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May 13, 2023: Showbiz Cheat Sheet: ​1 Song From The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Is Supposed to Sound Like Eric Clapton

• Paul McCartney wanted the solo on a song from The Beatles’ Revolver to sound like Eric Clapton.
• Paul put a lot of feedback on his solo.
• He said he played the guitar differently from how George Harrison would have done it.

April 21, 2023: Showbiz Cheatsheet: ​Paul McCartney Says it’s a Mistake for Bands to Think They Can be ‘Bigger Than The Beatles’
​The Beatles are still the most-successful musical act of all time. It is harder to measure success now in the streaming era, but based on sales and No. 1 hits on the charts, no one has passed The Beatles. Every musical act wants to achieve the same success as the Liverpool band, but that’s almost impossible. Paul McCartney says it’s a mistake for any band to think they could be “bigger than The Beatles.”

Jan 3, 2023: The Guardian: ​If These Walls Could Sing review – mystery tour of Abbey Road Studios
Paul McCartney is interviewed, as well as Elton John and Jimmy Page, who talk about their days as session musicians there. The Beatles did their best work at Abbey Road, as did Pink Floyd, Oasis and so many more. But there was also Jacqueline du Pré recording the Elgar cello concerto; McCartney’s film has great footage of her vivid, beaming face as she rehearses with Daniel Barenboim.

Dec 6, 2022: New York Times: ​No John, No George, No Ringo, but Still a Lot to Say
“The McCartney Legacy” follows the superstar from the last gasp of the Beatles to “Band on the Run.” It’s 700 pages — and only the first volume planned.

Dec 5, 2022: Liverpool Echo: Each Beatles' favourite album that the band made
​In their lifespan as a band, The Beatles released 12 studio albums.
Please Please Me, With The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles for Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The White Album, Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be. At various different points in their lives, the Fab Four revealed their individual personal favourites of the dozen. And here is what Paul McCartney said: – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Nov 22, 2022: ​Cheat Sheet: Paul McCartney Names 2 of His Favorite Modern Music Acts
​“There are some people though who are not just manufactured, like Taylor Swift,” he explained. “She’s like pretty cool.”
McCartney and Taylor Swift recently sat down for a conversation for Rolling Stone, where the two discussed how they fell in love with music and their songwriting processes. Both came out with projects during the pandemic and shared how they did that with everything closed. 

Aug 11, 2018: NPR: ​A Songwriting Mystery Solved: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life'
​Lennon-McCartney is likely one of the most famous songwriting credits in music. John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote lyrics and music for almost 200 songs and The Beatles have sold hundreds of millions of albums. The story goes that the two Beatles agreed as teenagers to the joint credit for all songs they wrote, no matter the divide in work.

​Sept 23, 2013: USA Today: Paul McCartney unveils 'New' album artwork
Paul McCartney unveiled the cover of his New album today. The artwork depicts a strikingly modern installation of neon bars that suggest the word "new." The album, his first collection of solo material in six years, is due Oct. 15. McCartney, 71, performed three New tunes — the title track, Everybody Out There and Save Us — at the iHeartRadio Music Festival over the weekend in Las Vegas.​

June 5, 2013: USA Today: ​Colbert recruits McCartney for music special
​That Stephen Colbert sure has a knack for finding promising artists. On June 12, he'll take a break from hard politics to dedicate an hour-long special to an artist he believes will make it big: Paul McCartney.
"I think this McCartney kid's got something special and I'm gonna put him on the map!" says Colbert.

June 5, 2013: USA Today: Colbert recruits McCartney for music special

Paul McCartney tunes up with song for Linda's vegetarian food range

Apr 16, 1971

Who is Paul McCartney? The toast of the music industry

Rhapsody, other streaming music sites told to pull Paul McCartney

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Paul McCartney working on music for video game

​Jan 27, 2012: The Telegraph: Paul McCartney, Kisses on the Bottom review
​ Paul McCartney abandons the guitar and pays homage to the music of his youth.

