Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 186. Chapters: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Adam Ant, Morrissey, Freddie Mercury, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Bruce Dickinson, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Ozzy Osbourne, Mark Knopfler, Sarah Brightman, Steve Marriott, Mick Jagger, Sting (musician), Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Roger Waters, David Gilmour. Excerpt: Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and his collaboration with Lennon is one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. After the group's break-up, he pursued a solo career, later forming the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. Guinness World Records described McCartney as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time," with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in United Kingdom chart history. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday," more than any other song in history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre," is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in March 1999, McCartney has written, or co-written 32 songs that have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2012 he has sold over 15.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States. McCartney has released an extensive catalogue of songs as a solo artist and has composed classical and electronic music. He has taken part in projects to promote international charities related to such subjects as animal rights, seal hunting, landmines, vegetarianism, poverty and music education. McCartney has married three times and is the father of five children. McCartney was born on 18 June 1942, in Walton Hospital, Liverpool, England, where his mother, Mary (nee Mohin), had qualified to practise as a nurse. His father, James ("Jim") McCartney, was absent from his son's birth due to his work as a volunteer firefighter during World War II. Paul has one younger brother, Michael (born 7 January 1944). Though the children were baptised in their mother's Roman Catholic faith, their faWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with English Rock Singers: Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Ian Curtis, Peter Gabriel, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Hughes, Elvis Costello, St. To get started finding English Rock Singers: Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Ian Curtis, Peter Gabriel, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Hughes, Elvis Costello, St, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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376
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Release
2012
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115747005X
English Rock Singers: Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Ian Curtis, Peter Gabriel, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Hughes, Elvis Costello, St
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 186. Chapters: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Adam Ant, Morrissey, Freddie Mercury, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Bruce Dickinson, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Ozzy Osbourne, Mark Knopfler, Sarah Brightman, Steve Marriott, Mick Jagger, Sting (musician), Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Roger Waters, David Gilmour. Excerpt: Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and his collaboration with Lennon is one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. After the group's break-up, he pursued a solo career, later forming the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. Guinness World Records described McCartney as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time," with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in United Kingdom chart history. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday," more than any other song in history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre," is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in March 1999, McCartney has written, or co-written 32 songs that have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2012 he has sold over 15.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States. McCartney has released an extensive catalogue of songs as a solo artist and has composed classical and electronic music. He has taken part in projects to promote international charities related to such subjects as animal rights, seal hunting, landmines, vegetarianism, poverty and music education. McCartney has married three times and is the father of five children. McCartney was born on 18 June 1942, in Walton Hospital, Liverpool, England, where his mother, Mary (nee Mohin), had qualified to practise as a nurse. His father, James ("Jim") McCartney, was absent from his son's birth due to his work as a volunteer firefighter during World War II. Paul has one younger brother, Michael (born 7 January 1944). Though the children were baptised in their mother's Roman Catholic faith, their faWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with English Rock Singers: Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Ian Curtis, Peter Gabriel, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Hughes, Elvis Costello, St. To get started finding English Rock Singers: Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Ian Curtis, Peter Gabriel, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Hughes, Elvis Costello, St, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.