Celebrating Sir Paul McCartney
Jul 12, 2010 Uncategorized
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Born June 18, 1942, Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, is a British bassist, singer, and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. Originally joining the band as a guitarist, he took over bass guitar duties after the departure of Stu Sutcliffe. Despite never learning how to read music, McCartney became one of the most creative and influential rock bassists, elevating the electric bass from back-row obscurity to prominence and inspiring many to take up the instrument. By 1965 McCartney was pressuring the engineers at EMI to get a better bass sound on Beatles recordings, frustrated by the relatively weak sound on their earlier records. McCartney would go on to become wildly successful after the Beatles breakup. His song, Yesterday, has become an icon, with more than 3,000 known recorded versions.
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