Whitfield re-created the song to match Starr's James Brown-influenced soul shout: the single version of " War " was dramatic and intense, depicting the general anger and distaste the antiwar movement felt towards the war in Vietnam.

Sturmer and former bandmate Roger Manning Jr. contributed a song, the early Beatles influenced I Don't Believe You as well as vocals and acoustic guitars on Ringo Starr's Time Takes Time album in 1992.

For a brief time following Colourbox's dissolution, Martyn Young served as a producer on records by acts as diverse as The Christians and fellow labelmates The Wolfgang Press, whilst former singer Lorita Grahame lent her vocals to a record released by short-lived One Little Indian act Hit the Roof ( on a cover of Edwin Starr's " Contact ").

Unlike the Temptations ' original, Starr's " War " was a full-scale Whitfield production, with prominent electric guitar lines, clavinets, a heavily syncopated rhythm accented by a horn section, and with Whitfield's new act The Undisputed Truth on backing vocals.

After a day-long rehearsal, on 16 July 1968 the basic tracks were laid down for Lennon's guitar part and his vocal on the introduction, McCartney's bass, and Starr's drums, along with Lennon's piano and George Martin's harmonium, while all other parts were dubbed in two days later: Lennon's lead vocal, Lennon / McCartney falsetto backing vocals and tambourines, Martin's harmonium introduction, sound effects for tea, and Harrison's guitar, a Gibson Les Paul borrowed from Eric Clapton and soon to be a permanent gift.

Starr's second solo single ( with " Early 1970 " as a B-side featuring Harrison on guitar and backing vocals ) entered the NME charts on 21 April at number twelve and rose to number five for two weeks, staying on the chart for nine weeks.

Starr introduced them to Norman Whitfield, Motown's ' psychedelic shaman ' who was responsible for bringing a progressive funk-rock slant to the company, via such productions as Starr's " War ", The Undisputed Truth's " Smiling Faces Sometimes " and The Temptations " Papa Was A Rolling Stone ".

Rather than hindering his career ( as it might have done for the Temptations ), " War " buoyed Starr's career, and he adopted the image of an outspoken liberal orator for many of his other early-1970s releases, including the similarly themed " Stop the War Now " from 1971.

Many of the songs on the album display experimentation with unlikely musical genres, borrowing directly from such sources as 1930s dance-hall music ( in " Honey Pie "), classical chamber music ( in " Piggies "), the avant-garde sensibilities of Yoko Ono and John Cage ( in " Revolution 9 "), country-style music ( Ringo Starr's " Don't Pass Me By "), a western-style saloon ballad (" Rocky Raccoon "), and the lush sentimentality of Henry Mancini's film scores ( in " Good Night ").

In 1998, the group released its last album of original material under the NTM moniker, as both Joey Starr and Kool Shen started their own labels, promoting new bands and branching out in other fields such as the clothing industry ( 2High is Kool Shen's brand, Com-8 is Joey Starr's ).

After performing in several talent shows in the Boston areas in 1982, they won a deal with Maurice Starr's label and released their debut album, Candy Girl.

De La Soul collaborated for the first time with Gang Starr's Guru on " Patti Dooke ", female MC Shortie No Mas, a cousin of Posdnuos, was prominent on many tracks on the album, showcased particularly " In The Woods ".

In 1973, Voormann created the album sleeve and booklet artwork for Ringo Starr's album Ringo, on which he also played bass.

This line-up ( Voormann, Lennon, Harrison and Starr ) did perform in various combinations on Lennon's albums, John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band ( 1970 ) ( Voormann, Lennon, and Starr ) and Imagine ( 1971 ) ( Voormann, Lennon & Harrison ) as well as on Ringo Starr's eponymous album Ringo, in 1973, and Yoko Ono's Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band ( 1970 ) ( Voormann, Lennon, Starr, and Ono ).

Starr's album features the Lennon-penned " I'm The Greatest ", which is the only song on which all four musicians appear together, joined by Billy Preston.

And there were some more: in 1970 for Harrison's All Things Must Pass triple album, two records that have orange apples and one with an Apple Jam jar ; in 1970 for Lennon's John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono's Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band black and white apple labels ; in 1972 for Ringo Starr's " Back Off Boogaloo " blue apples ; in 1975 for Starr's Blast from Your Past red apples.

Bolan played guitar on the track " Have You Seen My Baby ( Hold On )" on Ringo Starr's album Ringo.

" War " appeared on both Starr's War and Peace album and its follow-up, Involved.

