Collaborations between ex-Beatles
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Since the breakup of the Beatles in 1970, the former members of the band have been involved in various collaborations with one other, including:
- Album and single recordings involving more than one ex-Beatle (as musicians or in other roles such as producer);
- Live performances.
These are listed in the tables below. Collaborations that began before the breakup are included for historical interest. The start date of the act of collaboration, e.g., the recording start date, governs the initial display sequence. Other display sequences may be seen by clicking the buttons in the column headers.
Albums
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Album | Credited to | Collaboration by Lennon |
Collaboration by McCartney |
Collaboration by Harrison |
Collaboration by Starr |
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| 1967 | 1967 | Their Satanic Majesties Request | The Rolling Stones | 
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| 1967−68 | 1968 | Wonderwall Music | George Harrison |
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| 1968−69 | 1969 | Is This What You Want? | Jackie Lomax |
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| 1969 | 1970 | Leon Russell | Leon Russell |
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| 1969–70 | 1970 | Doris Troy | Doris Troy |
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| 1969−70 | 1970 | Sentimental Journey | Ringo Starr |
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| 1969−70 | 1970 | Encouraging Words | Billy Preston |
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| 1969 | 1972 | Some Time in New York City (Live Jam) | John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
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| 1970 | 1970 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
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| 1970 | 1970 | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | John Lennon |
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| 1970 | 1970 | Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band | Yoko Ono |
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| 1971 | 1971 | Imagine | John Lennon |
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| 1971 | 1971 | Fly | Yoko Ono |
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| 1971 | 1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh | George Harrison & Friends |
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| 1972 | 1972 | Bobby Keys | Bobby Keys |
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| 1971–72 | 1972 | Brother | Lon & Derrek Van Eaton |
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| 1972 | 1974 | Son of Dracula | Harry Nilsson |
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| 1972 | 1973 | Living in the Material World | George Harrison |
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| 1973 | 1973 | Ringo | Ringo Starr |
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| 1973 | 1974 | Shankar Family & Friends | Ravi Shankar |
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| 1973 | 1974 | Dark Horse | George Harrison |
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| 1974 | 1992 | A Toot and a Snore in '74 (bootleg) | Various artists |
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| 1974 | 1974 | Pussy Cats | Harry Nilsson |
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| 1974 | 1974 | Goodnight Vienna | Ringo Starr |
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| 1975-1996 | 1996 | Go Cat Go! (Carl Perkins tribute) | Various artists |
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| 1976 | 1976 | Ringo's Rotogravure | Ringo Starr |
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| 1980−81 | 1981 | Somewhere in England | George Harrison |
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| 1980−81 | 1981 | Stop and Smell the Roses | Ringo Starr |
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| 1981−82 | 1982 | Tug of War | Paul McCartney |
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| 1981−82 | 1983 | Pipes of Peace | Paul McCartney |
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| 1982−83 | 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | Paul McCartney |
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| 1987 | 1987 | Cloud Nine | George Harrison |
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| 1989–90 | 1990 | Armchair Theatre | Jeff Lynne |
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| 1992 | 2014 | Extra Texture (Read All About It) (2014 remaster) | George Harrison |
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| 1995−97 | 1997 | Flaming Pie | Paul McCartney |
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| 1997−98 | 1998 | Vertical Man | Ringo Starr |
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| 2000 | 2001 | Zoom | Electric Light Orchestra |
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| 2009 | 2009 | A Sideman's Journey | Klaus Voormann |
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| 2009 | 2010 | Y Not | Ringo Starr |
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Singles
| Year of recording[1] |
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Single | Credited to | Collaboration by Lennon |
Collaboration by McCartney |
Collaboration by Harrison |
Collaboration by Starr |
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| 1967 | 1967 | "We Love You" | The Rolling Stones |
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| 1968 | 1968 | "Sour Milk Sea" | Jackie Lomax |
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| 1969 | 1969 | "New Day" | Jackie Lomax |
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| 1969 | 1970 | "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Mary Hopkin |
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| 1969 | 1969 | "Cold Turkey" | Plastic Ono Band |
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| 1969 | 1969 | "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow)" [b] | Plastic Ono Band |
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| 1970 | 1970 | "Instant Karma!" | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band |
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| 1970 | 1971 | "It Don't Come Easy" | Ringo Starr |
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| 1970 | 1970 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison |
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| 1970 | 1970 | "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison |
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| 1970 | 1970 | "Mother" | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band |
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| 1970 | 1970 | "Why" [c] | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band |
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| 1970 | 1971 | "Touch Me" [d] | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band |
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| 1970 | 1998 | "God" [a] | John Lennon |
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| 1971 | 1971 | "Bangla Desh" | George Harrison |
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| 1971 | 1972 | "Sweet Music" | Lon & Derrek Van Eaton |
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| 1971−72 | 1972 | "Back Off Boogaloo" | Ringo Starr |
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| 1972−73 | 1973 | "Photograph" | Ringo Starr |
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| 1972 | 1974 | "Daybreak" | Harry Nilsson |
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| 1973 | 1973 | "You're Sixteen" | Ringo Starr |
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| 1974 | 1974 | "Only You" | Ringo Starr |
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| 1974 | 1975 | "It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna" | Ringo Starr |
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| 1974 | 1974 | "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" | George Harrison |
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| 1977 / 1994 | 1995 | "Free as a Bird" | The Beatles |
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| 1980 / 1995 | 1996 | "Real Love" | The Beatles |
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| 1980−81 | 1981 | "All Those Years Ago" | George Harrison |
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| 1981 | 1982 | "Take It Away" | Paul McCartney |
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| 1982 | 1983 | "So Bad" | Paul McCartney |
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| 1987 | 1987 | "Devil's Radio" [a] | George Harrison |
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| 1987 | 1988 | "When We Was Fab" | George Harrison |
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| 1996 | 1997 | "Beautiful Night" | Paul McCartney |
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| 1997 | 1998 | "La De Da" | Ringo Starr |
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| 2009 | 2010 | "Walk with You" | Ringo Starr |
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Notes
a Promo single only
b Ono's b-side to Lennon's "Cold Turkey"
c Ono's b-side to Lennon's "Mother"
d Ono's b-side to Lennon's "Power to the People" in the U.S.
