Ringo Starr

Born on July 7, 1940, in a gritty Liverpool suburb known as the Dingle, Ringo Starr (nee Richard Starkey) was the oldest Beatle and the only one to actually emerge from the crumbling Merseyside slums of Beatle lore. He was a sickly child, and, because of extended hospitalizations, received little formal education. After a series of menial jobs, lightning struck in 1962 when he replaced Pete Best as the Beatles' drummer just as they were about to record their first. Single, "Love Me Do." It's been said that the timing of this momentous event makes Ringo Starr the luckiest man in pop music, but…