The country star releases the official studio recording of her cover of the 1976 single after performing it live in Nashville for Ringo & Friends at the Ryman in January
Mickey Guyton does a complete overhaul of Ringo Starr‘s “You Don’t Know Me at All” in her latest release. The studio recording follows the country musician’s live rendition of the 1976 single at Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, the two-hour CBS special recorded in January and airing on March 10.
“It’s truly the greatest honor to record and put my spin on @ringostarrmusic’s ‘You Don’t Know Me at All,’” Guyton wrote on Instagram. Her take on the record is soulful and largely piano-based, whereas Starr’s original leans into more classic pop production.
Guyton took the stage a few times during Starr’s two-night performances at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The event was hosted in support of the American Red Cross and Los Angeles residents impacted by the recent wildfires and featured appearances from more than a dozen guest artists.
Guyton performed “It Don’t Come Easy” with Starr, Sheryl Crow, and Molly Tuttle, “You Don’t Know Me at All” solo, and joined Starr for “Yellow Submarine” and “With a Little Help From My Friends” alongside the rest of the night’s guests — which included Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Brenda Lee, Larkin Poe, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, the War and Treaty, and Jack White.
“It is always a thrill to play the Ryman and this time we are going country,” Starr shared in a statement about the event. “T Bone [Burnett, producer] has put together a great show. It was two nights of peace, love and country music.”
“There is not a single person in the world who has generated more goodwill than Ringo Starr, and I write this without hyperbole,” Burnett added. “Ringo has been singing and playing country music since before he joined the Beatles, and many, if not most, of his recordings with that band were country songs.”
