Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr come together

Country music star Dolly Parton is out with a new single from her upcoming "Rockstar" album: a cover of the hit 1970 Beatles ballad "Let it Be," complete with contributions from none other than Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

Only country music icon Dolly Parton can manage to get Beatles legends Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together to record a new rendition of one of their band’s most iconic songs.

Parton debuted a cover of the hit 1970 Beatles ballad “Let It Be” on Thursday as the latest single from her upcoming rock album “Rockstar,” and the track features both McCartney and Starr.

Dolly Parton performing in Nashville in 2021.

(From left) Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney at the London premiere of 'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years' in 2016.

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“I was so proud of getting to sing songs like ‘Let It Be’ with Paul McCartney,” Dolly said on an episode of Talk Shop Live Thursday night, adding McCartney sang and played piano and Starr played the drums on the track.

Famed rock singer and guitarist Peter Frampton and Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood are also featured on the star-studded track.

“That in itself is like history,” she said.

Parton also spoke about how this “mini Beatles reunion” came together, saying it all started when she simply asked McCartney to collaborate on her version of “Let It Be,” because “it’s his song, he co-wrote that.”

She continued to say that the cover originally had a different drummer who’d already recorded their part, but after McCartney recorded his vocals, “We thought, well why don’t we just replace the drummer with Ringo.”

“And so that’s what we did because I thought wow, that would be all the Beatles,” Parton said. (Starr and McCartney are the two surviving Beatles; John Lennon died in 1980, and George Harrison died in 2001.)

Originally sung by McCartney, and written by him and Lennon, “Let It Be” is the title track off of the Beatles’ final album released in 1970. Their final offering as the “fab four,” the album historically signifies the end of a profoundly influential era in music, making this Beatles reunion over 50 years later that much more special.

“Rockstar” is Parton’s first foray into rock music, a concept album inspired by her 2022 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – an honor she notoriously, albeit politely, tried to decline at first, saying in a statement on her Instagram at the time that she didn’t feel she’d “earned that right.”

The hotly anticipated album features collaborations with music legends including McCartney, Starr, Elton John, Debbie Harry and Stevie Nicks. The album also features contemporary artists such as Parton’s goddaughter Miley Cyrus, and pop singers Lizzo and Pink, among many others.

“Rockstar” will be released globally on November 17.

Dolly Parton, country music singer-composer in February 1975. (AP Photo/RCA)

Country Music stars Dolly Parton, left, and Minnie Pearl, right, are seen at the Country Music Awards show in October 1977, Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo)

Les Paul, right, and Chet Atkins, left, are presented Grammys by Dolly Parton and Freddie Fender, second from right, at 19th annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 19, 1977 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Brich)

Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash are shown at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., in 1978. (AP Photo)

Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton sing a duet during a television special made at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House for broadcast, Feb. 14, 1979. The CBS program marks the first joint appearance of comedienne Burnett and country-western music star Parton. (AP Photo)

From left, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin get together Dec 12, 1980 at a Los Angeles news conference to promote their soon-to-be released movie "9 To 5". (AP Photo/Wally Fong)

Singer and actress Dolly Parton attends a party following the premiere of her movie "9 to 5" on Dec. 12, 1980, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Harms, File)

Singer Dolly Parton, Nov. 10, 1982. (AP Photo/Humphrey)

Actor Sylvester Stallone, left, and actress and singer Dolly Parton, sit in a horse-drawn carriage during the filming of the movie Rhinestone, on West Broadway in lower Manhattan, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1983, in New York. The movie is being made for 20th Century Fox. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)

Entertainer Dolly Parton, wearing a wedding dress, is shown with 300-pound wrestler Hulk Hogan during taping of a television special in Los Angeles, Ca., on Sept. 14, 1987. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)

Stars of the film Steel Magnolias pose backstage at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York Nov. 5, 1989 at the movie's premiere. Shown from left: Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts and Daryl Hannah. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)

Country singer Dolly Parton is the center of attention as she unveils a pair of ceremonial street signs in front of Radio City Music Hall in New York, Tuesday, May 11, 1993. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Dolly Parton poses with a rose in her New York hotel room on Sept. 26, 1994. A bundle of energy, Parton bares her soul in her autobiography while working on a new TV show and pitching her new line of wigs, cosmetics and ladies' wear. (AP Photo/Eric Miller)

