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Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney Names His Favorite Bass Player
Paul McCartney's inventive bass playing has influenced countless artists, but he has musical heroes of his own, and he revealed one of them during the latest round of the ongoing Q&A session he's having with fans at his website.
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Tommy Chong Wants to Get High with Paul McCartney
Tommy Chong has built an entire comedy career out of pot, and Paul McCartney is one of classic rock's most noted connoisseurs of the stuff -- so how is it that the two of them have never indulged together?
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Paul McCartney Worked With Mark Ronson On Three New Songs
Mark Ronson had worked with Paul McCartney before, but only as a DJ at the former Beatles legend's 2011 wedding to Nancy Shevell. Their relationship actually goes back to when Ronson was a boy, and McCartney even saved his life once.
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Paul McCartney Announces 2013 World Tour
Paul McCartney announced the first two dates of what is expected to be a significant touring schedule in 2013. The singer revealed plans for the Out There World Tour on his website this morning (March 20). His goal is to play cities and venues he and his band have never been.
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Paul McCartney Contributing to ‘Mood Indigo’ Score
Paul McCartney has contributed his signature bass to a film score. Word is that the former Beatle recently laid down some tracks to 'Mood Indigo,' an upcoming film by French director Michel Gondry.
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16 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Knighted
On March 11, 1997, at the age of 54, former Beatles and Wings member Paul McCartney received one of Britain's highest honors when he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The centuries-old ceremony, officially bestows the title of "Sir" upon all fortunate enough to receive the designation.
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40 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Busted for Growing Cannabis
Paul McCartney really is "mother nature's son," and he's got the arrest record to prove it. In early March of 1973, Scottish police made a discovery on the McCartney farm. It seems Sir Paul was growing marijuana plants on his property. An arrest was made, which would lead to a conviction for "illegal cultivation" and with it, a £100 fine (about $240 at the time).
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Paul McCartney Announces Record Store Day Exclusive
Another classic rocker has thrown his proverbial hat into the vinyl ring known as Record Store Day. On April 20, Paul McCartney will release a limited edition 12-inch EP of the live version of 'Maybe I'm Amazed' that was originally released on 1976's 'Wings Over America.'
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20 Years Ago – Paul McCartney Releases ‘Off the Ground’
He's undeniably one of the greatest singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists in rock and roll history, but Paul McCartney's solo albums can be hit-and-miss, to put it diplomatically. 'Off the Ground,' which was released in Feb. 1993, was a case in point, featuring many of the lyrical and melodic elements that are McCartney's strengths, but somehow not quite coming together. The result was an album that was quite simply not among McCartney's best.
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Paul McCartney Mistaken for Street Busker in New Orleans
Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell were in New Orleans for Super Bowl Sunday, and over the weekend he found himself on a street car with fellow revelers. The former Beatle used the time to serenade those around him with hits from the Fab Four's catalog, but most thought he was a lowly busker who would soon ask for tips.
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Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood + More to Guest on Eric Clapton’s ‘Old Sock’
On Monday (Jan. 28), Eric Clapton announced that he is putting out a new album, 'Old Sock,' on March 12. Apart from the track listing, not too much other information has been available about the project. However, on Wednesday (Jan. 30) Clapton revealed the many guest stars who will appear on the record.