A Brief Biography of Paul McCartney

One of the greatest musicians of the 20th centuryconsidered to be Paul McCartney. Probably, any person, even far from the music, heard with a glimpse of the Beatles. This article describes the most significant stages in the life of a musician.

Paul McCartney: a short biography

The musician was born on June 18, 1942 in Britain.(Allerton, a suburb of Liverpool) in a family of workers. Biography of Paul McCartney is the subject of close attention of media and music critics. In 1957, he and John Lennon organized the band The Quarry Men, which in 1960 became the legendary Beatles team. The Liverpool group began to conquer as early as 1961. The team performed several times a week at the Cavern Club. Next year comes the single of the musical team called "Love Me Do". In the British charts, he took the 17th position. This composition gave a start to the Beatles' triumphal procession around the planet.

The biography of Paul McCartney contains an interesting fact.In 1963, he met Jane Asher, to whom he dedicated many songs. Their wedding was scheduled for Christmas in 1968, but soon the musician met Linda Eastman, whom she would marry in 1969.

A biography of the floor of McCartney states that his firstSolo album, released in 1979, he played on all instruments. This record was mixed by overlapping various sound tracks. The album went on sale two weeks before the release of the last studio release of the Beatles. Critics have noted some incompleteness of the record, which Paul McCartney recorded. His biography says that, despite this, the track "Maybe I" m Amazed "was a great international success and partly influenced the formation of the classic" McCarthy "standard of the 70s.

In 1971, Paul’s next solo release"Ram", which was recorded with his wife Linda. Not a single composition of it became completely a failure. The album was a huge success. In the same year, the musician creates a group "Wings". In addition to himself and Linda, Danny Saywell (drummer) and Danny Lane (vocalist, guitarist) were included. The first album of the band was not very successful. In the future, the composition has been repeatedly adjusted. Biography of Paul McCartney says that the most famous disc of the group "Wings", according to critics, is considered "Band On The Run", which was published in 1974.

In 1977, the musician under the pseudonym PercyTrillington creates an instrumental version of "Ram", and also produces D. Lane's solo project. The track "Maybe I" m Amazed "in the concert version ranks 10th in the US charts. Then comes the successful single with the song" Mull Of Kintyre ". Its circulation was more than two million. For Britain it was a record. At the end of that same year comes the track "Seaside Woman".

In 1980, on tour in Japan, a musicianarrested for possession of drugs. Freed on bail, he still holds a concert tour. A biography of Paul McCartney says that in 1981 he received several anonymous threatening messages. In the memory of the musician was the tragic fate of Lennon. Paul took the threats seriously and refused to go on touring concerts. As a result, this was the cause of the decay of "Wings".

In the 1980s, Makakrtni resumes solo work andwrites a very successful record "Tug Of War". She was particularly successful in the USA. In the 80s, the musician recorded a number of successful compositions. In 1995, he published an anthology of the Beatles, which managed to return the interest of the audience to this group. In 1997, the musician released one of his best solo albums - "Flaming Pie".