Singers Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, from left, pose in New York Feb. 11, 1999. They have released a second recording together, "Trio II." (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)

During a news conference for the opening of the Dixie Stampede in Orlando, Fla. Wednesday June 18, 2003 Dolly Parton fields a question. Parton was all dolled up like an American flag to publicize her Dixie Stampede in Orlando.(AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)

Country singer Dolly Parton rehearses for the Capitol Fourth 2003 Concert in front of The Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 3, 2003. The celebration scheduled for Friday is to feature performances by Parton, James Ingram and the Chieftains, and a fireworks show. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Country music legend Dolly Parton relaxes at her office in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005. Parton will begin touring this month to promote her new album, "Those Were the Days." (AP Photo/John Russell)

Dolly Parton plays the fiddle with Stuart Duncan while performing the song "Those were the Days" from Parton's new album Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005, in Moline, Ill. (AP Photo/Quad City Times, Louis Brems)

Country singer Dolly Parton rehearses the Oscar nominated best original song "Travelin' Thru," from the film "Transamerica," during a rehearsal for the 78th Academy Awards on Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2005 will be presented on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Country singer and songwriter Dolly Parton, nominated for an Oscar for best original song for "Travelin' Thru" from the film "Transamerica," arrives for the 78th Academy Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. Parton will perform the song during the show. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Reba McEntire, left, performs "How Blue" with Dolly Parton during taping of "CMT Giants" honoring Reba McEntire, Thursday night, Oct. 26, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The show is scheduled to air on Saturday, Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The 2006 Kennedy Center honorees pose for a group photo at the State Department in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. From left to right are: Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Singers Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, film director Steven Spielberg, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and conductor Zubin Mehta are being celebrated by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for their contributions to American culture. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Country singer Dolly Parton performs during her concert in Ijsselhallen in Zwolle, north eastern Netherlands, on March 18, 2007, as part of her European tour. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dolly Parton appears on the NBC "Today" television program in New York Wednesday, April 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Country music entertainer Dolly Parton performs during the 75th Anniversary Rededication Event at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Patricia Resnick, left, Dolly Parton, and Stephen Oremus, pose for a picture in New York, Thursday, April 23, 2009. Parton wrote the music and lyrics for "9 to 5: The Musical", as well as starred in the film version, Resnick wrote the screenplay for the movie and the book to accompany the new musical and Oremus is the Music Director of the musical. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.S singer Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury music festival, England, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Thousands of music fans have arrived for the festival to see headliners Arcade Fire, Metallica and Kasabian. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)

Dolly Parton arrives at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Dolly Parton poses in the press room with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Dolly Parton, left, and Katy Perry perform “Coat Of Many Colors” at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Dolly Parton presents the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Lily Tomlin, from left, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda present the award for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or a movie at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Hosts Reba McEntire, from left, Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton appear at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dolly Parton, center, performs "God Only Knows", "There Was Jesus", and "Faith" with Joel Smallbone, left, and Luke Smallbone, right, of For King & Country at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

In this July 10, 2017, file photo, Paul McCartney performs at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)

In this March 2, 1964, file photo, British pop group the Beatles, from top left, John Lennon, George Harrison and, from bottom left, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, pose in the window of train at Paddington Station in London. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)

In this Oct. 26, 1965, file photo, the Beatles, from left, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, smile as they display the Member of The Order of The British Empire medals presented to them by Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony in Buckingham Palace in London, England. The Beatles' psychedelic masterwork "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was named the most popular British album in history. (AP Photo)

In this June 19, 2015, file photo, Paul McCartney performs at the 2015 Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands in Dover, Del. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

This Feb. 28, 1968, file photo shows the Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. (AP Photo, File)

In this March 23, 1964, file photo, Britain's Prince Philip shakes hands with Ringo Starr as co-Beatles, from left, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney look on, at the Empire Ballroom in London, England. (AP Photo/File, Pool)

In this Feb. 18, 1964, file photo, the Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, take a fake blow from Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) while visiting the heavyweight contender at his training camp in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/File)

