Zak Starkey teases all-star charity album with father Ringo Starr, Elton John, Slash, Iggy Pop and more

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Ringo Starr alongside the likes of Elton John, Slash and Iggy Pop.The musician, who plays drums for The Who, shared some details about the project in a post on social media last week.

Starkey explained that it came together on the day The Who and Guns N’ Roses both played at Rock In Rio in 2017.“Duff [McKagan] and I went in a local studio and cut bass for a cover of T-Rex[‘s] ‘Children Of The Revolution’,” he wrote.“My dad played drums in LA (while I fudged the bass) then in Rio, Duff cut bass.

A couple of weeks after the tour we cut guitars in NYC with Slash – sent the track with sshh guide vocal to Elton who played amazing piano.”Starkey continued: “Sssh went to hang with Axl [Rose] who said he’d like to sing it – wow! – Axl killed it – amazing vocals.”A post shared by therealzakstarkey (@therealzakstarkey)He went on to reveal that the track was currently being mixed, saying the final record would be auctioned off for the Teenage Cancer Trust – of which The Who’s Roger Daltrey is an Honorary Patron.Hinting at other guest contributors, Starkey concluded: “Produced by me n sshh it’s a full album with more than one Beatle, a Smith a Pretender, an Ashcroft, an Iggy and many more ….

Soon come.” You can see the post above.Last month, The Who played two special orchestral shows at the historic Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the 2024 Teenage Cancer Trust concert series.