Ringo Starr : Ringo Starr made iconic version of `` With a Little Help From My Friends '' at Woodstock . He says on news of his death , song is what everyone thought of . He conquered it , made it his own . The cameras that captured that transfixing performance for all time stayed on him for practically the entire song , drifting up and down Cocker 's spasmodic form , focusing on his hands as they mimed an invisible instrument wrenching every lick , spin and extended variation he could summon through the vibrant coarseness of his voice . He says it began CNN 's solid blues career that crossed several generations . Seymour : two years ago , Gene Seymour tweeted tribute to the man who transformed his signature song .
Ringo Starr : Ringo Starr made iconic version of `` With a Little Help From My Friends '' at Woodstock . He says on news of his death , song is what everyone thought of . He conquered it , made it his own . He says it began CNN 's solid blues career that crossed several generations . Seymour : two years ago , Gene Seymour tweeted tribute to the man who transformed his signature song .