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Credit: Getty Images Brian Ray has spent the last two decades as Paul McCartney’s right-hand man, dividing his duties between guitar and bass depending on what the Beatle plays for each song.
Back in 2005, Guitar Player sat down for an extensive interview with Paul McCartney ... Macca's longtime six-string partners, Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson. Asked if McCartney ever gave him ...
Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Brian Ray is used to playing the role of ... But when it came to playing bass for Paul McCartney, he admits to being so scared that he didn’t look away from ...
When Brian Ray joined Paul McCartney’s band in 2002, he was tasked with learning more than 40 songs — in one week. “Fortunately, I listened to the Beatles nonstop throughout my life ...
Brian Ray has spent the last 23 years as a member of Paul McCartney’s band, playing bass and guitar — so who better to assess Macca’s musicianship? In the new issue of Guitar World magazine ...
Brian Ray has been living the dream for the past two decades, playing guitar and bass in Paul McCartney's band, but it didn’t come easy. He only got the gig after passing a one-song audition in ...
In addition to the insightful chat with the one-time Beatle, GP talked shop with Macca's longtime six-string partners, Brian Ray ... Paul came up with were "You can buy me golden rings." McCartney ...