get the reissue treatment with a range of must-own packages.
Watch the “Yellow Submarine” performance on Fallon below.
Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music.
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Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel
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