Collaborations between ex-Beatles

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Following the break-up of the Beatles in April 1970, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr enjoyed success as solo artists and collaborated with each other on numerous occasions, including on both studio and live recordings.[1] However, none of these collaborations included all four members, with the exception of "Free as a Bird" (1994) and "Real Love" (1995).

In the early 1970s, collaborations were common between Harrison and Starr, and between Lennon and either Harrison or Starr, but none of the three worked with McCartney over that time.[2] The only album released during Lennon's lifetime that included compositions and performances by all four ex-Beatles, albeit on separate songs, was Starr's 1973 album Ringo. Starr's Ringo's Rotogravure (1976) also included compositions by all his bandmates (although Harrison did not play on the album), and the 1996 Carl Perkins album Go Cat Go! contained individual contributions by McCartney, Harrison and Starr, together with a Lennon recording from 1969. With Starr's participation, Harrison staged the Concert for Bangladesh in New York City in August 1971.[3] Other than an unreleased jam session in 1974, later bootlegged as A Toot and a Snore in '74, Lennon and McCartney never recorded together again.[4] Starr and McCartney have performed and recorded together on several occasions since Harrison's death in 2001.

Collaborations by the four ex-Beatles following the break-up are listed below. Collaborations that began before the break-up are included for historical interest. The start date of the act of collaboration, e.g., the recording start date, governs the initial display sequence. Other display sequences may be seen by clicking the buttons in the column headers.

Albums[]

Year of
recording[5] 		Year of
release[6] 		Album Credited to Collaboration
by Lennon 		Collaboration
by McCartney 		Collaboration
by Harrison 		Collaboration
by Starr
1967−68 1968 Wonderwall Music George Harrison Yes Yes
1968−69 1969 Is This What You Want? Jackie Lomax Yes Yes Yes
1969 1970 Leon Russell Leon Russell Yes Yes
1969–70 1970 Doris Troy Doris Troy Yes Yes
1969−70 1970 Sentimental Journey Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1969−70 1970 Encouraging Words Billy Preston Yes Yes
1969 1972 Some Time in New York City (Live Jam) John Lennon & Yoko Ono Yes Yes
1969–70 1970 All Things Must Pass George Harrison Yes Yes Yes
1970 1970 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon Yes Yes
1970 1970 Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono Yes Yes Yes
1971 1971 Imagine John Lennon Yes Yes
1971 1971 Fly Yoko Ono Yes Yes
1971 1971 The Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison & Friends Yes Yes
1972 1972 Bobby Keys Bobby Keys Yes Yes
1971 1972 Brother Lon & Derrek Van Eaton Yes Yes
1972 1974 Son of Dracula Harry Nilsson Yes Yes
1972 1973 Living in the Material World George Harrison Yes Yes
1973 1973 Ringo Ringo Starr Yes Yes Yes Yes
1973 1974 Shankar Family & Friends Ravi Shankar Yes Yes
1973 1974 Dark Horse George Harrison Yes Yes
1974 1992 A Toot and a Snore in '74 (bootleg) Various artists Yes Yes
1974 1974 Pussy Cats Harry Nilsson Yes Yes
1974 1974 Goodnight Vienna Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1975−1996 1996 Go Cat Go! (Carl Perkins tribute) Various artists Yes Yes Yes Yes
1976 1976 Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo Starr Yes Yes Yes Yes
1980−81 1981 Somewhere in England George Harrison Yes Yes Yes
1980−81 1981 Stop and Smell the Roses Ringo Starr Yes Yes Yes
1981−82 1982 Tug of War Paul McCartney Yes Yes
1981−82 1983 Pipes of Peace Paul McCartney Yes Yes
1982−83 1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street Paul McCartney Yes Yes
1987 1987 Cloud Nine George Harrison Yes Yes
1989–90 1990 Armchair Theatre Jeff Lynne Yes Yes
1990 1990 Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal Various Artists (compiled by George Harrison) Yes Yes
1992 2014 Extra Texture (Read All About It) (2014 remaster) George Harrison Yes Yes
1995−97 1997 Flaming Pie Paul McCartney Yes Yes
1997−98 1998 Vertical Man Ringo Starr Yes Yes Yes
2000 2001 Zoom Electric Light Orchestra Yes Yes
2009 2009 A Sideman's Journey Klaus Voormann Yes Yes
2009 2010 Y Not Ringo Starr Yes Yes
2017 2017 Give More Love Ringo Starr Yes Yes
2019 2019 What's My Name Ringo Starr Yes Yes

Singles[]