Paul McCartney, left, is joined by Neil Young onstage on day 2 of the 2016 Desert Trip music festival at Empire Polo Field on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney performs in concert during his “One To One Tour” at Hersheypark Stadium on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Hershey, Pa. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

Musicians and members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney, right, and Ringo Starr pose for photographers upon arrival at the world premiere of Ron Howard's Beatles movie, "Eight days a week-the touring years," in London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

In this 1971 file photo, former Beatles singer and guitarist Paul McCartney arrives with his wife, Linda, at a function in London. (AP Photo)

In this July 2, 2005, file photo, George Michael, left, and Paul McCartney, right, perform during the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, part of a series of free concerts held around the world designed to press leaders of the rich G8 countries to help impoverished African nations. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

In this Feb. 9, 1964, file photo, the Beatles perform on CBS' "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York. (AP Photo)

Paul McCartney of the Beatles and his wife Linda make a surprise appearance at the Grammy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., March 16, 1971. McCartney picked up Grammys for himself, John Lennon and George Harrison for best original score written for the motion picture or TV special "Let It Be." (AP Photo/Harold P. Matosian)

Members of the British rock band the Beatles visit New York's Central Park, Feb. 8, 1964. From left: Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney. George Harrison, suffering from a sore throat, stayed at the band's hotel per doctor's orders. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi)

Ringo Starr of the Beatles, center, holds the chain necklace that he said someone grabbed and tore off a St. Christopher medallion as he entered a New York hotel, Aug. 28, 1964. At left is George Harrison and at right is Paul McCartney. The medallion had been worn by Ringo for several years. (AP Photo)

Members of the British rock band the Beatles visit New York's Central Park, Feb. 8, 1964. From left: John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. George Harrison, suffering from a sore throat, stayed at the band's hotel per doctor's orders. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi)

Members of the British rock band the Beatles visit New York's Central Park, Feb. 8, 1964. From left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. George Harrison, suffering from a sore throat, stayed at the band's hotel per doctor's orders. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi)

Paul McCartney performs at the Outside Lands Music & Art Festival at the Outside Lands Music & Art Festival at Golden Gate Park on August 9, 2013, in San Francisco. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

In this June 24, 1967, file photo, the Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon, appear at EMI Studios in London. (AP Photo)

In this June 1967 file photo, Paul McCartney, from left, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon of the Beatles appear backstage during a break in rehearsals for the live broadcast on the "Our World" program at EMI studios in London. (AP Photo)

In this Oct. 1, 2014, file photo, Paul McCartney performs during a benefit concert at the Tobin Center in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

From left: Lady Isabel Derby, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Lord Edward John Stanley, Earl of Derby, and Ringo Starr chat during a reception for the premiere of the Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night" in Liverpool, July 10, 1964. (AP Photo)

Paul McCartney, the last of the Beatles to marry, poses with his new wife, Linda Eastman, and her daughter by a previous marriage, Heather, 6, at New York's Kennedy Airport, March 17, 1969. They arrived from England where the couple was married in London the week of March 9. McCartney said they were en route to meet his wife's father, a New York lawyer. (AP Photo)

Crowds of fans line rooftops and terraces at Speke Airport in Liverpool as the Beatles arrive at their hometown for the premiere of their movie "A Hard Day's Night," July 10, 1964. Carrying flowers are Paul McCartney, left, and George Harrison, head turned away. (AP Photo)

The Beatles perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Feb. 12, 1964. From left: bassist Paul McCartney, guitarist George Harrison, drummer Ringo Starr, and guitarist John Lennon. (AP Photo)

Sir Eric Harrison, high commissioner for Australia, front center, is pictured with the British rock band the Beatles at a reception honoring them at Australia House in London, April 22, 1964. From left: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sir Harrison, George Harrison and John Lennon. (AP Photo)

Sir Paul McCartney performs at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., Monday, July 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)

Paul McCartney performs on the One on One Tour at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Tinley Park, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 31, 2015, in Chicago. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney performs at Great American Ball Park on Aug. 4, 2011, in Cincinnati. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney performs during the Firefly Music Festival on June 19, 2015, in Dover, Del. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell arrive at the Stella McCartney Autumn 2018 Presentation on Jan. 16, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

