Paul McCartney
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Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar, and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later immersed himself in the London avant-garde scene and played a key role in incorporating experimental aesthetics into the Beatles' studio productions. Starting with the 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', he gradually became the band's ''de facto'' leader, providing creative impetus for most of their music and film projects. Many of his Beatles songs, including "And I Love Her", "Yesterday", "Eleanor Rigby", and "Blackbird", rank among the most covered songs in history. Although primarily a bassist with the Beatles, he played a number of other instruments, including keyboards, guitars, and drums, on various songs.
After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album ''McCartney'' and went on to form the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. Under McCartney's leadership, Wings became one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote their US or UK number-one hits, such as "My Love", "Band on the Run", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Silly Love Songs", and "Mull of Kintyre". He resumed his solo career in 1980 and has been touring as a solo artist since 1989. Apart from Wings, his UK or US number-one hits include "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (with Linda), "Coming Up", "Pipes of Peace", "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder), and "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson). Beyond music, he has been involved in projects to promote international charities related to animal rights, seal hunting, land mines, vegetarianism, poverty, and music education.
McCartney has written or co-written a record 32 songs that have topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and, , he had sales of 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the US. His honours include two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1999), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, 18 Grammy Awards, an appointment as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1965, and was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1997 for services to music. As of 2024, he is one of the wealthiest musicians in the world, with an estimated fortune of £1 billion. Provided by Wikipedia
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Let it be / by McCartney, Paul
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Blackbird singing : poems and lyrics, 1965-1999 / by McCartney, Paul
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1964 : eyes of the storm / by McCartney, Paul
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The music of Paul McCartney : piano, vocal, guitar. by McCartney, Paul
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Chaos and creation in the backyard / by McCartney, Paul
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Paul McCartney's A leaf : for piano. by McCartney, Paul
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Tripping the live fantastic / by McCartney, Paul
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Paul McCartney's Liverpool oratorio : oratorio in eight movements for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass and boy treble soloists, boys' choir, SATB chorus and orchestra / by McCartney, Paul
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Yes it is. by McCartney, Paul
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Let it be. by McCartney, Paul
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With a little help from my friends. by McCartney, Paul
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The lyrics : 1956 to the present / by McCartney, Paul
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When I'm sixty-four / by McCartney, Paul
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Let it be / by McCartney, Paul
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