Happy birthday (and peace and love) to Ringo Starr!
The iconic drummer turns 79 today (July 7), and what better way to celebrate than by looking back on some classic Beatles-era images of Starr both on stage on off.
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Share25th February 1964: The Beatles on the steps of an aeroplane, waving to their fans. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Beatles-Era Photos of Ringo Starr
Share26th October 1965: The Beatles proudly show off their MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) awards at a press reception held at the Saville Theatre, after an Investiture at Buckingham Palace, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Beatles-Era Photos of Ringo Starr
Sharecirca 1964: English pop group The Beatles looking out of a train window as they leave a station. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Beatles-Era Photos of Ringo Starr
Share5th October 1963: The Beatles meet for the first time after their holidays by candlelight at the Star Steak House in Shaftsbury Avenue, London. This evening they appear on 'Ready, Steady, Go', the British music television programme. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Share6th February 1964: The Beatles arriving at London Airport after a trip to Paris. From left to right - Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr and John Lennon. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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Share13th September 1966: Beatles drummer Ringo Starr at the Melody Maker Pop Poll luncheon in the GPO Tower restaurant. (Photo by Terry Disney/Express/Getty Images)
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Share26th October 1965: British pop group The Beatles, from left to right; Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), Paul McCartney and George Harrison (1943 - 2001), outside Buckingham Palace, London, after receiving their MBE's (Member of the Order of the British Empire) from the Queen. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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ShareAmerican television host Ed Sullivan smiles while standing with British rock group the Beatles on the set of his television variety series, New York, February 9, 1964. Left to right: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Sullivan, John Lennon, Paul McCartney. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
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Share2nd July 1964: Ringo Starr of the Liverpudlian pop group The Beatles at a press conference in London Airport following a tour of Australia. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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ShareLeft to right: George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of The Beatles at a press conference at London Airport, 2nd July 1964, following a tour of Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareThe Beatles, one of the most famous groups in the history of pop music; from left to right, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), and in front, Paul McCartney, at the EMI studios in Abbey Road, as they prepare for 'Our World', a world-wide live television show broadcasting to 24 countries with a potential audience of 400 million. (Photo by BIPs/Getty Images)
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ShareThe Beatles wave at the crowd while in the US for their first US concerts, February 1964; clockwise, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareDrummer Ringo Starr of British rock group the Beatles with his new bride, Maureen Cox, at a bungalow in Hove the day after their wedding, 12th February 1965. The bungalow is owned by solicitor David Jacobs. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareBeatles drummer Ringo Starr with his wife Maureen and their new baby boy Jason at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London, 21st August 1967. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareDrummer Ringo Starr (left) gets a visit from fellow Beatle George Harrison (right) whilst recuperating from an operation to remove his tonsils at the University College Hospital, London, 5th December 1964. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareBritish rock group the Beatles arrive back in the UK after a tour of Sweden, 31st October 1963. From left to right, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison. (Photo by J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareDrummer Ringo Starr of English rock band the Beatles during a reception at the London home of the group's manager Brian Epstein, 20th May 1967. The Beatles' song 'A Day In The Life' had recently been banned by the BBC for its references to drug-taking. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareEnglish rock band the Beatles prepare to perform their new single 'Hello, Goodbye' on stage at the Saville Theatre, London, 1967. Clockwise from top left, they are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. (Photo by Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareDrummer Ringo Starr, of 'The Beatles', with his thumbs up, June 12th 1964. (Photo by George Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
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ShareEnglish pop group The Beatles receiving awards from the Variety Club of Great Britain, 1963. Back row George Harrison, Paul McCartney, front row, Ringo Starr and John Lennon. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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ShareEnglish pop group The Beatles waving people as they arrive at London airport, England, Left to right, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison, on November 1, 1963. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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ShareBeatles drummer Ringo Starr looks bored while rehearsing, circa 1966. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Beatles-Era Photos of Ringo Starr
ShareDrummer Ringo Starr performing with the Beatles on the BBC television show Top Of The Pops, 1966. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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ShareBeatles drummer Ringo Starr, 1963. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Beatles-Era Photos of Ringo Starr
ShareFebruary 1964: American heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay poses in the ring in mock victory over British pop group The Beatles, meeting the press in New York during an American tour. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Share22nd May 1967: The Beatles (clockwise from top left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and Paul McCartney) pose for a photocall to promote their new album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images)
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Share19th May 1967: The Beatles celebrate the completion of their new album, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', at a press conference held at the west London home of their manager Brian Epstein. The LP is released on June 1st. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images)
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Share14th September 1965: Ringo Starr, drummer with the pop group The Beatles, with his 19-year-old wife Maureen and their new baby son Zak, at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital, London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Share12th February 1965: Ringo Starr, drummer with the pop group The Beatles, with his 18-year-old wife Maureen during their honeymoon in Hove, East Sussex. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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Share1963: British pop group The Beatles, from left to right: George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney, John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and Ringo Starr, in Sweden. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
