Biography
As a founding member of The Beatles, Paul McCartney's words and music had an unparalleled impact on the sounds and beliefs of post-1964 popular culture. McCartney's music - which would encompass 60 gold discs and the sale of some 100 million singles, both with the Beatles, his '70s outfit Wings, and as a solo artist, making him the most successful musician and composer in history - combined the raw and joyous sound of the earliest American …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in Liverpool, England | ||
1953 | Met George Harrison; pair rode same school bus | |
1957 | Introduced to John Lennon; invited to join Lennon's band The Quarrymen | |
1958 | George Harrison invited to join The Quarrymen | |
1959 | The Quarrymen performed at Casbah, a coffehouse owned by Pete Best's mother | |
1960 | The Quarrymen renamed Long John and the Silver Beatles; toured Scotland and then played Hamburg, Germany where it's discovered Harrison was underage | |
1961 | Brian Epstein becomes the Beatles' manager | |
1962 | Pete Best replaced by Ringo Starr as the band's drummer | |
1962 | Played bass, guitar, sang and composed for The Beatles | |
1964 | Film acting debut in "A Hard Day's Night"; also wrote songs and performed them on soundtrack | |
1967 | Appeared in (also co-wrote and directed) Beatles special "Magical Mystery Tour" | |
1968 | Formed recording studio Apple Corps | |
1970 | Contributed song "Come and Get It" to feature film "The Magic Christian" | |
1970 | Executive produced Beatles film "Let It Be"; also contributed songs and acted; shared Oscar for Best Adapted Score | |
1970 | Filed lawsuit to formally dissolve the group The Beatles; suit settled in March 1971 | |
1970 | Released first solo album McCartney | |
1971 | Formed new group, Wings | |
1972 | With wife Linda, charged with drug possession; later fined for growing cannabis on his Scotish farm | |
1973 | Composed theme music for 007 feature "Live and Let Die" | |
1976 | Produced feature "Empty Hand" and created abstract percussion music; concert film "Wings Over America" made (released in 1981) | |
1978 | Produced animated film "The Oriental Nightfish" | |
1980 | Arrested in Tokyo for marijuana possession | |
1984 | Scripted, acted in, performed own songs and composed and arranged music for feature "Give My Regards to Broad Street" | |
1985 | Michael Jackson bought publishing rights to many Beatles songs; McCartney sued for royalties by ex-Beatles George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and the late John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono | |
1988 | Narrated BBC documentary "The Power of Music" | |
1991 | Debuted first classical composition "Liverpool Oratorio" in Liverpool, England; concert film "Paul McCartney's Get Back" released | |
1993 | His controversial protest song "Bad Boys Bickering" banned from MTV for obscenity | |
1995 | Appeared on "The Beatles Anthology" (ABC); premiered second classical work "The Leaf" | |
1995 | Made the documentary short "Grateful Dead - A Photofilm"; served as director and supervising editor | |
1996 | Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II | |
1999 | Performed solo concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool where the Beatles first played | |
2001 | In conjunction with release of album Wingspan, co-executive produced and starred in the ABC documentary of the same name that profiled his life with his late wife Linda | |
2001 | Lent his voice to the animated short "Tuesday" | |
2001 | Wrote the title song for the feature "Vanilla Sky"; garnered a Best Original Song Academy Award nomination | |
2002 | Toured America in support of his album Driving Rain | |
2004 | Received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Eric Clapton | |
2005 | Released the album, Chaos and Creation in The Backyard, which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Jenny Wren" | |
2007 | Became the first artist signed to Starbucks Corp.'s new record label, the Los Angeles-based Hear Music; first album released Memory Almost Full; earned three Grammy nominations | |
2008 | Earned two Grammy nominations for his album Amoeba's Secret | |
2009 | Wrote the music and lyrics for "I Want to Come Home" from the feature film, "Everybody's Fine"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song | |
2010 | Earned a Grammy nomination for the song "Helter Skelter" from the album Good Evening New York City | |
Awards
1964 | Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1964 |
1964 | Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group |
1966 | Grammy Award for Song Of The Year |
1970 | Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special |
1973 | Academy Award for Music (Song) in Live and Let Die |
1974 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus |
1979 | Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance |
1984 | BAFTA Award for Original Song Written For a Film in Give My Regards to Broad Street |
1984 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture in Give My Regards to Broad Street |
1996 | Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form |
1996 | Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form |
1996 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program in Paul McCartney's Standing Stone |
2001 | Academy Award for Music (Original Song) in Vanilla Sky |
2001 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Song in Vanilla Sky |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture in Vanilla Sky |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For a Miniseries, Movie or a Special in The 74th Annual Academy Awards |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special in Paul McCartney: St. Petersburg |
2009 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Song in Everybody's Fine |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture in Everybody's Fine |