McCartney: Yesterday-- and Today"Written with the cooperation of Paul McCartney, this is a dramatic story of one of the most popular songs in history and a unique close-up of the man who composed it." ""Yesterday," recorded thirty years ago at the peak of the Beatles' triumphs, is the most recorded song of all time. An astonishing 2,500 different versions of McCartney's prized signature song have been made. Focusing on "Yesterday" and the era in which it was created, author Ray Coleman - who was close to the Beatles' story from the very beginning - draws a fresh new portrait of McCartney, then and now." "In candid interviews, McCartney discusses his rich, often mercurial relationship with John Lennon, as well as a range of other subjects, including his life before and during the Beatles' heyday, and the powerful events that shaped his life."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... McCartney , a cotton salesman , the son of a tobacco cutter from Everton . Mary was thirty - two , James thirty - nine ... Jim McCartney was ' over the moon with joy ' when his first son arrived . ' Because he was a bachelor who married ...
... McCartney , a cotton salesman , the son of a tobacco cutter from Everton . Mary was thirty - two , James thirty - nine ... Jim McCartney was ' over the moon with joy ' when his first son arrived . ' Because he was a bachelor who married ...
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... Jim Mac's Band , led by Jim McCartney , enjoyed only modest success playing the dance - halls in the Liverpool area , his talent had a strong effect on his family . Sing - songs were a regular feature of the McCartney household . That ...
... Jim Mac's Band , led by Jim McCartney , enjoyed only modest success playing the dance - halls in the Liverpool area , his talent had a strong effect on his family . Sing - songs were a regular feature of the McCartney household . That ...
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... McCartney . Shelagh was asked to take the letter to Jim McCartney in Allerton . Visiting the McCartney home , in 1963 , Shelagh found Jim McCartney wel- coming ; over a cup of tea he inquired about her mother and said he did not know ...
... McCartney . Shelagh was asked to take the letter to Jim McCartney in Allerton . Visiting the McCartney home , in 1963 , Shelagh found Jim McCartney wel- coming ; over a cup of tea he inquired about her mother and said he did not know ...
Contents
Birth of a Classic | 1 |
A String Quartet | 40 |
Widening the Audience | 64 |
Copyright | |
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