Badfinger has released a new version of the band's 1969 Paul McCartney-penned hit "Come and Get It" as a digital single and via streaming services. The track fe
Brian Stanley may be the Zelig of rock ‘n’ roll. He’s been front and center at moments of rock ‘n’ roll history such as the Stones’ 1969 Hyde Park concert. And he has been on stage, as a sideman, with a who’s who of rock fame, from Bryan Adams to Garland Jeffreys, and even had some odd but endearingly odd encounters with Brian Wilson. But his real moment of glory came when he played bass for the Kinks at an Earth Day concert at Foxboro Stadium. Many funny and productive encounters later, he shares his memories with JP Olsen and PKM.
It was announced 41 years ago (April 27th, 1981), that Paul McCartney's solo band Wings had disbanded. McCartney and his first wife Linda had formed the group in the summer of 1971 with drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist and Moody Blues co-founder Denny Laine. The McCartney's and Laine remained the nucleus of the band's ever-changing line up throughout their decade-long run. At the time of Wings' split the band included Wings' third lead guitarist Laurence Juber and fourth drummer Steve Holley. The same day the announcement was leaked to the press, McCartney, along with Linda and their four children, joined his bandmates from his other band, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, at Ringo's wedding to actress Barbara Bach in London. McCartney first broke Wings in by playing small, unannounced university gigs throughout Britain in early 1972. Gradually, he began booking the group into theaters and arenas across Europe, Australia, and America as the group started
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