In this Sept. 24, 2003, file photo, Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach, left, pose along with George Harrison's son Dhani and wife Olivia, center, and Heather Mills McCartney and Paul McCartney at a screening for the film "Concert For George" at Burbank Studios in Burbank, Calif. The film is a musical documentary that celebrates the music of the late George Harrison. McCartney and George Harrison’s widow and son honored the late Beatle on what would have been his 75th birthday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

In this Oct. 26, 1965, file photo the Beatles, from left, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr, display their Member of The Order of The British Empire medals presented to them by Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony in Buckingham Palace in London, England. (AP Photo)

In this file photo dated Nov. 25, 1993, Paul and Linda McCartney pose for photographers at a news conference before a performance in Mexico City at Hermanos Rodriguez race track. (AP Photo/Luis Magana)

In this July 26, 2017, file photo, Paul McCartney performs on the One on One Tour at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)

In this Aug. 23, 1966, file photo, the Beatles, from left, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison appear at a press conference in New York. (AP Photo)

Paul McCartney performs on day one of the Austin City Limits Music Festival's second weekend on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Musician Sir Paul McCartney meets young fans at the launch of his new children's book "Hey Grandude!" in central London on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)

Designer Vivienne Westwood, left, and musician Paul McCartney attend the Stella McCartney Ready To Wear Spring-Summer 2020 collection, unveiled during fashion week in Paris, Sept. 30, 2019. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

This is a Sept. 25, 1969, file photo of Beatle Paul McCartney at the London Pavilion in London. (AP Photo)

Musician Paul McCartney, right, and his wife Nancy Shevell attend the Stella McCartney Ready To Wear Spring-Summer 2020 collection, unveiled during fashion week in Paris, Sept. 30, 2019. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney walks on the grounds of his rental house on the West Indian island of Montserrat, Feb. 17, 1981. He was in Montserrat with his family working on an album. (AP Photo/Doug Jennings)

Sir Paul McCartney, second from right, his wife Nancy Shewell, left, and French actress Isabelle Huppert, right, watch models during Stella McCartney's Fall-winter 2016-2017 ready to wear collection presented in Paris, France, Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

The Beatles eat apples during a reception at Australia House in London, April 22, 1964, prior to a tour of Australia. From left: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, unidentified, George Harrison (partially obscured) and John Lennon. (AP Photo)

Paul McCartney holds his hand to his heart before a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was dedicated to his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison in Los Angeles, April 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Ringo Starr, left, and Paul McCartney are seen at the launch of the Beatles Rockband Xbox game at the Microsoft Xbox 360 E3 Expo on June 1, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

From left, model Cara Delevingne takes a photo with actor Woody Harrelson and singers Kanye West and Paul McCartney prior to Stella McCartney's ready to wear fall-winter 2015-2016 fashion collection during Paris Fashion Week, Paris, France, Monday, March 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

British musician Sir Paul McCartney holds up his Outstanding Contribution to Music Award, while being applauded by Jack Osbourne, left background, and Ozzy Osbourne, right background, at the Brit Awards 2008 in London, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison, are shown in this November 1963 photo.

Britain's pop quartet The Beatles arrived almost unnoticed at the Hippodrome, Birmingham, Nov. 10, 1963, dressed as policemen. They are George Harrison, third left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr in front. Others in picture are real policemen.

Beatle drummer Ringo Starr, on his arrival at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, Jan. 15, 1964, poses with the BMC car which will take part in the Monte Carlo Rally.

John Lennon, center, holds his forehead as 5-year-old Debbie Fyall, of London, England, sits on his shoulders, in New York, Central Park, USA, February 8, 1964. The other two members of the Beatles are Paul McCartney, left, and Ringo Starr, right.

The Beatles perform on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York on February 9, 1964. From left, front, are Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon. Ringo Starr plays drums.

Beatle drummer Ringo Starr registers surprise, or maybe pain as Joan Engels of New York City gives his famous hair a quick tug during an encounter at a cocktail party in New York’s Plaza Hotel, on Feb. 10, 1964.

Ringo Starr of The Beatles samples an apple during a visit to Australia House in London, England, Wednesday, April 22, 1964.

Drummer Ringo Starr is seen holding a sandwich in a scene from the Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night," in May 1964.

Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles, winks in University College Hospital in London, June 5, 1964, where he is recovering from tonsillitis and laryngitis. Starr collapsed June 3 during a recording session by the musical group. He missed the group's visit to Denmark and Holland.

A cup of tea for Beatle drummer Ringo Starr as he waits for flight at London Airport, in England, on June 12, 1964. Ringo, who has just left hospital, was flying to join the rest of the group, now touring Australia.

Drummer Ringo Starr of the Beatles goes western with a big black hat, a cigar and toy six-shooter as he poses for photographer Larry Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times at the plush mansion in suburban Bel-Air where the British singers are hiding out from their admiring fans in Los Angeles on August 26, 1964.

Ringo Starr, the Beatles’ drummer, opens wide at news conference in London hospital on Dec. 1, 1964 prior to undergoing a tonsillectomy.

Ringo Starr, 24 years old drummer with the Beatles, and his bride, Maureen Cox, 18-year-old hairdressing apprentice pose for photographers during an hourlong photocall in the garden of Solicitor David Jacobs' home in Hove, Sussex, England Feb 12, 1965. The couple was married secretly in London Feb. 11 and are spending a short three-day honeymoon in Hove.

Ringo’s pitch seems to be as good on the sandlot as it is on the screen. This one managed to whiz right by Paul McCartney to strike him out, while John Lennon, chuckles on July 22, 1965. The English musicians, part of the famed Beatles, were relaxing between filming scenes for their latest motion picture epic, “Help,” filmed in Austria, Nassau and England.

Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles, holds his newborn son, Zak, as his wife, Maureen, 19, looks on at Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London, England, on Sept. 22, 1965. Zak Starkey was born Sept. 13.

Ringo Starr, a member of the Beatles, sports a beard as he leaves London Airport on Jan. 12, 1966 for a 10-day Caribbean vacation. “It’s just that I haven’t been working and I haven’t had to shave,” he said. “I hate shaving anyway.” Ringo is shown with his wife Maureen.

Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr, carrying a camera, arrives at Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London, England, Aug. 20, 1967, to visit his wife Maureen and their newly born second son. The couple have chosen the name Jason for the boy, a brother to their two-year-old son Zak.

Member of The Beatles Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, 21, pose with their son, Jason Starkey, in London's Queen Charlotte's Hospital, England, on Aug. 23, 1967. The couple's first son, Zak, was born Sept. 1965.

Former American boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson, left, and Ringo Starr of the pop group The Beatles, on the set of a new film called "Candy", being shot in Rome, Italy, Jan. 11, 1968.

Ringo Starr, sporting purple sunglasses, is seen, May 21, 1969 in New York, aboard the miner Queen Elizabeth II.

The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr poses for the camera during the filming of "The Magic Christian," in 1969.

Ringo Starr in maxi coat and floppy hat, arrives back at London’s Heathrow Airport on Feb. 3, 1970 from America. With his wife, Maureen, he had just returned from the American showing of “The Magic Christian”, the film in which Ringo co-starred with Peter Sellers.

Former Beatle Ringo Starr is seen, 1971, location unknown.

Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen pass through London’s Heathrow Airport on Sept. 11, 1972 on their way to New York. The couple will be in the U.S. promoting a new movie. (AP Photo)

Ringo Starr from The Beatles, sits in the offices of a Paris radio station before appearing on a news show in Paris, in Sept. 20, 1976. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)

Singer Linda Ronstadt is flanked by Ringo Starr, left, and Paul Williams after she was named best pop singer for her "Hasten Down the Wind" at The 19th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 20, 1977.

Ringo Starr, former drummer of “The Beatles” pop group in 1977.

Former Beatle Ringo Starr and friend Barbara Bach leave a New York Restaurant on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1980 in New York. The two reportedly have plans to marry. (AP Photo/ Steve Sands)

Ringo Starr, with fiancée Barbara Bach shown during a taping of the Phil Donahue TV talk show, March 23, 1981 in Chicago. The former Beatle is on tour promoting his newest film, “Caveman.”

