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Ringo Starr December 1969

Title: Ringo Tribute To George Martin (With A Little Help From My Friends)
Type: TV Show
Filming Location: ITV Television Centre, Leeds, England
Filming Date: December 14th 1969
Broadcast Date: December 24th 1969
Country Of Broadcast: England
Duration: 21:20 Minutes
Quality: Unknown
Source: UNBOOTLEGGED
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Notes: A television tribute to George Martin, With A Little Help From My Friends, was filmed on this day.

Ringo Starr was among the guests taking part in the televisual spectacular, which also featured Dudley Moore, The Hollies, Blue
Mink, Lulu, Spike Milligan and dancers Pan`s People, plus Martin himself conducting the 40-piece George Martin Orchestra.

With A Little Help From My Friends was filmed in Studio Four at The Television Centre in Leeds. It was made by Yorkshire
Television, which the previous year had won the ITV franchise for the north of England.

Starr`s contribution was to mime to "Octopus`s Garden". Because of a Musicians Union ban on lip-syncing on British television,
however, parts of the song had been re-recorded on 8 December to give the impression of a live performance.

Sadly this performance is another important piece of TV history the BBC had the wisdom to wipe and no known copies have come to light.Audio and photos thankfully exist.

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