Ringo Starr explains pivot to country music as he takes "CBS Mornings" backstage in Nashville

You may think Ringo Starr is more Abbey Road than Music Row, but the iconic Beatles drummer says he's always had a soft spot for country music.

Starr will celebrate his longtime love for the genre alongside country greats like Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow at the world-famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in a new 2-hour concert special called "Ringo & Friends at the Ryman," airing Monday, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

"When I was a teenager with Hank Williams and people like that the name of the game was to get here," he told CBS News senior culture correspondent Anthony Mason in an interview for "CBS Mornings" while walking backstage at the Ryman, once home of the Grand Ole Opry.