Paul McCartney was watching TV, saw a trumpeter playing a Bach Brandenburg Concerto on screen, and next minute invited him to play on one of the Beatles’ biggest hits. That’s how the story of the ...

The psychedelic 1967 masterpiece, which captured the zeitgeist of the so-called summer of love, was the brainchild of Paul McCartney ... How I Won the War'. 'Penny Lane' was written during ...

On the occasion of Paul McCartney reaching another birthday — he’s turning 82 on June 18, 2024 — we bring back this critical ranking of his greatest tunes, first published when he turned 80 ...

I wrote ‘Penny Lane,’ so he wrote ‘Strawberry Fields ... McCartney said in the book Paul McCartney: A Life by Peter Ames Carlin. Ono said she would always appreciate McCartney for ...

While recording "Penny Lane," McCartney felt like the song needed ... However, the song by Paul McCartney and Wings actually topped the charts for four weeks in the early summer of 1974.

“Penny Lane” covers the Beatles’ shared hometown, Liverpool. Songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon give the listener a wealth of detail about their childhood surroundings. “I like ...

Paul McCartney is inviting fans into his process once again. The legendary Beatles rocker is launching a podcast this fall that will explore the process of creating 12 of his most iconic songs.

Paul McCartney will discuss some of his best-known ... like "Eleanor Rigby," "Back in the USSR," "Let It Be" and "Penny Lane," plus some McCartney solo selections like "Live and Let Die ...

His new book, “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs ... reverie loosely based on his childhood, McCartney wrote his own memory piece, “Penny Lane.” Lennon wrote “Imagine” a year ...

Sir Paul McCartney lit up and united the O2 like ... be a whole load of personal favourites that didn’t make the cut (Penny Lane, Come Together, Twist and Shout, Here Comes The Sun, to name ...

But this is no penny (lane), this is a £5 coin that features ... so it’s fitting that Paul McCartney’s remarkable music career is now celebrated on an official UK coin.