In 2010, Stone also appeared on Ringo Starr's album, Y Not on the song " Who's Your Daddy " in which she sang and co-wrote with the ex-Beatle ; appeared on Jeff Beck's album, Emotion and Commotion on the songs " I Put A Spell On You " and " There's No Other Me ".

Lennon would return the favour and do the voiceover for the commercials for Starr's Goodnight Vienna album.

Onyx reunited the next year and released Bacdafucup Part II, and Starr's next album, Don't Get Mad Get Money, arrived in 2003.

* Jack Starr's Burning Starr-Heavy Metal band Jack Starr's Burning Starr covered the song on the 1986 No Turning Back album

This album features a 1983 song, " In My Car ", co-written with Ringo Starr ( originally released on Starr's album Old Wave ).

Hudson said in an interview with Beatlefan magazine that withdrawing from the 2006 All-Starr band tour was not the primary reason for the split and cited Starr's preference for using more synthesized sounds for his next album.

" The album was released in January 2008 on EMI / Capitol Records as part of Starr's new recording deal, having left Koch Records in late 2006.

Before the Anthology project, the closest the Beatles had come to reuniting on record ( while all four members were still alive ) was for Starr's 1973 Ringo album, upon which all appeared — with Lennon, Harrison, and Starr appearing on " I'm the Greatest " — though Lennon and McCartney did not work together.

Gang Starr's debut LP, No More Mr. Nice Guy ( Wild Pitch, 1989 ), and their track " Jazz Thing " ( CBS, 1990 ) for the soundtrack of Mo ' Better Blues, further popularized the jazz rap style.

He first showcased his hardcore Brooklyn style to audiences on " I'm the Man ," a track from Gang Starr's 1992 album Daily Operation.

" Starr's drumming on the track is augmented with a trio of percussion instruments ; a güiro, a tambourine, and a pair of claves.

Take 20 saw the basic track laid down, while Take 21 was an overdub of McCartney's double-tracked lead vocal and Starr's claves.

Although there were sporadic collaborative recording efforts among the band members ( most notably Starr's Ringo, 1973 being the only time that the four have — albeit on separate tracks — appeared on the same album post-break-up ), all four Beatles never simultaneously collaborated as a recording or performing group ever again, and Starr's 1976 album Ringo's Rotogravure album is the last post-break-up album to which all four Beatles contribute and are credited on the same album: besides Ringo's drumming and songwriting contributions, Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison are all credited with composing one track apiece.

Long-time friend Harry Nilsson was next on Starr's checklist, presenting him with " Drumming Is My Madness " and the album's title track, both of which were recorded in early November, with early December sessions completing the work of the cork.

When Charles de Gaulle visited the region, he got into a spirited argument with Starr and threatened to imprison him, until de Gaulle apparent changed his mind and shook Starr's hand.

Based on Tripp ’ s tapes, Starr obtained approval from Attorney General Janet Reno and the special court overseeing the Independent Counsel to expand Starr's investigation into the Clinton-Lewinsky relationship, looking for potential incidents of perjury, to investigate Lewinsky for perjury and suborning perjury as a witness in the lawsuit Paula Jones had brought against Clinton.

Starr's investigation began to branch out into a variety of unrelated issues, from Filegate to Travelgate to allegations that Bill Clinton had an affair with Paula Jones prior to his presidency.

In 1999, Starr's recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Starr's final notes were compiled and edited by his father into " Starr ’ s Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region " which was published a year after his death by the Sierra Club.

Harrison's geniality as a host was also well represented on the recordings and, like Shankar's pre -" Bangla Dhun " address, his generous band introductions, complete with Russell and Voormann breaking into " Yellow Submarine " when Starr's name is mentioned, and other on-stage dialogue − particularly the concert-sealing " Like to bring on a friend of us all ... Mr Bob Dylan " − would become as integral to the legacy of the event as the music itself.

He disappeared into it, and all the amplifiers and drummer Ringo Starr's cymbals slid into the hole.

In June 2007, Starr's attorney, Bruce Grakal, told Beatlefan magazine ( issue # 141 ) that the partnership between Hudson and Starr was over, and that they would not work together again.

Upon its release in June 1970, Starr's " War " became a runaway hit, and held the # 1 position on the Billboard Pop Singles chart for three weeks, in August and September 1970.

Stop and Smell the Roses was considered to be Starr's best album since 1974's Goodnight Vienna, but it was not enough to make it a hit, reaching no further than # 98 in the US, even though it was his biggest-selling album in years.