Ringo Starr will celebrate his birthday this Saturday, July 7, 2012, in Nashville where he and  his wife Barbara will join family, friends and fans in front of Hard Rock Cafe Nashville and share a "Peace & Love" salute at noon.

Fans will begin gathering in the morning and at 11 a.m. will be treated to an outdoor concert featuring Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project and Tonic.

Also available in stores now, Hard Rock is offering the limited-edition Ringo Starr Signature Series: Edition 28, designed by the legendary rocker himself, featuring his own original artwork.  Fifteen percent of the purchase price from the Ringo Starr Signature Series will be donated to Starr’s charity The Lotus Foundation to directly benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

*** ALSO *** Special appearance/book signing -- Acclaimed rock photographer/Ringo Starr’s personal photographer Rob Shanahan (www.robshanahan.com) will share behind-the-scenes photos from his first book which features some of rock’s most legendary performers including Ringo Starr, Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Tommy Lee, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, and many more.