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Feb 1, 2024 · Artists. Paul McCartney. 'Band on the Run': The making of Wings' sprawling masterpiece. 1 February 2024, 14:58. Rockshow film trailer starring Paul McCartney and Wings. By Mayer Nissim. In 1973 Wings released their group-defining masterpiece, and its title track has become an enduring classic. Listen to this article. Loading audio...
Dec 26, 2023 · Band on the Run is the Best Beatles Solo Album. 50 years after its initial release, Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1973 masterpiece has aged gracefully and remains a timeless document of our...
- Band On The Run was recorded in a studio in Nigeria. It's well-known that Band On The Run was recorded in the city of Lagos, in the African country of Nigeria, but the reason McCartney chose this location is quite unique.
- Wings lost two members just before the sessions started. The formation of Wings allowed McCartney to return to live performance after The Beatles had all but given up touring in 1966.
- Fela Kuti accused them of stealing his Afrobeats. Fela Kuti was Nigeria's biggest musical star, pioneering the genre of Afrobeat. The Wings party witnessed the musician perform at his club in Lagos: "We saw him one night," McCartney later told Musician magazine.
- Paul McCartney was almost killed during the making of the album. One evening at the start of the sessions in August 1973, Paul and Linda were out walking in Lagos, when they were confronted by some local men, who pulled a knife on them and demanded they hand over their valuables.
Paul McCartney and Wings, often billed simply as Wings, were an English-American rock band formed in 1971 in London by former Beatles bassist, guitarist and singer Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine.
Dec 5, 2023 · Paul McCartney had already enjoyed a decade of American chart-toppers, as a Beatle, with wife Linda, and with Wings, when the band climbed to No.1 there with Band On The Run on April 13, 1974.
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Paul McCartney and Wings are a legendary band. We’re fortunate that they found their footing and released their first masterpiece of an album 50 years ago. Rest in peace, Denny Laine.
Feb 17, 2024 · Then, there is the finished product; polished, enhanced, and morphed into a masterpiece, as McCartney and his re-born Wings become pop-rock superstars.
