George Harrison, Musicians & Singers, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Solo Albums
George Harrison was the first Beatle to release a solo album with Wonderwall Music, the soundtrack to the film Wonderwall. The album was released on … Read more
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Linda McCartney, Musicians & Singers, Paul McCartney, Solo Albums
The drummer on Wings’ 1973 album ‘Band on the Run’ was none other than Paul McCartney. Paul and his wife Linda were bored with recording … Read more
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Audio, Paul McCartney, Songs/Songwriting
Running just 23 seconds long, “Her Majesty” is the shortest song in the Beatles official catalog. It was originally to be placed between “Mean Mr. … Read more
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John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Songs/Songwriting
The first Beatles song to give Ringo Starr co-writing credit was “What Goes On”, though Ringo jokingly claimed he contributed “about five words, and I … Read more
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Family, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Songs/Songwriting
Originally titled “Hey Jules”, Paul McCartney wrote “Hey Jude” in an attempt to comfort Julian Lennon, John and Cynthia’s son, during their divorce. In 1968, … Read more
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John Lennon, Musicians & Singers, Paul McCartney, Songs/Songwriting
The saxophone solo on “You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)” was played by the Rolling Stones’ guitarist and co-founder Brian Jones. The recording … Read more
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Audio, John Lennon, Musicians & Singers, Paul McCartney, Songs/Songwriting
When Paul McCartney met John Lennon on July 6, 1957, one of the songs Paul played on guitar and sang for John was Eddie Cochran’s … Read more
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Audio, Paul McCartney, Songs/Songwriting
While having dinner together in 1973, Dustin Hoffman inspired Paul McCartney to write “Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me)”. Hoffman had asked McCartney how he … Read more
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Musicians & Singers, Paul McCartney, Songs/Songwriting
In 1969, Welsh folk singer Mary Hopkin had a hit with the Paul McCartney penned “Goodbye” (credited to Lennon/McCartney). The track reached #13 in the … Read more
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George Harrison, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Songs/Songwriting
“All Those Years Ago” is a George Harrison song that was a tribute to the then recently assassinated John Lennon. It was released May 11, … Read more
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