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Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt, looking slightly to the side, with people blurred in the background. Paul McCartney: A Life in Pictures The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964; Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon sing and play guitars at the front, with Ringo Starr on drums in the back. Paul McCartney playing guitar on stage, wearing a red shirt reading No More Landmines, with a microphone stand beside him. Paul McCartney: Life in Pictures Meeting Ed Sullivan John Lennon plays guitar while Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and manager Brian Epstein relax together in a Paris hotel room with a table of food in the foreground. Publicity still from Let It Be featuring a close-up of John Lennon singing, with smaller photos of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison on the left, and the film title below. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison of The Beatles perform with instruments and microphones on the rooftop of Apple Corps in London, with amplifiers and cables around them. Live Aid finale at Wembley Stadium
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Paul McCartney

British musician
Also known as: Sir James Paul McCartney
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Barry Miles
Author of Allen Ginsberg: A Biography, Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Hippie and others.
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Paul McCartney (born June 18, 1942, Liverpool, England) is a British vocalist, songwriter, composer, bass player, poet, and painter whose work with the Beatles in the 1960s helped lift popular music from its origins in the entertainment business and transform it into a creative, highly commercial art form. His songwriting collaboration with John Lennon is considered one of the great creative partnerships of the 20th century. He is also one of the most popular solo...

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