A little more than a year after the Beatles' breakup, McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda and Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine, and the group remained active for the next ten years, racking up a string of hit albums, singles, and tours in the meantime. McCartney's hot streak began in 1970, when he became the first Beatle to leave the group. In America alone, he had nine number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of his solo career, and in his native United Kingdom, his record was nearly as impressive. “ Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the 1970s and '80s.
Before that, I want to draw in AllMusic’s detailed biography of a music pioneer and peerless genius: A huge fan of The Beatles, Wings and his solo work, it is almost too hard to put into words what he means to me! To get the ball rolling, I am starting more general with an ultimate Paul McCartney playlist split into two halves – a selection of his best tracks, from The Beatles’ 1963 debut album, Please Please Me, to his latest solo album, McCartney III (2020). On 18th June itself, I will end with a feature about what McCartney means to me. Apart from spotlighting albums, I will do rankings features and a string of interviews with various people who will discuss their love of Paul McCartney and what his music means to them. Among them, I will explore various albums, aspects of his career and sides of his personality. As he is the greatest songwriter in the world and one of the most important human beings who has ever lived, I am keen to do forty features in the run-up to that date. IN THIS PHOTO: Paul McCartney with The Beatles/ PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesĪhead of Paul McCartney’s eightieth birthday on 18th June.
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