Paul Wickens
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Paul "Wix" Wickens is a keyboardist
and composer
from Essex
, United Kingdom
. Wickens has worked with musicians such as Paul McCartney
, Nik Kershaw
, Bob Dylan
, Joni Mitchell
, Bon Jovi
and many other artists. Wickens has been a member of McCartney's touring band since 1989.
in 1989. As of then, he has appeared on many of McCartney's albums and DVDs, and has become the musical director for many of McCartney's tours. He continues to tour with McCartney, and of the four musicians in McCartney's touring band, he has worked with McCartney for considerably longer.
Wickens recorded on albums by Tommy Shaw
of the American rock group Styx
, The Damned, Tim Finn
, Paul Carrack
, Nik Kershaw
, Jim Diamond
, Boy George
, and David Gilmour
, and was the co-producer of the first Savage Progress
album. He also was the keyboardist and programmer for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
- which was where he first met Chris Whitten
. Paul was also instrumental in making the BANDAGED album the success it was, in aid of BBC Children in Need
.
He attended Brentwood School, Essex where he became a friend of fellow student, the writer Douglas Adams
, and performed at his memorial service in 2001. Wickens composed the music for the sequel radio productions of Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
, originally broadcast in 2003-2004.
Wickens recorded a version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and has also been known for The The
's minor UK hit, "This is the day", from their album Soul Mining
.
ES7 synthesizer and a Kurzweil controller plus a rack of processors.
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
from Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Wickens has worked with musicians such as Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
, Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
and many other artists. Wickens has been a member of McCartney's touring band since 1989.
Career
Wickens began touring with Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
in 1989. As of then, he has appeared on many of McCartney's albums and DVDs, and has become the musical director for many of McCartney's tours. He continues to tour with McCartney, and of the four musicians in McCartney's touring band, he has worked with McCartney for considerably longer.
Wickens recorded on albums by Tommy Shaw
Tommy Shaw
Tommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....
of the American rock group Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
, The Damned, Tim Finn
Tim Finn
Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand singer and musician. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn...
, Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
, Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
, Jim Diamond
Jim Diamond (Scottish musician)
James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one...
, Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
, and David Gilmour
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of...
, and was the co-producer of the first Savage Progress
Savage Progress
Savage Progress was a pop group in the 1980s from England that had hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The band was founded by Rik Kenton Glynnis Thomas Ned Morant Carol Isaacs and Andrew Edge...
album. He also was the keyboardist and programmer for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians is an alternative rock jam band that originated in Texas in the mid-1980s. The band is best known for their 1988 hit "What I Am" from the album Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars. Their music contains elements of rock, folk, blues, and jazz...
album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
-Personnel:NEW BOHEMIANS*Edie Brickell - vocals*Kenny Withrow - guitar*Brad Houser - bass*Brandon Aly - drums *John Bush - percussionwith:*Robbie Blunt - guitar*John Henry - background vocals...
- which was where he first met Chris Whitten
Chris Whitten
Chris Whitten is a British session drummer who provided drums for the hit singles "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, "World Shut your Mouth" by Julian Cope and "The Whole of the Moon" by The Waterboys...
. Paul was also instrumental in making the BANDAGED album the success it was, in aid of BBC Children in Need
Children in Need
Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
.
He attended Brentwood School, Essex where he became a friend of fellow student, the writer Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television...
, and performed at his memorial service in 2001. Wickens composed the music for the sequel radio productions of Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases
The Tertiary Phase, Quandary Phase and Quintessential Phase are radio adaptations of the books Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish and Mostly Harmless produced in 2003 and 2004 by Above the Title Productions for BBC Radio 4...
, originally broadcast in 2003-2004.
Wickens recorded a version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and has also been known for The The
The The
The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.-Early years :...
's minor UK hit, "This is the day", from their album Soul Mining
Soul Mining
Soul Mining was The The's second album. Soul Mining was released in 1983 and included the UK singles "Uncertain Smile" which reached No. 68 in December 1982 and "Perfect" which made No...
.
Equipment
Wickens currently uses a Yamaha MotifYamaha Motif
The Yamaha Motif is a series of music workstations, first released by Yamaha Corporation in August 2001. Other workstations in the same class are the Korg Triton, Roland Fantom-G and Alesis Fusion.-Motif Classic:...
ES7 synthesizer and a Kurzweil controller plus a rack of processors.
