Zak Starkey
English drummer
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| March 21 2022 | Zak Starkey married Sharna Liguz at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The wedding was officiated by Pato Banton, with Eddie Vedder and Johnny Marr serving as best men. |
| 2021 | Appeared on U-Roy's 'Solid Gold' and Mick Fleetwood & Friends' 'Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac'. |
| 2021 | Birth of Zak Starkey's daughter with Sharna Liguz, Luna Lee Lightnin. |
| 2021 | Zak Starkey finalized his divorce from Sarah Menikides. |
| 2020 | Released 'RGGB RMXZ' and contributed to Toots and the Maytals' 'Got To Be Tough', which won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Also released the album 'Solid Gold' by U-Roy featuring multiple prominent artists. |
| 2020 | Performed with his partner's band Sshh at the Peter Tosh Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, performing a version of 'Get Up, Stand Up' featuring Soul Syndicate and Eddie Vedder. |
| 2019 | Starkey was credited as co-producer and guitarist on the albums 'Red Gold Green & Blue' and 'Red Gold Green & Blue RMXZ'. |
| 2018 | Sshh (Starkey's musical project) signed to BMG as a solo artist and toured Australia, opening for Primal Scream and then Liam Gallagher in support of their single 'Rising Tide'. |
| 2016 | Appeared on SSHH's 'Issues' album. |
| 2016 | Zak Starkey built a studio in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and launched the record label Trojan Jamaica, co-funded by BMG Rights Management, with a mandate to reflect Jamaican music, soul, and blues. |
| September 2016 | Interviewed by Rolling Stone about a new covers album project with Sharna Liguz, funded through a crowdfunding campaign, recording under the name SSHH. |
| June 28 2015 | Performed with the Who at the Desert Trip concert at Coachella Festival in California as part of The Who Hits 50! tour. |
| December 12 2012 | Joined the Who at the 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief. |
| August 12 2012 | Played with the Who at the finale of the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. |
| 2011 | Penguins Rising released an album called Hatemale under the band name Pengu!ns. |
| July 7 2010 | Zak Starkey performed at Ringo Starr's 70th birthday party at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, joining his father and other guest stars to perform 'With a Little Help from My Friends' and 'Give Peace a Chance'. |
| March 30 2010 | Played with the Who during their performance of Quadrophenia at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. |
| February 7 2010 | Appeared with the Who during the half-time show of Super Bowl XLIV at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida. |
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