What was the name of the band formed by Paul McCartney after the break-up of The Beatles?
Band on the Run any of the four musicians who were once called the Beatles". It was McCartney's last album issued on the Apple record label. By 1973, following the break-up of the Beatles three years before, Paul McCartney had yet to regain his artistic credibility or find favour with music critics for his post-Beatles work. After completing a successful UK tour with his band Wings, in July 1973, he planned their third album as a means to re-establish himself after the mixed reception given to "Wild Life" and "Red Rose Speedway". Keen to record outside the United Kingdom, McCartney asked EMI to send
Break-up of the Beatles Break-up of the Beatles The Beatles' break-up was a cumulative process during the final years of their career, marked by rumours of a split and by ambiguous comments by the members themselves regarding their future as a band. In September 1969, John Lennon privately informed his bandmates that he was leaving the band, but there was no public acknowledgement of the break-up until 10 April 1970, when Paul McCartney announced he was also leaving the group. There were numerous causes for the band's break-up, including their resignation from touring in 1966 and the death of their manager Brian Epstein in