Rory Storm, the leader of the band, insisted that Starkey assume a stage name and would introduce Starkey on stage as “Rings” or “Johnny Ringo” until, eventually he would proclaim, “All right folks – it’s Ringo Star-Time!” (Spitz 324). Thus, was born the Ringo Starr name, looking back Starr recalled, “It had a nice theatricality – not too tricky, not too serious. It synchronized awkwardly with Starkey, but ‘Starr was natural,’ … It rolled right off the tongue. What’s more, it looked great emblazoned on his bass drum” (Spitz 324). By 1962, “of all the drummers in Liverpool, where the pecking order was so clearly established, bands ranked Ringo as the best” (Spitz 325). At this time, the Beatles were in need of a new drummer having realized that Pete Best was a weak link in their ensemble (Spitz 330). On August 15, 1962, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, knocked on the door of the trailer, where Ringo was staying, and told him, “Pete Best is leaving [the band] and we want Ringo to join” (Spitz 328). After much debate, Ringo agreed to join the Beatles and “forevermore, the Beatles would be John, Paul, George, and Ringo” (Spitz
Rory Storm, the leader of the band, insisted that Starkey assume a stage name and would introduce Starkey on stage as “Rings” or “Johnny Ringo” until, eventually he would proclaim, “All right folks – it’s Ringo Star-Time!” (Spitz 324). Thus, was born the Ringo Starr name, looking back Starr recalled, “It had a nice theatricality – not too tricky, not too serious. It synchronized awkwardly with Starkey, but ‘Starr was natural,’ … It rolled right off the tongue. What’s more, it looked great emblazoned on his bass drum” (Spitz 324). By 1962, “of all the drummers in Liverpool, where the pecking order was so clearly established, bands ranked Ringo as the best” (Spitz 325). At this time, the Beatles were in need of a new drummer having realized that Pete Best was a weak link in their ensemble (Spitz 330). On August 15, 1962, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, knocked on the door of the trailer, where Ringo was staying, and told him, “Pete Best is leaving [the band] and we want Ringo to join” (Spitz 328). After much debate, Ringo agreed to join the Beatles and “forevermore, the Beatles would be John, Paul, George, and Ringo” (Spitz