Published on Sunday, February 07, 2010
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
HOLLYWOOD - The 50th anniversary of groundbreaking on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be marked tonight with former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr receiving its 2,401st star.
Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, bassist and music producer Don Was and singer-songwriter Ben Harper will join Starr in speaking at the ceremony in front of the Capitol Records building on Vine Street.
Starr's star will be near the stars of his late bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison.
Vine Street near the ceremony site will be closed from noon-10 p.m. today. Fans are advised to park in lots on Hollywood Boulevard or take the Metro Red Line to the Hollywood and Vine stop.
The ceremony will be shown on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's Web site, Hollywoodchamber.net , Starr's site, ringostarr.com , and The Beatles site, thebeatles.com .
Born Richard Starkey Jr. on July 7, 1940 in Liverpool, England, Starr once said when he was 13, "I only wanted to be a drummer
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