Year of
recording[5] 		Year of
release[6] 		Single Credited to Collaboration
by Lennon 		Collaboration
by McCartney 		Collaboration
by Harrison 		Collaboration
by Starr
1967 1967 "We Love You" The Rolling Stones Yes Yes
1968 1968 "Sour Milk Sea" Jackie Lomax Yes Yes Yes
1969 1969 "New Day" Jackie Lomax Yes Yes Yes
1969 1969 "Carolina In My Mind" James Taylor Yes Yes
1969 1970 "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Mary Hopkin Yes Yes
1969 1969 "Cold Turkey" Plastic Ono Band Yes Yes
1969 1969 "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow)" [b] Plastic Ono Band Yes Yes
1970 1970 "Instant Karma!" Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band Yes Yes
1970 1971 "It Don't Come Easy" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1970 1970 "My Sweet Lord" George Harrison Yes Yes
1970 1970 "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison Yes Yes
1970 1970 "Mother" Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band Yes Yes
1970 1970 "Why" [c] Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band Yes Yes
1970 1971 "Touch Me" [d] Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band Yes Yes
1971 1971 "Bangla Desh" George Harrison Yes Yes
1971 1972 "Sweet Music" Lon & Derrek Van Eaton Yes Yes
1971−72 1972 "Back Off Boogaloo" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1972−73 1973 "Photograph" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1972 1974 "Daybreak" Harry Nilsson Yes Yes
1973 1973 "You're Sixteen" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1974 1974 "Only You" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1974 1975 "It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1974 1974 "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" George Harrison Yes Yes
1977 / 1994 1995 "Free as a Bird" The Beatles Yes Yes Yes Yes
1980 / 1995 1996 "Real Love" The Beatles Yes Yes Yes Yes
1980−81 1981 "All Those Years Ago" George Harrison Yes Yes Yes
1980−81 1981 "Wrack My Brain" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
1981 1982 "Take It Away" Paul McCartney Yes Yes
1982 1983 "So Bad" Paul McCartney Yes Yes
1987 1987 "Devil's Radio" [a] George Harrison Yes Yes
1987 1988 "When We Was Fab" George Harrison Yes Yes
1996 1997 "Beautiful Night" Paul McCartney Yes Yes
1997 1998 "La De Da" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
2009 2010 "Walk with You" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
2017 2017 "Show Me the Way" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
2017 2017 "We're on the Road Again" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
2019 2019 "Grow Old with Me" Ringo Starr Yes Yes
2020 2020 "Here's to the Nights" Ringo Starr Yes Yes

Notes[]

a Promo single only
b Ono's B-side to Lennon's "Cold Turkey"
c Ono's B-side to Lennon's "Mother"
d Ono's B-side to Lennon's "Power to the People" in the US

Live performances[]

Live performances featuring collaboration between two or more ex-Beatles. Separate appearance at the same event does not count.

Year[5] Event Location Collaboration
by Lennon 		Collaboration
by McCartney 		Collaboration
by Harrison 		Collaboration
by Starr
1969 UNICEF charity concert; Lennon performed "Cold Turkey" and "Don't Worry Kyoko" with Harrison. This performance was later released on the album Some Time in New York City. Lyceum Ballroom, London, England. Yes Yes
1971 The Concert for Bangladesh Madison Square Garden, New York Yes Yes
1979 Wedding of Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd[7] Ewhurst, Surrey, England Yes Yes Yes
1981 Wedding of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach[7] London, England Yes Yes Yes
1985 Rockabilly Session for Carl Perkins Limehouse Television Studios, London, England Yes Yes
1987 The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert Wembley Arena, London Yes Yes
1988 Beatles Induction at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Los Angeles Yes Yes
1992 Natural Law Party Benefit Concert[8][9] Royal Albert Hall, London Yes Yes
1993 Earth Day; Starr joined McCartney on stage for "Hey Jude" finale[10] Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles Yes Yes
2002 Concert for George Royal Albert Hall, London Yes Yes
2009 David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" Benefit Concert[11] Radio City Music Hall, New York Yes Yes
2010 Ringo's 70th birthday show with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (July 7); McCartney came onstage during the encore and played "Birthday" with Ringo and the band.[12] Radio City Music Hall, New York Yes Yes
2014 56th Annual Grammy Awards (January 26); McCartney and Starr performed the former's "Queenie Eye". The Beatles also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[13] Staples Center, Los Angeles Yes Yes
2014 The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles (filmed January 27, aired February 9); McCartney and Starr performed "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Hey Jude."[14] Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Yes Yes
2015 Ringo Starr Induction Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (McCartney inducted Starr into the rock and roll hall of fame and the pair performed "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "I Wanna Be Your Man", with a little help from members of Green Day. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio Yes Yes
2018 At the performance in London on McCartney's 2018-2019 Freshen Up tour, the pair performed "Get Back", with Ronnie Wood.[15] The O2 Arena, London, England Yes Yes
2019 At the performance in Los Angeles and the last stop of McCartney's 2018-2019 Freshen Up tour, McCartney surprised the audience bringing Ringo Starr on stage and the pair performed "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) " and “Helter Skelter”.[16] Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USA Yes Yes

References[]

  1. ^ Gould 2007, pp. 601–604.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4165-9093-4.
  3. ^ Gould 2007, pp. 603–604.
  4. ^ Sandford 2006, pp. 227–229.
  5. ^ a b c For detailed dates, see article or link
  6. ^ a b Where release years differ by country, the earliest year. For detailed dates, see article or link
  7. ^ a b "Ringo Starr Biography - After The Beatles". Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  8. ^ "GEORGE HARRISON LONDON LIVE 1992". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  9. ^ KAYE, JEFF (April 8, 1992). "They Love Him (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) Pop music: George Harrison uses his first London show since 1969 to promote the Natural Law Party in Britain's national elections on Thursday". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Apr 16 1993 – Paul McCartney headlines an Earth Day concert". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  11. ^ "Concert Review: Change Begins Within". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  12. ^ "Amazing Ringo 70th Birthday show – McCartney, Yoko, Joe Walsh, Little Steven and much more". Rock Art Show. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  13. ^ "Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Share Grammy Stage for Rare Performance". RollingStone.com. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  14. ^ "McCartney and Starr Team Again as Eurythmics, Grohl Honor the Beatles". RollingStone.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  15. ^ "A Beatles mini-reunion! Ringo Starr, Ron Wood join Paul McCartney onstage in London". USATODAY.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Paul McCartney Brings Ringo Starr to the Stage for End-of-Tour Surprise (Watch)". Variety.com. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

Sources[]

  • Gould, Jonathan (2007). Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-35338-2.
  • Sandford, Christopher (2006). McCartney. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 978-0-7867-1614-2.
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