The Cheat Sheet

The Beatles’ ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ Didn’t Hit No. 1 But a Cover From the Next Year Did

In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed a cover of “With a Little Help From My Friends.” “[Record producer] Denny Cordell gave me a ring and said, ‘We love that song that ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Beatles Had to Coax an ‘Insecure’ Ringo Starr to Sing ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’

Ringo Starr took the lead on The Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends,” but he didn’t initially want to sing it. While his bandmates wrote the song with Starr’s vocal range in mind, he felt ...
American Songwriter

Ringo Starr Releases All-Star Version of “With a Little Help from My Friends” from His Ryman Concert Special as a Charity Single

All proceeds raised by sales of the song through March 27, 2026, will be donated to the American Red Cross and the Habitat for Humanity ReBUILDLA initiative. The performance of “With a Little Help ...
Jazz

With A Little Help From My Friends by Kevin Hays

The fourth track from Hays Street Hart's upcoming release for Smoke Sessions Records, Bridges. This track is a Beatles cover. This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or record ...
Taste of Country

‘The Voice:’ Huntley Revs up a Beatles Classic for Live Shows [Watch]

The heat has been turned up on this season of The Voice! The live shows officially kicked off on Monday night (Dec. 4), with 12 contestants fighting to crack the Top 9. One of those contestants ...
Jambands

With a Little Help from My Friends: Paul McCartney Makes a Case of Joe Cocker’s Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Paul McCartney is rallying on behalf of the late Joe Cocker. On Monday, March 3, the publicist shared a scanned letter [dated Feb. 25] expressing McCartney’s support of the “Feelin’ Alright” singer’s ...