The Beatles’ American success story began to unfold on Sunday, February 9, 1964, with the band’s performance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" before some 73 million television viewers, a figure that accounted for nearly 40% of the population of the United States at that time. In the coming days, it was drummer Ringo Starr, with his self-deprecating, aw-shucks demeanor, who emerged as the most popular Beatle.
After the group’s disbandment, it was Ringo, yet again, who enjoyed a string of early successes with the record-buying public. In April 1971, he made his first major statement as a solo artist. After a pair of lackluster solo albums in "Sentimental Journey" (1970) and "Beaucoups of Blues" (1970), the ex-Beatle released the blockbuster single “It Don’t Come Easy,” a record that would set into motion an impressive series of commercial triumphs that, for a time at least, set him apart from his former bandmates.
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