The fact that so many books still name the Beatles "the greatest or most significant or most influential" rock band ever only tells you how far rock music still is from becoming a serious art. Jazz critics have long recognized that the greatest jazz musicians of all times are Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, who were not the most famous or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all times. Classical critics rank the highly controversial Beethoven over classical musicians who were highly popular in courts around Europe. Rock critics are still blinded by commercial success: the Beatles sold more than anyone else (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest. Jazz critics grow up listening to a lot of jazz music of the past, classical critics grow up listening to a lot of classical music of the past. Rock critics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely know the best sellers. No wonder they will think that the Beatles did anything worth of being saved.
Live performances
Live performances featuring collaboration between two or more ex-Beatles. Separate appearance at the same event does not count.
| Year[1] | Event | Location | Collaboration by Lennon |
Collaboration by McCartney |
Collaboration by Harrison |
Collaboration by Starr |
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| 1969 | UNICEF charity concert; Lennon performed "Cold Turkey" and "Don't Worry Kyoko" with Harrison. This performance was later released on the album Some Time in New York City. | Lyceum Ballroom, London, England. |
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| 1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh | Madison Square Garden, New York |
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| 1979 | Wedding of Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd[3][4] | Ewhurst, Surrey, England |
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| 1981 | Wedding of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach[3] | London, England |
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| 1985 | Rockabilly Session for Carl Perkins | Limehouse Television Studios, London, England |
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| 1987 | The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert | Wembley Arena, London |
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| 1988 | Beatles Induction at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Los Angeles |
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| 1992 | Natural Law Party Benefit Concert[5][6] | Royal Albert Hall, London |
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| 1993 | Earth Day; Starr joined McCartney on stage for "Hey Jude" finale[7] | Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles |
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| 2002 | Concert for George | Royal Albert Hall, London |
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| 2009 | David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" Benefit Concert[8] | Radio City Music Hall, New York |
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| 2010 | Ringo's 70th birthday show with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (July 7); McCartney came onstage during the encore and played "Birthday" with Ringo and the band.[9] | Radio City Music Hall, New York |
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| 2014 | 56th Annual Grammy Awards (January 26); McCartney and Starr performed the former's "Queenie Eye". The Beatles also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[10] | Staples Center, Los Angeles |
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| 2014 | The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles (filmed January 27, aired February 9); McCartney and Starr performed "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Hey Jude".[11] | Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles |
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| 2015 | Ringo Starr Induction Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (McCartney inducted Starr into the rock and roll hall of fame and the pair performed "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "I Wanna Be Your Man", with the help of members of Green Day. | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio |
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Notes
- ^ a b c For detailed dates, see article or link
- ^ a b Where release years differ by country, the earliest year. For detailed dates, see article or link
- ^ a b "Ringo Starr Biography - After The Beatles". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ Wonderful Tonight by Patty Boyd
- ^ "GEORGE HARRISON LONDON LIVE 1992". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ KAYE, JEFF (April 8, 1992). "They Love Him (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) Pop music: George Harrison uses his first London show since 1969 to promote the Natural Law Party in Britain's national elections on Thursday". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
- ^ "Apr 16 1993 – Paul McCartney headlines an Earth Day concert". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Concert Review: Change Begins Within". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Amazing Ringo 70th Birthday show – McCartney, Yoko, Joe Walsh, Little Steven and much more". Rock Art Show. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Share Grammy Stage for Rare Performance". RollingStone.com. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "McCartney and Starr Team Again as Eurythmics, Grohl Honor the Beatles". RollingStone.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