Producer
| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Desire For Freedom Desire for Freedom Desire For Freedom was singer/songwriter Jim Diamond's second studio album.Released in 1986 it featured a wide range of styles such as heartfelt ballads and... |
Jim Diamond Jim Diamond (Scottish musician) James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one... |
| 1992 | Sleeping Satellite Sleeping Satellite "Sleeping Satellite" was the debut single by the British singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer, released in 1992. The song peaked at no.1 in the UK, and was also an international hit.-Lyrics and music:... |
Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite" which reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Biography:... |
| 1992 | Great Expectations Great Expectations Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens. It was first published in serial form in the publication All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It has been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times.... |
Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite" which reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Biography:... |
| 1993 | In Your Care In your care "In Your Care" is the second single released by singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer. It was released in early 1993 but failed to pick up as much airplay and media support as "Sleeping Satellite". "In Your Care" stalled at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart... |
Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite" which reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Biography:... |
| 1996 | Big White Room | Melanie Garside Melanie Garside Melanie Garside is a songwriter, artist and musician whose long career in music has been diverse and often surprising. Currently releasing material under the name of Maple Bee, she is about to release her third solo album entitled These Four Worlds on Xie Recordings... |
| 1996 | She Knows | Melanie Garside Melanie Garside Melanie Garside is a songwriter, artist and musician whose long career in music has been diverse and often surprising. Currently releasing material under the name of Maple Bee, she is about to release her third solo album entitled These Four Worlds on Xie Recordings... |
Performer
| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dynamite Daze | Kevin Coyne Kevin Coyne Kevin Coyne was a musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. The former "anti-star" was born on 27 January 1944 in Derby, UK, and died in his adopted home of Nuremberg, Germany, on 2 December 2004.... |
| 1979 | Babble Babble Babble is a British internet telephony service. It was one of the first commercialisations of VoIP technology, appearing in 2004 approximately 6 months after the proprietary Skype opened up interest in telephony over the internet... |
Kevin Coyne And Dagmar Krause Dagmar Krause Dagmar Krause is a German singer, best known for her work with avant-rock groups like Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Art Bears. She is also noted for her coverage of songs by Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler... |
| 1983 | All I See Is You | Eddie & Sunshine |
| 1983 | Do What You Wanna Do / Movin' On | Chris Thompson |
| 1983 | Perfect Strangers | Eddie & Sunshine |
| 1983 | The Golden Section The Golden Section The Golden Section is a 1983 album by English musician John Foxx. A progression from the sound of The Garden , Foxx called The Golden Section "a roots check: Beatles, Church music, Psychedelia, The Shadows, The Floyd, The Velvets, Roy Orbison, Kraftwerk, and cheap pre-electro Europop".The album was... |
John Foxx John Foxx John Foxx is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox before being replaced by Midge Ure, when he left to embark on a solo career in 1979... |
| 1983 | Human Racing Human Racing Human Racing is Nik Kershaw's first album. It was released in 1984 by MCA Records. The title track was a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at #19.... |
Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists... |
| 1984 | Un autre monde Un autre monde Un autre monde is a 1984 album by French rock band Téléphone.-Track listing:# Les dunes# New-York avec toi# Loin de toi # 66 heures# Ce que je veux# Le garçon d'ascenseur# Oublie ça# T'as qu'ces mots... |
Téléphone Téléphone Téléphone was a French rock band formed in 1976 by Jean-Louis Aubert , Louis Bertignac , Corine Marienneau and Richard Kolinka .... |
| 1984 | The Riddle The Riddle (album) The Riddle is Nik Kershaw's second album. It was released in 1984 by MCA Records.-LP, Cassette, CD:#"Don Quixote" – 4:55#"Know How" – 4:52#"You Might" – 3:17#"Wild Horses" – 3:59#"Easy" – 4:13#"The Riddle" – 3:52#"City of Angels" – 3:56... |
Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists... |
| 1986 | Hi Ho Silver Hi Ho Silver "Hi Ho Silver" is a number five hit in 1986 by Scottish singer/songwriter Jim Diamond. It is best known for being the theme song for Boon... |
Jim Diamond Jim Diamond (Scottish musician) James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one... |
| 1986 | Radio Musicola Radio Musicola Radio Musicola is Nik Kershaw's third album. It was released in 1986 by MCA Records.The album deals with subjects of integrity - media skepticism , privacy, insecurity and mass produced run-of-the-mill pop Radio Musicola is Nik Kershaw's third album. It was released in 1986 by MCA Records.The album... |
Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists... |
| 1987 | To Be Reborn | Boy George Boy George Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by... |
| 1988 | Ain't Complaining Ain't Complaining Ain't Complaining is the eighteenth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. Initially released on the Vertigo label in 1988, it was the group's first album on that label to fall short of the UK Top 10, reaching no higher than its entry position of No. 12... |
Status Quo |
| 1988 | What Up, Dog? What Up, Dog? -LP edition:-UK CD edition:* The UK CD edition and Cassette editions featured this configuration-Personnel:* David "Michigan-Boy Snake" Was — flute, keyboards, harmonica, vocals* Don "Rope Drink" Was — bass, keyboards, guitar, mandolin... |
