We look back on the career of legendary musician Sir Paul McCartney. He is a multi-hypenated artist: singer, songwriter, musician, and film producer. He rose to fame as the co-lead vocalist and bassist for the Beatles in the ‘60s and still has a thriving career in 2020.
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Join MemoriesMary Carr James Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool on 18 June 1942. His family includes his parents Jim and Mary Patricia McCartney, brother Michael and stepsister Ruth.
Mary Carr Paul (left) with his Mum and Brother, Michael.
Mary Carr On 6 July 1957, Paul McCartney met John Lennon and his bandmates in Quarrymen. Soon after, he joined their band as a rhythm guitarist. George Harrison joined as the lead guitarist in 1958. They changed their band’s name to the Beatles in 1960.
Mary Carr The Beatles formally signed a record deal in 1962.
Mary Carr Beatle's actual signed contract which was auctioned at Sotheby’s London for £365,000 (about $569,000).
Mary Carr Beat·le·ma·ni·a /ˌbēdlˈmānēə/ noun extreme enthusiasm for the Beatles, as manifested in the frenzied behaviour of their fans in the 1960s.
Mary Carr The world was thrown into Beatlemania with the release of I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
Mary Carr The album Revolver came out in 1966 and the Beatles played their last concert at the Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
Mary Carr The Beatles formally disbanded in 1970. Paul McCartney ventured into his solo music career and released his first album, McCartney.
Mary Carr Paul released his first album, McCartney.
Mary Carr His second album, Ram, was released in 1971. It was a collaboration with his wife Linda and Denny Seîwell. It shot to number 1 in the UK charts and made it to the top 5 in the US charts.
Mary Carr He formed the band Wings (also known as Paul McCartney and Wings) which comprised himself, his wife Linda McCartney, Denny Seiwell, and Denny Laine. They released the album Wild Life on 7 December 1971.
Mary Carr Paul McCartney and the Wings released the album Venus and Mars in 1975 under Capitol Records.
Mary Carr Paul with Wings on tour.
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Mary Carr Wings released a live album from their US tour, Wings over America, which was released in 1976.
Mary Carr Paul McCartney and the Wings released another album in 1978. London Town was a hit, but it did not top the charts unlike their previous albums.
Mary Carr Paul McCartney starred in Give My Regards to Broad Street, a musical feature film that he wrote and produced.
Mary Carr Paul McCartney performed for the show MTV Unplugged in 1991. The acoustic-only songs were later released as an album, Unplugged. Source: https://youtu.be/awexsAcncAI
Mary Carr He released the single Hope of Deliverance, which is a rock/latin song.
Mary Carr Standing Stone Album, also released in 1997.
Mary Carr Sir Paul McCartney talked about his classical album 'Standing Stone' on C Music TV Source: https://youtu.be/HgMHwH1QGzo
Mary Carr In 1997, he released the album Flaming Pie, which is in the rock genre, and Standing Stone, which is in the classical genre.
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Mary Carr Paul’s wife Linda dies of cancer. He organised a concert in her memory at the Royal Albert Hall in London and released Wide Prairie, a posthumous compilation album in Linda’s name.
Mary Carr Paul McCartney released the album Run Devil Run in 1999.
Mary Carr Paul went on the Driving the World Tour in 2002, which resulted in the live album Back in the US.
Mary Carr The album was released internationally as Back in the World, which came out in 2003.
Mary Carr Paul McCartney performed in Live 8, a concert series before the G8 conference in Hyde Park.
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Mary Carr Paul McCartney’s 14th solo studio album, Memory Almost Full, came out on 4 June 2007.
Mary Carr Another double live album, Good Evening New York City, was released in 2009 after Paul McCartney performed at the Citi Field in Queens, New York.
Mary Carr Paul released a fourth compilation album, Pure McCartney, in 2016.
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Mary Carr Paul McCartney’s Egypt Station came out in 2018 and debuted at number 1.