one of my favorite bands is the beatles
Me too! I never realized that Ringo Starr didn't join the band until 1962, two years after The Beatles came together.
Wow, i didn't know that either.  I was at a wedding last night and Hey Jude has been stuck in my head all day!
playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who had been together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "
I simply didn't know what Ringo was like and I wasn't prepared to take any risks."
By November 1962 Starr had been accepted by Beatles fans, who were now calling for him to sing. He began receiving an amount of fan mail equal to that of the others, which helped to secure his position within the band. Starr considered himself fortunate to be on the same "wavelength" as the other Beatles: "I had to be, or I wouldn't have lasted. I had to join