0 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G erman ▁women ' s ▁vol ley ball ▁players ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Ring o ▁St arr ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁music ian ▁who ▁has ▁recorded ▁hundreds ▁of ▁songs ▁throughout ▁his ▁long ▁career . ▁As ▁the ▁drum mer ▁for ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁St arr ▁occasionally ▁performed ▁lead ▁vocals , ▁usually ▁for ▁one ▁song ▁an ▁album . ▁He ▁wrote ▁two ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁group , ▁" Don ' t ▁Pass ▁Me ▁By " ▁and ▁" Oct opus ' s ▁Garden ", ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁co - writer ▁of ▁others , ▁including ▁" What ▁Go es ▁On " ▁and ▁" F lying ". ▁Before ▁their ▁break - up ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁debut ▁solo ▁album , ▁the ▁George ▁Martin - produ ced ▁Sent iment al ▁J our ney ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁which ▁contained ▁cover ▁songs ▁each ▁arranged ▁by ▁a ▁different ▁music ian . ▁He ▁followed ▁it ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁with ▁the ▁P ete ▁Dra ke - produ ced ▁Be auc oups ▁of ▁Blues , ▁which ▁contained ▁songs ▁influenced ▁by ▁country ▁music . ▁St arr ▁then ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁former ▁band mate ▁George ▁Harrison ▁for ▁the ▁singles ▁" It ▁Don ' t ▁Come ▁E asy " ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁and ▁" Back ▁Off