LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 18, 2019…HAPPY 77TH BDAY TO SIR PAUL McCARTNEY. MCCARTNEY IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PERFORMERS AND COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME. HE FIRST GAINED WORLDWIDE SUCCESS WITH THE BEATLES, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL GROUPS IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC. AFTER THE GROUP BROKE UP IN 1969, MACA ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE WAS THROUGH AS A RECORDING ARTIST. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO HIM TO RECORD AS A SOLO ARTIST OR FORM A NEW BAND. IT WAS HIS WIFE LINDA WHO ENCOURAGED HIM TO CONTINUE MAKING MUSIC. MCCARTNEY HAS SAID THAT SHE USED “TOUGH LOVE” TO TELL HIM TO TELL HIM TO STOP FEELING SORRY FOR HIMSELF AND TO MAKE MORE MUSIC. AFTER THE GROUP DISBANDED IN 1970, HE PURSUED A SOLO CAREER AND FORMED THE BAND WINGS.
HE’S A TWO-TIME INDUCTEE IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME( AS A MEMBER OF THE BEATLES IN 1988 AND AGAIN AS A SOLO ARTIST IN 1999). HE IS ALSO WON 18 TIME GRAMMY AWARDS. MCCARTNEY HAS WRITTEN OR CO-WRITTEN 32 SONGS THAT HAVE REACHED # 1 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS. HE WAS KNIGHTED SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY IN 1997. PAUL MCCARTNEY IS ALSO ONE OF THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST MUSICIANS WITH AN ESTIMATED WORTH OF $ 1.5 BILLION.
HAPPY 77TH BIRTHDAY PAUL MCCARTNEY.
HERE’S VINTAGE McCARTNEY FROM 1976
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