In search of Starr's quality
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Ringo Starr announced a new studio album, 'Time Takes Time' in May and a European tour in July. His son, Zak, is in the band. Ringo is not a technical musician but has pioneered a drumming style. In the Beatles era Ringo was extremely popular. Later, he made a few films and did 'Thomas the Tank Engine' on television but mainly spent the 1980s at parties drinking. He first planned a multi-star band and tour in 1976 but his drinking problem prevented him from organising it. He attended a Rehabilitation Centre in Arizona with his wife Barbara Bach in October 1988 and has not had a drink for three and a half years. He still uses the same five-drum Ludwig line-up and has written three of the songs on the album himself.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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Keeping a stiff upper Brit
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Chairman of Warner Music, Rob Dickins, 42, chairs the 1993 committe selecting records for the Brit Awards. The Warner label supplied 11 of the 48 nominees. Dickins has an office with a roof garden in west London. His father started the New Musical Express. Rob read Politics and Russian at Loughborough University. He began in record companies in promotions in the publishing section and worked up to the top by the age of 24. he has redesigned the Brits ceremony and the award itself.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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The cat who sang like a chick
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Smokey Robinson, now 52, is no longer a Motown man but has a new album out on SBK Records. Robinson, a star singer and songwriter as well as Vice President of Tamla Motown, effectively left the Motown label when it was bought out by MCA in the late 1980s, and now mainly enjoys playing clubs. His high voice is dropping a little but is still seen as sweet. A new album released on Feb 24, 1992 is called 'Double Good Everything.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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