Released August 12, 2012

​*Includes pictures of McCartney and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes descriptions of the origins and recordings of some of McCartney's timeless classics, including Penny Lane, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, and Michelle. *Includes a Suggested Playlist of McCartney's greatest songs from his solo career and with the Beatles. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. In 1964, girls all across the United States filled venues, almost literally screamed their heads off, and fainted en masse. Almost from the second they played the first note, The Beatles would be hit with the resounding screams, which made it impossible for them to even hear themselves sing. When they made their American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in early 1964, they were greeted by young fans who whipped themselves up into such a frenzy that some of them fainted. Beatlemania had struck North America, creating a musical and pop culture phenomenon unlike anything the world had ever seen. In the middle of it all was Paul McCartney, who joined with close friend and bandmate John Lennon to create history's greatest songwriting duo. As the "Cute" Beatle, McCartney was instrumental in creating the soundtrack of the 1960s, while producing some of the world's most timeless classics together with Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney lacked the controversy of Lennon, the spirituality of Harrison, and the silliness of Starr, but he was unquestionably one of the driving forces behind the Beatles' most productive recording periods, especially on the Beatles' seminal Revolver album. It was also McCartney who tried hardest to keep the Beatles together from 1968-1970, even while his perfectionist attention to detail frequently drove his bandmates crazy. Ultimately, it was McCartney who was the first to publicly announce his departure from the Beatles. Sir Paul may have never topped the highs established by the Beatles, but he has gone on to have the longest and most productive solo career of the four. While that was helped in part by the tragic murder of Lennon in 1980, McCartney has nonetheless remained at the forefront of pop culture since 1970, and the Guinness Book of World Records has recognized him as the most successful recording artist of all time. Indeed, McCartney wrote or co-wrote over 30 #1 hits and has sold over 100 million albums and 100 million singles in his music career. McCartney has provided an uncountable number of anthems, but his popularity has made his life extremely public and the subject of plenty of tabloid fodder, from his causes to his marriages. Legends of Music: The Life and Legacy of Paul McCartney covers McCartney's life and career in detail, both in and out of the studio, while analyzing his lasting legacy. Along with a suggested playlist of McCartney's songs and pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Sir Paul like you never have before, in no time at all.

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Rolling Stone Magazine: Paul McCartney's Fresh Start March 1, 2012

May31, 2000: Sir Paul McCartney led the list of BMI UK songwriters honored at the recent Ivor Novello Awards, Britain's highest honors given to songwriters. McCartney received the Fellowship of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the first the academy has given. McCartney was cited as "a true giant of the world of songwriters and composers." (SOURCE: BMI )

Music Byte: Feb 10, 2012:
​Some of the biggest names in music, movies, and entertainment showed up Friday night in downtown Los Angeles to honor Paul McCartney at the MusiCares Person of the Year, an annual pre-Grammy gala organized by the charitable arm of the Recording Academy.
The performers and guests included Yoko Ono, Coldplay, Tony Bennett, James Taylor, Neil Young, Alicia Keys, Foo Fighters, Christina Perri, Joe Walsh, Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, Motown founder Berry Gordy, David Crosby and, of course, the guest of honor:  Sir Paul, who was joined by his wife Nancy Shevell and son James. [ABC News]

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1984: USA Today reported that Paul McCartney's wife, Linda, has been arrested for the second time in three days on marijuana possession charges. She was charged (Jan 17) at Heathrow Airport, after the couple cut short a holiday in Barbados because of marijuana convictions.

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One of the best rock albums of all time IMHO. McCartney & Wings best solo LP: Includes the hit singles "Band on the Run," "Jet," and "Helen Wheels." Paul McCartney and Wings released “Band On The Run”, December 5, 1973.

1971 Apple Records color Cashbox ad

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey / Paul & Linda McCartney - 1971