
Paul McCartney
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Biography
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records.
McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. 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 million singles in the UK.
BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC. Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history. As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone.
McCartney has composed film scores, classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and has taken part in projects to help international charities. He is an advocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of the UK's wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million in 2010.
Known For

Doctor Who

The Ed Sullivan Show

Saturday Night Live

30 Rock

Golden Globe Awards

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

The Graham Norton Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Legends

60 Minutes

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Bread

Wogan

History 101

BoJack Horseman

Parkinson

The Simpsons

The Grammys

Omnibus

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Stax: Soulsville USA

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

Timewatch

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

The Sound of 007

This Is Elvis

Elvis

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

Take Your Pills

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Twiggy

The Beach Boys

Doctor Who: Origins

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden

The Oscars

Quincy

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

The Beatles: Something

How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin

The Movie Orgy

The Beatles Anthology

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

The Beatles

Parkinson at 50

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Live Aid

The Mersey Sound

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko

Help!

The Motown Invasion

Let It Be

A Hard Day's Night

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Magical Mystery Tour

The Beatles: Get Back

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

Desert Island Discs

Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

McCartney 3, 2, 1

The Paul McCartney Special

...Sings the Beatles

Paul McCartney at the Cavern Club

Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool

Paul McCartney At The BBC
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