The drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one song on each album, including &amp;quot;Yellow Submarine&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;With a Little Help from My Friends&amp;quot; and their cover of &amp;quot;Act Naturally&amp;quot;. He also wrote and sang the Beatles' songs &amp;quot;Don't Pass Me By&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Octopus's Garden&amp;quot;, and is credited as a co-writer of others.