There was a lot of concern Monday after our story that pneumonia prevented Ringo Starr from attending both the MusiCares benefit for fellow Beatle Paul McCartney last Friday and the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.
Well, there is positive news. His representative told Beatles Examiner in an email Tuesday "Please let people know he is doing steadily better and appreciates their love and well wishes!"
Besides missing "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards," where he was to be a presenter, and the MusiCares event, the illness also kept him from Paul McCartney's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony last Thursday. In his speech at the event, McCartney told the crowd Ringo was "under the weather."
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