Credit: Getty Images Brian Ray has spent the last two decades ... We had worked together in France doing Johnny Hallyday and Mylene Farmer, but now Abe was playing with Paul McCartney.

Brian Ray refers to himself as a “mid-century ... has recorded albums and played live shows with Etta James, Johnny Hallyday, Smokey Robinson and Shakira. He’s been a member of Paul McCartney ...

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 ...