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Paul McCartney
British musician
Also known as: Sir James Paul McCartney
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- In full:
- Sir James Paul McCartney
- Notable Works:
- “Flowers in the Dirt”
- “Yesterday”
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Linda McCartney
- daughter Stella McCartney
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Paul McCartney (born June 18, 1942, Liverpool, England) British vocalist, songwriter, composer, bass player, poet, and painter whose work with the Beatles in the 1960s helped lift popular music from its origins in the entertainment business and transform it into a creative, highly commercial art form. He is also one of the most popular solo performers of all time in terms of both sales of his recordings and attendance at his concerts. McCartney’s father, James, worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, and his mother, Mary, was a midwife, out at all hours on her bicycle to deliver babies. Her death ...(100 of 1131 words)