Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Question: Buck Owens had his first No. 1 country hit in 1963 with Act Naturally. Which world-famous rock band covered the song two years later, with its drummer on lead vocals?

Answer: The Beatles. Ringo Starr sang lead on the band’s 1965 version, recorded for Help! and released in the U.S. as the B-side of Yesterday. Owens and Starr later cut a duet version of the song in 1989.