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Stevie Wonder during a photo session in Griffith Park on September 15, 1972 in Los Angeles, California.
Session guitar legend Dean Parks on his historic hit recordings with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, and B.B. King

By Joe Matera Published

His classic licks can be heard across some of the artists’ biggest albums of the 1970s and ’80s

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LEFT: Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969. RIGHT: Paul McCartney, fronts his next band "Wings" in May 1976 in Los Angeles, California.
Paul McCartney on seeing Jimi Hendrix perform to an empty club — and those rumors about their supergroup with Miles Davis

By Phil Weller Published

It could have been the perfect union following the Beatles' break up

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Musicians John Lennon (R) and Paul McCartney of English rock group The Beatles on the set of television special The Music of Lennon & McCartney at Granada Studios, Manchester, circa November 1965.
Paul McCartney said he and John Lennon were ambidextrous guitarists thanks to this one thing

By Elizabeth Swann Published

McCartney also explained how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' "Michelle"

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Singer-songwriter Sir Paul McCartney performs during U.S. 'Out There' tour at Wells Fargo Center on June 21, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Paul McCartney reveals the song he performed when he met John Lennon

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

McCartney says his deep familiarity with a song Lennon loved made all difference

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John Lennon of The Beatles during rehearsal for the third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Image dated August 14, 1965.
John Lennon said it was the worst. George Harrison called it one of his favorites. How a “throwaway” Beatles song made it onto 'Rubber Soul'

By Phil Weller Published

Paul McCartney said the track revealed Lennon's insecurities about relationships, noting, "John was always on the run, running for his life"

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Paul McCartney from Wings posed backstage at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on March 25 1976
Paul McCartney on life after the Beatles — and the haunting truth behind the “Paul Is Dead” rumors

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The icon tracks his life in the decade after the Beatles in his new book, ‘Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,’ out today

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2TBTY54 Aug. 9, 1969 - London, England, U.K. - English rock band, The Beatles (L-R): PAUL McCARTNEY, RINGO STARR, JOHN LENNON and GEORGE HARRISON.
What to expect from the “unprecedented” Paul McCartney documentary that's just been announced

By Phil Weller Published

‘Man on the Run’ will document his transition from Beatle to solo artist across a chaotic decade

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LEFT: New York, NY - 1975: John Lennon performing live in his last public performance on the ABC tv special 'Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman' at the Grand Hilton Hotel. RIGHT: Paul McCartney performs live on stage with Wings in Fort Worth, Texas on May 03 1976
Did John Lennon really think Paul McCartney was talking to him in this 1976 chart-topping hit?

By Phil Weller Published

Their breakup and reconciliation led both to wonder at times about hidden meanings in their lyrics

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LOS ANGELES - MAY 1976: Founding member of the rock and roll band "The Beatles", Paul McCartney, fronts his next band "Wings" in May 1976 in Los Angeles, California.
Inside Paul McCartney’s drug bust and the former Beatles’ decision to stop touring

By Joe Bosso Last updated

Former Wings guitarist Laurence Juber sheds light on McCartney’s life as the band was coming to an end

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LEFT: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar on stage in 1974. RIGHT: Roger McGuinn from The Byrds performs live on stage in London in 1971
Roger McGuinn on Bob Dylan’s big breakthrough, meeting the Beatles — and his question after hearing Tom Petty for the first time

By Andrew Daly Last updated

The folk-rocker peels back the curtain on his friendships with a host of fellow music icons

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