Linda McCartney of the Beatles in 1970, Paul taught Linda to play keyboards and recorded an album with her, "Ram", as a duo. The couple formed the band Wings. They garnered several Grammy Awards, becoming one of the most successful British bands of the 1970s, but had to endure jibes regarding Linda's singing. She later said that criticisms that she sang out of tune in the early days with Wings were true. In 1977, a reggae-inspired single titled "Seaside Woman" was released by an obscure band called Suzy and the Red Stripes on Epic Records in the United States. Suzy and the
The White Stripes on February 12, 2007, it was confirmed that the band had signed a single album deal with Warner Bros. Records. The White Stripes' sixth album, "Icky Thump", was released on June 19, 2007 on Warner Bros. Records. This was their first record with Warner Bros., since V2 closed in 2006, and it was released on a one-album contract. "Icky Thump" entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, and debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 with 223,000 copies sold. By late July, "Icky Thump" was certified gold in the United States. As of March 8, 2008, the album