Can you believe that the Beatles formed in 1960? They've influenced current music so much!
Wow! I didn't know it had been that long. I
Paul McCartney is still playing today! After the Beatles, he formed a new band called Wings.
I had no idea. Is the new band, Wings, still playing and touring? I'll have to look them up!
Paul McCartney and Wings
Paul McCartney and Wings, also known simply as Wings, were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle Paul McCartney with his wife Linda on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for frequent personnel changes as well as commercial success, going through three lead guitarists and four drummers. However, the core trio of the McCartneys and Laine remained intact throughout the group's existence.
Created following the McCartneys' 1971 album "
Wings University Tour
Wings University Tour was a UK concert tour by Paul McCartney & Wings in 1972, shortly after the band's formation and initial album release, "Wild Life". Wings' lineup for the tour was Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Henry McCullough, and Denny Seiwell.
Background.
McCartney had formed Wings for the purpose of having a band to go on the road with again, and he wasted no time in doing just that. During the waning years of The Beatles, notably