Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer for the rock band the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of popular music. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history. After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. McCartney is one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. More than 2,200 artists
McCartney (album) Linda) and "Band on the Run" (with their band Wings). On 13 June 2011, the album and McCartney's second official solo work, "McCartney II", were reissued together by Hear Music/Concord Music Group as part of "The Paul McCartney Archive Collection". The album re-entered the charts in the UK, the Netherlands, France and Japan. On 17 November 2017, "McCartney" was re-released by Capitol/UMe without bonus tracks as part of McCartney's 2016 return to Capitol Records and a catalogue service agreement taking over from Concord Records and Hear Music. All songs written by Paul McCartney. Side one Side two For its June