About this episode
My guest today is musician/singer/songwriter/producer Luther Russell - you may recall him ( SATB 192 ) as one half of Those Pretty Wrongs, a duo with Jody Stephens (ex-Big Star). As a devout fan from birth and a drummer himself, Luther possesses considerable insight into what made Ringo the essential Beatle: how a combination of unique skills, background and chemistry with the others made him the band's most valuable player in a very real sense. This sprawling conversation addresses Ringo's singular gifts that not only served his band so well over the course of their live and studio career but also how he built the vocabulary that countless others followed in his wake. Luther's thesis here Heard in this show: Luther on drums with Liam Hayes on "Eat In Sin" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices