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Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block. Story by Jackson Maxwell • 2mo. As 2024 comes to an end, we’re celebrating the year in guitar by highlighting our ...
He’s played sideman to Etta James, Keith Richards, and John Lee Hooker, but that didn’t make Brian Ray immune to nerves when he joined Paul McCartney’s band – he recalls the wisdom he ...
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. However, to land the ...
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, so I ...
He’s played sideman to Etta James, Keith Richards, and John Lee Hooker, but that didn’t make Brian Ray immune to nerves when he joined Paul McCartney’s band – he recalls the wisdom he ...