Ringo Starr was a singer for the Beatles.
Ringo Starr . He occasionally sang lead vocals , usually for one song on an album , including `` With a Little Help from My Friends '' , `` Yellow Submarine '' and their cover of `` Act Naturally '' . `` With a Little Help from My Friends '' is a song by the Beatles , written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon , from the album Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band issued worldwide in June 1967 . The song was written for and sung by the Beatles ' drummer Ringo Starr as the character `` Billy Shears '' . `` Yellow Submarine '' is a 1966 song by the Beatles , written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon , with lead vocals by Ringo Starr .