Ringo Cancels Tour & The Beatles Tops Among Soundtracks

Ringo Starr pulled the plug on the last two shows of his All Starr Band tour -- last night's show in Philadelphia, and the finale tonight in New York at Radio City Music Hall.

His spokeswoman says, "Ringo has come down with a cold and after consulting a doctor he was advised to cancel these two remaining shows and get rest."

Ticket holders will be notified via email and will be automatically refunded. Or, they should contact their point of purchase for refunds.

Ringo is 84.

Check out his original post here from Ringo's official Instagram page.

IN OTHER BEATLES-RELATED NEWS........

When it comes to movie and TV soundtracks, The Beatles have done their fair share with A Hard Day's NightHelp!Magical Mystery Tour, and Yellow Submarine all being cranked out in a four-year span.

So, it's no wonder that three of them are included in Rolling Stone's list of the "101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time."

Prince tops the list with Purple Rain, but The Beatles are second and fourth with Help! and A Hard Day's Night respectively. Magical Mystery Tour lands at 20, while Yellow Submarine stayed below the surface, not making the list.

The Top 10 is as follows:

  1. Purple Rain - Prince
  2. Help! The Beatles
  3. The Harder They Come
  4. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
  5. Saturday Night Fever
  6. Superfly
  7. Pulp Fiction
  8. The Graduate
  9. American Graffiti
  10. Wild Style

As for rock-leaning soundtracks, the list includes:

  • Pretty in Pink (14)
  • This Is Spinal Tap (17)
  • Easy Rider (18)
  • Almost Famous (25)
  • Rock 'n' Roll High School (26)
  • Singles (30)
  • Dazed and Confused (43)
  • High Fidelity (54)
  • Vision Quest (69)
  • Quadrophenia The Who (75)
  • Reality Bites (80)
  • Top Gun (82)
  • Times Square (83)
  • Zabriskie Point (87)
  • I'm Not There (100)

Rounding out the list at 101 is The Bodyguard.


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