Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings and Alison Krauss are among the guests on Starr's T Bone Burnett-produced country set.

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When the Beatles fell apart in 1970, Ringo took refuge in his boyhood country dreams, for the underrated solo album Beaucoups of Blues. He flew out to Nashville to bang out a three-day quickie with pedal-steel master Pete Drake and a crew of Music Row session cats.

Ringo Starr is back with a new sound! The Beatles star tackled country music in his new album, ‘Look Up,’ and he’s sharing the details on how he pivoted to the genre. What do you think of Ringo Starr’s new country sound?

Ringo Starr has released his new country album, Look Up. It is his first country album in more than 50 years and his first full-length album since 2019. Listen to it here.

There is no calculation about Ringo's return to country, no Svengali telling him it's the 'in' market to crack. Instead, these eleven songs are fuelled by his genuine love of the genre, apparent from the Beatles era onwards.