Was (Not Was) Was (Not Was) -Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Contributions:* A Christmas Record - "Christmas Time In The Motor City"* That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk - "Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are"... |
| 1988 | From Langley Park to Memphis From Langley Park to Memphis From Langley Park to Memphis is the third album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, and was released in March 1988.The title is taken from a lyric to the song, "The Venus of the Soup Kitchen", and refers to the village of Langley Park, County Durham in England, and the city of Memphis, Tennessee in... |
Prefab Sprout Prefab Sprout Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK... |
| 1989 | Gatecrashing | Living In A Box Living in a Box Living in a Box were a British band from the 1980s and early 1990s. They are best known for their eponymous debut single, produced by Richard James Burgess.-Formation and split up:... |
| 1989 | The Works The Works (Nik Kershaw album) The Works is Nik Kershaw's fourth album. It is the last one he created for MCA Records, in 1989. It introduces slight jazz influences in some tracks.... |
Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists... |
| 1989 | Flowers In The Dirt Flowers in the Dirt -Additional tracks:-Special Package :Following tracks are included on bonus disc.#"Message" - 0:28#* A environmental message from Paul to the Japanese fans.#"The Long and Winding Road" - 3:51... |
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |
| 1990 | Tripping the Live Fantastic Tripping the Live Fantastic Tripping the Live Fantastic is Paul McCartney's first official live album and his first release of concert material since Wings' 1976 Wings over America live package. It was released in 1990 as triple LP, double cassette and double CD. Tripping the Live Fantastic reached #16 in the UK and #26 in... |
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |
| 1991 | A Contraluz A Contraluz A Contraluz is an album by Uruguayan band La Vela Puerca that was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla. It was released in October 2004, after recording during March and April of that year.-Track listing:#"Llenos de Magia" – 3:54... |
Luz Luz Luz is the name of two places in the Bible.Luz is the ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel . It is debated among scholars whether Luz and Bethel represent one and the same town - the former the Canaanite name, and the latter the Hebrew name - or whether they were distinct... |
| 1993 | Off the Ground Off the Ground Off the Ground is the ninth studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993. As his first studio album of the 1990s, it is also the follow-up to the acclaimed Flowers in the Dirt .-Recording and structure:... |
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |
| 1993 | Paul Is Live Paul Is Live Paul Is Live is a live album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993 during his New World Tour in support of the album Off the Ground. Its cover is often used as a counter-argument to the Paul is dead conspiracy theory.-Title and cover:... |
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |
| 1996 | Big White Room | Melanie Garside Melanie Garside Melanie Garside is a songwriter, artist and musician whose long career in music has been diverse and often surprising. Currently releasing material under the name of Maple Bee, she is about to release her third solo album entitled These Four Worlds on Xie Recordings... |
| 1996 | Desire For Freedom Desire for Freedom Desire For Freedom was singer/songwriter Jim Diamond's second studio album.Released in 1986 it featured a wide range of styles such as heartfelt ballads and... |
Jim Diamond Jim Diamond (Scottish musician) James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one... |
| 1997 | So Help Me Girl So Help Me Girl "So Help Me Girl" is the title of a song written by Howard Perdew and Andy Spooner, and recorded by country music singer Joe Diffie. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #84 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is included on his album Third Rock from the Sun.-Chart... |
Gary Barlow Gary Barlow Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters... |
| 2002 | Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. is a double live album by Paul McCartney composed of highlights from his spring 2002 Driving USA Tour in the US in support of McCartney's 2001 release Driving Rain... /Back in the World Back in the World Back in the World is a live album by Paul McCartney composed of highlights from his spring 2002 "Driving USA" tour in the United States in support of McCartney's 2001 release Driving Rain... |
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |
| 2003 | Seven Years - Ten Weeks Seven Years - Ten Weeks Seven Years - Ten Weeks is the debut album from Fame Academy winner David Sneddon, released on April 28, 2003 , a week after his second single Don't Let Go. The album reached No 5 in the UK Album Chart before falling to No 11... |
David Sneddon David Sneddon David Sneddon is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter.He has performed on British television, radio and theatre. Sneddon won the first BBC UK series of Fame Academy in 2002... |
| 2007 | Memory Almost Full Memory Almost Full Memory Almost Full is the 14th studio album by Paul McCartney, released in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2007 and in the United States a day later. The album was the first release on Starbucks' Hear Music label... |
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |
| 2009 | Good Evening New York City Good Evening New York City Good Evening New York City is a CD/DVD double live album by Paul McCartney consisting of material performed over three nights as the inaugural concert at New York City's Citi Field, 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, part of his Summer Live '09 concert tour. Over 180,000 tickets were sold within hours of the... |
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... |