NEW YORK — The first few years after the Beatles split, Ringo Starr had bragging rights on his mates. He was all over the radio with “It Don’t Come Easy,” “Back Off Boogaloo,” “Photograph” and other singles at a time that John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison went through some uneven stretches. “I had all these hits, and everybody was surprised,” Starr recalled. “I don’t know why they were, but they were.” Everyone’s …