Ringo Starr, with fiancée Barbara Bach shown on NBC-TV’s “Today” show, March 26, 1981. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

Newlyweds Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach leave the Marylebone Register Office in London, England, where they were married in a civil ceremony on Monday, April 27, 1981. The couple is flanked by unidentified bridal attendants. This is a second marriage for both.

Former Beatle Ringo Starr with wife Barbara Bach, May 16, 1983. (AP Photo/Pizac)

Ringo Starr, former Beatle at Promo for his Mc-Ing live, on Saturday, Dec. 6, 1984 with the show's Billy Crystal. (AP Photo/Paul Burnett)

Ringo Starr poses with Nicole Leach and Jason Woliner during a news conference on Wednesday, June 22, 1988 in New York to introduce the new children's series for public television, "Shining Time Station." Ringo plays Mr. Conductor on the program, while Nicole and Jason portray Tanya and Matt. The program is scheduled to be broadcast in January 1989. (AP Photo/Frankie Ziths)

Former Beatle Ringo Starr began the first night of his first-ever solo tour by asking the Dallas crowd “what’s my name?” in Dallas, Sunday, July 24, 1989. The crowd was only too happy to yell back, “Ringo.” (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Ringo Starr and his all Starr band play Radio City Music Hall, June 19, 1992. (AP Photo/Mike Albans)

Former Beatle Ringo Starr dances and plays the air drums during a performance, Sunday, July 2, 1995 in St. Louis, Missouri. His Ringo Starr's All-Star Bank includes musician from groups popular in the 60's and 70's such as the Rascals, Grand Funk Railroad, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. (AP Photo/Mary Butkus)

Former Beatle, musician and artist Ringo Starr poses for a portrait in front of one of his computer generated images "Hat Man" at the first exhibition of his artwork, Saturday, June 18, 2005, at New York's Pop International Gallery. (AP Photo/Jennifer Szymaszek)

Musician Ringo Starr poses for a photo in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, June 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Paul McCartney, from left, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison and Ringo Starr, pose for photos during the first anniversary of the Beatles Love at the Mirage hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Tuesday, June 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In this Feb. 10, 2008, file photo, musician Ringo Starr, center, and Beatles producer Sir George Martin accept the best compilation soundtrack album award for "Love" during the 50th annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

The Beatles band members Ringo Starr, left, and Paul McCartney are seen at the launch of The Beatles Rockband Xbox game at the Microsoft Xbox 360 E3 Expo on Monday, June 1, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Ringo Starr holds a replica of his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Ringo Starr celebrates his 70th birthday with fans during a "Peace and Love" event in Times Square, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, Ringo Starr poses near "The Yellow Submarine", a bathyscaphe exhibited in front of oceanographic museum in Monaco, before receiving the medal of "Commander of Arts and Letters" from the France ambassador in Monaco, Hugues Moret, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Some musicians like Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Graham Nash and Ronnie Wood exhibit their works inspired by the fabulous world of magic and mystery of the seas and oceans during the "Arternativelight" exhibition at the oceanographic Museum from September 25 to October 13, in Monaco. Ringo Starr was the drummer for the British pop group the "Beatles". (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Paul McCartney, left, and Ringo Starr perform on stage at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Ringo Starr speaks at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Ringo Starr poses for a portrait at Book Soup on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in West Hollywood, Calif. Starr's book "Photograph" features rare and unseen photographs from his archives. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Musicians and members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney, right, and Ringo Starr pose for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film 'The Beatles, Eight Days a Week' in London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Kennedy Center Honoree Joe Walsh, third from left, of the Eagles arrives with from left, Christian Quilici, Lucy Walsh, Marjorie Bach, Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Musician Ringo Starr, poses for photographers after being awarded a knighthood, during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, in London, Tuesday March 20, 2018. (John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP)

Yoko Ono, from left, Ringo Starr and actor Jeff Bridges participate in the fifth annual Come Together: NYC bed-in celebration to support New York City schools and to promote the return of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Ringo Starr, formerly of The Beatles, performs in concert with Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at The Met on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

In this Oct. 11, 2019 photo, Ringo Starr poses for a portrait at the Sunset Marquis in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP)

Musician Ringo Starr poses in front of his "Peace and Love" public sculpture on his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Ringo Starr presents the award for record of the year at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. Starr turns 81 on July 7. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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