[Archive 2010-02-09] Starr gets star; Ringo added to Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Ringo Starr, who is a member of The Beatles, was given his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday.

The event, which was also celebrating fifty years since the pavement was founded, took place during the night for the first time. Starr was the 2401st individual to have a star awarded on the walk. The event also took place outside of the Capitol Records Building.

According to Reuters, fellow Beatles bandmate Sir Paul McCartney was unable to attend the ceremony due to the fact that he was in England at the time, Starr said. Less than twelve months before Ringo was given his star on the Walk of Fame, Paul McCartney assisted in revealing a star for another former Beatles member, the late George Harrison.

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