Paul McCartney made the Hofner bass guitar famous, not the other way around. Indeed, it was McCartney who made bass players cool, giving them a status in rock almost equal to that of lead guitarists.

When The Beatles needed a bassist after Stuart Sutcliffe left the band, Paul ... bass player for the Funk Brothers at Motown. On “Nowhere Man,” that influence comes to the fore as McCartney ...

At left, Lou Reed performs live on stage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in a 1972 file photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot. At right, bassist Herbie Flowers performs in London, England, in a 1990 file photo by ...

Only to bring said friend onstage — noted legend Sir Paul McCartney of Wings fame. And the Beatles. McCartney popped in to Cole's show at the Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles on Sept. 17 ...

Like so many Beatles songs, this one is credited to the writing team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney ... sequences when you took them at face value. And we know Macca was a comics fan (see ...

Get to know Paul McCartney’s five kids: Heather, Mary, Stella, James and Beatrice Nicole Briese is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has ...

I’m still a massive fan — so much so that my husband Michael and I recently went to Liverpool, England, to see the hometown of the band’s four famous members: Lennon, Paul McCartney ...

Paul McCartney crashed Black-ish star Deon Cole’s stand-up set at the Hollywood Improv on Sept. 17 after both reportedly “got high” backstage. "I got high with my friend tonight, and we had ...