Ringo Starr For President: The Surprising True Story Of The Campaign

In the summer of 1964, there was a real political campaign in the United States to nominate Ringo Starr for President. Amid the public rally, a single was released urging people to vote for Ringo that became a minor hit. This is the history of the movement and it's connection to Plantasia. #ringostarr #thebeatles #musichistory ►PATREON https://www.patreon.com/VinylRewind ►CONTACT info@vinylrewind.tv 916-C W. Burbank Blvd 176 Burbank, CA 91506 USA ►OFFICIAL SITE: www.vinylrewind.tv/ ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/vinylrewind ►INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/vinylrewind Works Cited Baker, Glenn A. The Beatles down under : the 1964 Australia & New Zealand tour. Pierian Press, 1985. Fast, Julius. The Beatles : the real story. Berkley Pub., 1968. Giuliano, Geoffrey. The Lost Beatles Interviews. Edited by Geoffrey Giuliano, Dutton, 1994. Leigh, Spencer. Frank Sinatra: An Extraordinary Life. McNidder & Grace, 2015. Leigh, Spencer, and Mike Evans. The Beatles in America: The Stories, the Scene, 50 Years on. Metro Books, 2013. McLellan, Dennis. “Composer was a synthesizer pioneer.” Los Angeles Times, 11 January 2008, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-11-me-garson11-story.html. Miles, Barry, and Keith Badman. The Beatles diary. Omnibus, 2001. Rayl, A. J. S. Beatles '64 : a hard day's night in America. Doubleday, 1989. Schaffner, Nicholas. The Beatles forever. McGraw-Hill, 1978. Thomas Jr., Robert Mcg. “Budd Granoff Is Dead at 77; A Show-Business Innovator (Published 1996).” The New York Times, 1 May 1996. White, Theodore H. The Making of the President 1964. Jonathan Cape, 1968. “Why did people want Ringo for president? : r/beatles.” Reddit, 10 December 2023, https://www.reddit.com/r/beatles/comments/18ewerj/why_did_people_want_ringo_for_president/. Accessed 6 March 2024. Vinyl Rewind is your home for vinyl related content on YouTube. New uploads feature vinyl-based music reviews, video essays, artist interviews, and collecting tips, for both the novice and expert vinyl enthusiast. Vinyl Rewind is dedicated to preserving an analogue lifestyle in the digital age. Watch-Listen-Learn Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:49 The Political Climate of 1964 02:07 Why Ringo? 02:41 How The Movement Started 03:38 A Song is Born 05:25 What Did The Beatles Think? 05:49 Why Did this Happen? 06:35 What Happened To Those Who Made The Single 08:19 Wrap Up