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Classic Rock Drummers – The Way They Play — This book explores the drumming styles of many great drummers, including Ringo. As a drummer myself, I’ve found this to be one of the best books for “getting inside” Ringo’s drumming style, as well as others like Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Charlie Watts. Here’s the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Rock-Drummers-They-Play/dp/0879309075/ref=pd_sim_b_4

The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock’s Great Drummers — This was written by Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen. It’s a book of interviews with a dozen or so of the greats, many of whom non-drummers will never have heard of. But there’s a really nice interview with Ringo in there. No drum parts are transcribed, but if your husband is a rock drummer, he would probably like this book. The link is: http://www.amazon.com/Big-Beat-Conversations-Rocks-Drummers/dp/0823075710/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260647536&sr=1-1

The Beatles – Complete Scores — This book, is, purportedly, the complete sheet music of the Beatles’ entire recorded output, transcribed from the actual recordings. It’s actually pretty good, particularly the guitar and bass parts. I can tell you the keyboard parts are kind of touch and go (e.g., their transcription for Lady Madonna isn’t even close), and the drum parts aren’t bad. This is probably the closest thing to a book that has all of Ringo’s drum parts. It doesn’t really analyze them the way the first book does (and, again, as a drummer that’s the book I’d be most interested in). On the other hand, if your husband is a musician who really likes the Beatles, it’s not a bad addition to the bookshelf. It is a bit spendy, however. Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Complete-Scores/dp/0793518326/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260647965&sr=1-1

Hope this helps!

Your pal,
Bill